... did the present bascule span. The length of swinging span necessary to achieve this purpose was 573feet from centre t'ocentre of bearings (Fig.5,p. 250). Present indications were thatthis layout would have been preferakle for navigation, because accidents to the 300-foot fixed span inflicted...

...G E W CRUTTWELL; C GRIBBLE; P MITCHELL; H H DALRYMPLE HAY; J B WILLIS; P W THOMAS; J G CUTHBERT; R E WALSH; K R TURNER; P ALLAN; H F MOLONY; H J STRACEY © Thomas Telford and ICE 1928 RECONSTRUCTION RAILWAYS SWING BRIDGES MOVABLE ELECTRICITY PILES FOUNDATIONS BASCULE SPANS...

... from the cross sections that the locations of both bridges were particularly suitable for bascule spans ; the swing spanadopted rendered the moving part uneconomically long for thewidth of channel. At the St. Olaves bridge the channel was stated to be 55 feet wide and the swinging part was 173 feet 8...

... consisted of a trestle approach from the north shore to pier No. 1, a 300-foot fixed span from pier No. 1 to pier No. 2 , a 185-foot bascule span between piers Nos. 2 and 3, a 54-footower span between piers Nos. 3 and 4,a 30-foot fixed span between piers Nos. 4 and 4 ~ , a 150-foot fixed span between piers...

...F PALMER; J M MONCRIEFF; H J DEANE; E MOIR; F M G DU PLAT TAYLOR © Thomas Telford and ICE 1923 PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY DOCKS CONSTRUCTION JETTIES EXPERIMENTS QUAYS WALLS FOUNDATIONS CONCRETE PILES DRIVING BASCULE BRIDGES PUMPS SWING DESIGN EXCAVATIONS BALLAST...

... SWING BRIDGES BASCULE PENSTOCKS HYDRAULIC ROADS DRAINAGE EQUIPMENT MATERIALS TEMPORARY STATISTICS LONDON KING GEORGE V THAMES ROYAL ALBERT D. UK 072 ELECTIONS.. rhIinutes of (Paper No. 44fO.) 'I The Kiug George V Dock, London By As.* BINNSi,ll. Inst. C.E. INTRODUCTORY...

..., and there could be PO doubt that therolling lift bridge had Proceedings.] DISCUSSION ON KEltDBY BRIDGE. 99 not only made its mark, but had really come into almost universal Mr. Boss. use. It could be used not only on a very large, but also on a very small scale, namely, for ordinarycanal! bascule bridges...

...J B BALL © Thomas Telford and ICE 1917 GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY SIR WILLIAM ARROL BRIDGES RAILWAYS LIFTING SPANS ROADS RIVERS SCHERZER ROLLING LIFT BASCULE PIERS ABUTMENTS UNDERWATER FOUNDATIONS CAISSONS GRANITE CONCRETE SUPERSTRUCTURES TRACK GIRDERS PERMANENT...

... BASCULE RIVERS PIERS SPANS TOWERS MACHINERY TOWER BRIDGE LONDON ENGLAND RIVER THAMES UK 60 DISCUSSION ON THE TOWER BRIDGE. CMinutee of Discussion. Mr. Wolfe Mr. 5. WOLFE BARRYC,.B., President,wassurehe should be Barrye doingonlywhatthe memberswished ifhe proposed that a vote...

...G E CRUTTWELL © Thomas Telford and ICE 1897 SIR WILLIAM ARROL BRIDGES TOWERS SUPERSTRUCTURES ERECTION STEELWORK MASONRY FOOTWAYS GIRDERS TIES ROCKERS SUSPENSION CHAINS OPENINGS BRICKWORK RIVERS CONSTRUCTION ABUTMENTS COLUMNS RODS ANCHORS SPANS BASCULE METALS...

...S G HOMFRAY © Thomas Telford and ICE 1897 MACHINERY BRIDGES OPENINGS HYDRAULICS ENGINES BASCULE RAISING CYLINDERS CRANKSHAFTS POWER TOWER BRIDGE RIVER THAMES LONDON UK 54 HOMFRAY ON MACHINERY OF THE TOWER BRIDGE. minutes 09 (Paper No. 2992.) The Machinery...

... ; but they had in the rising and falling leaf of the bascules a wind-gauge such as he supposed had never been heard of before. It was, in fact,awind-gaugewithanarea of 5,000 square feet, and they were able, by the gauges in the machinery- houses, which recorded the amount and pressure of the water used...

...L F V HARCOURT © Thomas Telford and ICE 1895 HARBOURS WORKS TUNNELS RIVERS BRIDGES BREAKWATERS RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION TUNNELLING CANTILEVER ERECTION STEEL LOADS DREDGING IMPROVEMENT DOCKS PIERS PORTS ROADWAYS BASCULE TOWERS PORTLAND SEVERN FORTH CLYDE TYNE...

...J H GREATHEAD; F FOX © Thomas Telford and ICE 1894 RAILWAYS ELEVATED COLUMNS VIADUCTS COLUMNS FLOORING ERECTION BRIDGES SWING LIFTING BASCULE PERMANENT WAY ROLLING STOCK TRACTION TRAINS BRAKES BOILERS ELECTRIC STEAM LOCOMOTIVES SIGNALLING CONSTRUCTION OVERHEAD DOCKS...

...F FOX © Thomas Telford and ICE 1892 JOHN COCHRANE BRIDGES RIVERS SWING SPANS PIERS ABUTMENTS FENDERS GIRDERS BASCULE CROSSHEADS BOLTS PIVOTS RAMS GEARS ROLLERS HAWARDEN RIVER DEE ENGLAND WALES UK 304 FOX ON THE HAWARDEN BRIDGE. [Sclccted (Paper...

... its own special treatment. Movable bridges may be conveniently classified thus : 1st. Bascules. 2nd. Swings. 3rd. Traversing. 4th. Vertical lifts. 5th. Pontoons. BascuZes.-This class includesallbridgesthat can be raised, turning round one or two horizontal axes or hinges. Their most ancient form...

...B B STONEY © Thomas Telford and ICE 1879 COURTNEY STEPHENS & BAILEY DUBLIN BRIDGES BASCULE CANALS RAILWAYS GIRDERS ERECTION CONSTRUCTION ROYAL CANAL DUBLIN IRELAND EIRE BALANCE BRIDGE OVER THE ROYAL CANAL AT DUBLIN. 285 No. 1,633 Description of a new...

... MOVABLE SWING STEEL IRON METALS TRAVERSES BASCULE ROLLING TESTS ROLLERS OPENINGS MACHINERY STRAIN TRAVERSING HYDRAULIC POWER LIFT LIFTING VERTICAL RAILWAYS RIVERS PIVOTS PISTONS GIRDERS CANALS 40 MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS. Mr. HAYTEsRaid the Author had presented to the Institution...