... of the end adjacent to the swing-span. The main girders were 11.40 metres apart, centre to centre, and were connected by shallow cross girders. As only light wind-bracing was provided on the lower plane of the main girders, it is assumed that the plated floor and the continuity of the main girders had been...

... being R.1,.60.20, the level of the lock-sills was fixed a t R.L. 58.50, thus giving a minimum depth of 2 metres of water, which isample for any vessel using the river. A swing-bridge acrossthe lock gives access to a roadway 6 metres wide on top of the barrage.Thisroadway willbe continued on the east...

...). The following Paper was submitted for discussion, and, on the motion of the President, the thanksof The Institution were accorded to the Authors. (Paper No. 4647.) " The Reconstruction of Two Railway Swing-Bridges between Ipswich and Great Yarmouth." By KENNETH EEALE TURNE&RL,A., and ROBERT EDGAWR ALSHM, C...

...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...

... to mount and alight. A t Beccles the old approach viaducts ran up to the swing span, which was placed a t a somewhat sharp summit. The new bridge and viaducts were level throughout, giving a steady run on and off the swing span, while the approach embankments rose to the bridge on either side on a gradient...

... 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...

...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...

.... Taking Scherzer bridges as against swing bridges, and taking the Keadby bridge as a n example of the former, he found that in that case the weight of the moving-span girders and counterweight was 2,922 tons, this being the load necemary for an effectiveopening span of 163 feet, or a weight of 18 tons per...

...J A ORRELL DESIGN SWING BRIDGES PIERS BEARINGS ROLLERS TRACK PIVOTS STRESS GIRDERS TEMPERATURE WIND DEFLECTION TURNING RESISTANCE LOCKS SIGNALLING MACHINERY © Thomas Telford and ICE 1910 Papers.] ORRELL ON THE DESIGN OF SWING-BRIDGES. 307 (Students Paper No. 636.)1...

... eightspans of 140 feet (42 67 metres) each, two of 142 feet 6 inches (43.43 metresand two of 67 feet 6 inches (20.57 metres), besides a swing span covering 215 feet 3 inches (65 64 metres), and giving two clear openings of 65 feet 74 inches (20 metres) each. The general elevation (Fig. 1, Plate 4) shows...

...SIR A B W KENNEDY; C O BURGE; W H B SAVILE; W H THORPE; S G HOMFRAY; G E W CRUTTWELL; F N THOROWGOOD; W C COPPERTHWAITE; C A BRERETON; W T DOUGLASS; J S WILSON; R E COOPER; J G C GIBSON; ALLAN UK AUSTRALIA © Thomas Telford and ICE 1907 SWING BRIDGES TIMBER STEEL BOLTS...

...O W BRAIN; L BUSWELL; T B COOPER; H H DARE; W J HANNA; W C KERNOT; F E ROBERTSON; W A SMITH; W H WARREN; P ALLAN; W H B SAVILE © Thomas Telford and ICE 1907 BRIDGES SWING POWER FRICTION FOUNDATIONS CAISSONS MACHINERY GIRDERS PILES RESISTANCE PIERS AVON BRISTOL ENGLAND...

... of communication was referred by the New South Wales Parliament to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for inquiry and report. Theconditionsupon which the competitivedesigns werebased only called for a swing-span affordinga 38-foot deckand two 60-foot fairways, which-in view of the vehicular...

...W H B SAVILE SWING BRIDGES RIVERS RAILWAYS ROADWAYS FOUNDATIONS SUPERSTRUCTURES STEEL STEELWORK MASONRY TURNTABLES ERECTION MACHINERY NAVIGATION LIGHTS SIGNALS GIRDERS METHODS TURNING SHIPS HYDRAULIC POWER AVON BRISTOL ENGLAND UK Proceedings.] SAVILE...

...J A SANER SWING BRIDGES RIVERS LATTICE GIRDERS PONTOONS CHAMBERS PILES ROLLERS ELECTRICAL GEARS SWITCHES COSTS SUBSIDENCE ERECTION WEAVER NORTHWICH ENGLAND CHESHIRE UK © Thomas Telford and ICE 1900 72 SANER ON SWING-BRIDGES OVER THE WEAVER. [Minutes of 23...

...R H TWIGG © Thomas Telford and ICE 1900 PENZANCE BOROUGH CORPORATION TWIGG BEARDMORE & BARNES HARBOURS DOCKS WALLS WHARVES GRANITE GATES ENTRANCES SWING BRIDGES GRAVING EXCAVATIONS EXCAVATING ENGLAND PENZANCE CORNWALL UK Papers.] TWIGG...

...D FOX; J A SANER; F E ROBERTSON; M A ENDE; J R BELL; G E W CRUTTWELL; E W MOIR; C WILSON; W MARRIOTT; W GILBERT; R A RYVES; R J G READ © Thomas Telford and ICE 1900 SWING BRIDGES RIVERS MOTORS ELECTRICITY PONTOONS GIRDERS PILES SUBSIDENCE WEAVER NORTHWICH ENGLAND...

... movable bridges subjected toconstant mechalical operationsrequiring considerable precision, needed verysiable foundations. Now the most characteristicfeature of the swing-bridges over the Weaver was the satisfactory solution they afforded inthevery difficult case of ground exposed to considerable...

.... It is a single- line through bridge of eight continuous spans and a swing-span ; the ordinary spans a2re43 feet, the end spans 203 feet 4 incheslong, and each arm of the swing-span is 94 feet 3 inches long between centres. Thereis acorbelled-outpassage 14feetwide for cart traffic on each side. The bridge...

... bed of sand under the clay. Messrs. Sir William Arrol & Co., of GlaEgow, were the contractors for the iron and steel work, exceeding 10,000 tons, of the railway viaducts and swing-bridges, except the Barton and Trafford Road swing-bridges, the former being constructed b y Messrs. Handyside, of Derby...