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1842
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OBSERVATIONS ON THE EFFECTS PRODUCED BY WIND ON THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER THE MENAI STRAIT, MORE ESPECIALLY AS RELATES TO THE INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE ROADWAYS DURING THE STORM OF JANUARY 1839; TOGETHER WITH BRIEF NOTICES OF VARIOUS SUGGESTIONS FOR REPAIRING THE STRUCTURE. (INCLUDING PLATES).

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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2054-0523
Print ISSN: 1753-7851
© Thomas Telford and ICE
1842
Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers (1842) 3 (5): 357–370.
https://doi.org/10.1680/itrcs.1842.24373

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Keywords: BRIDGES, SUSPENSION, WIND, DAMAGE, ROADWAYS, REPAIRS, GALES, JOISTS, BEARERS, FAILURES, MOVEMENT, MOTION, RODS, OSCILLATIONS, CHAINS, STORMS, CARRIAGEWAYS, PLATFORMS, ACTION, HURRICANES, MENAI BRIDGE, MENAI STRAITS, WALES, ANGLESEY, UK
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