Main entry:

O.H. Ammann Centennial Conference (1979 : New York, N.Y.)

Title & Author:

Long-span bridges : O.H. Ammann Centennial Conference / edited by Edward Cohen and Blair Birdsall.

Publication:

New York : New York Academy of Sciences, 1980.

Description:

viii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 0077-8923 ; v. 352

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Part I. State-of-the-art in suspension bridges. Long-span suspension bridges: a British approach / William C. Brown ; Long-span suspension bridges: the American approach / Edward Cohen, Allen M. Custen, Frank L. Stahl ; Main cables and appurtenances / A.I. Zuckerman ; latest developments on prefabricated parallel wire strand in Japan / Ichiro Konishi -- Part II. State-or-the-art in cable-stayed bridges. Cable-stayed bridges: a current review / Walter Podolny, Jr. ; Cable-stayed steel bridges / Gerard F. Fox ; State-of-the-art in cable-stayed bridges with concrete deck structure / T.Y. Lin, Charles Redfield ; Long-span concrete segmental bridges / Jean M. Muller -- Part III. Performance of long-span bridge structures. Performance of long-span bridge structures: the East River bridges at New York / Blair Birdsall ; Replacement of the Upper Deck of the George Washington Bridge / R.M. Monti, Eugene Fasullo, Daniel M. Hahn ; Performance, the ultimate judge / George Schoepfer ; The Golden Gate Bridge: backbone of a transit system / Frank L. Stahl -- Part IV. Fatigue, brittle fracture, and stress corrosion. The significance of defects welded long-span bridge structures / Geoffrey R. Egan ; Fatigue cracking in longer span bridges / John W. Fisher, Dennis R. Mertz ; Fracture control in welded steel bridges / Richard Roberts -- Part V. Wind forces. Aerodynamic response of long-span bridges to wind / Fu-Kuei Chang ; Catastrophic and annoying responses of long-span bridges to wind action / Robert H. Scanlan, Joseph W. Vellozzi ; Aerodynamic lessons learned from individual bridge members / Carl U. Ulstrup.
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ISBN:

0897660935
9780897660938
0897660943 (pbk.)
9780897660945 (pbk.)

Subject:

Long-span bridges Congresses.
Bridges, Long-span.
Ponts à grande portée Congrès.
Long-span bridges.

Form/genre:

Congress
Conference publications.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.

Added entries:

Ammann, Othmar Hermann, 1879-1965.
Cohen, Edward, 1921-
Birdsall, Blair.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ; v. 352.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325003
Call No.: 325003
Status: Available