The Forth Bridge and its builders
Hammond, Rolt1964
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A fascinating history of the construction of the Forth Rail Bridge and the men responsible for its construction. The story begins with the Tay Bridge disaster and the lessons learned from it, then moves to the engineers and the contractor involved in the rail bridge's design and building.
Main title:
The Forth Bridge and its builders / Rolt Hammond.
Author:
Imprint:
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1964.
Collation:
226p. : ill.,plans,map, plates ; 26x26 cm.
System details:
6255b
Contents:
Part one, The Lessons of the Tay Bridge Disaster:Reasons for the Bridge, Sir Thomas Bouch and the Tay Bridge disaster, new plans for the Forth BridgePart two, The Men who Built the Bridge:The engineers, The contractors, The men who built the bridgePart three, Building the Bridge:Progress of the work, Building the foundations, Building the superstructurePart four, A postscript on the Forth Road Bridge: --Historical survey of the Fourth Road Bridge, Technical problems of the new road bridge.
Dewey class:
625.13624.35624.2
Local class:
FO/RAFO/RA*
Language:
English
Subject:
Fowler, John, Sir, 1817-1898Baker, Benjamin, Sir, 1840-1907Arrol, William, Sir, 1839-1913Engineering -- Civil -- Railways -- Forth BridgeEngineering -- Civil -- roads -- Forth Road BridgeForth Bridge (South Queensferry, Scotland : Rail bridge)Forth Bridge(Scotland) -- Construction historyForth Road Bridge(Scotland) -- Construction history
BRN:
3433751