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Record 1 1988-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
CONT

The steel bridge. The last 30 years of the 19th century saw the introduction of steel plates and rectangular, rolled-steel sections, which came to be mass-produced and fabricated in shops by standardized methods. This inevitably led to an enormous production of steel-truss and plate-girder bridges ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

Les ponts en acier. C'est après l'invention du convertisseur par Bessemer, en 1856, puis des procédés Siemens-Martin, en 1867, que la fabrication commerciale de l'acier permit de l'employer dans les ponts. Grâce à ses caractéristiques et notamment à sa résistance, il devait supplanter entièrement la fonte et le fer.

Spanish

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