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PONT POUTRE TREILLIS BOIS [1 record]

Record 1 1988-06-28

English

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

Soon after their introduction, timber truss bridges began to be covered by boards on the side and a pitched roof on the top. Experience showed that such coverings protected the structural wood from the weather and reduced the snow loads by shedding snow from the roof.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
OBS

En Amérique, où de très nombreux ponts étaient constitués de poutres triangulées en bois, le fer a été utilisé d'abord pour constituer les diagonales tendues de poutres mixtes bois et fer.

Spanish

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