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Title: AN OVERVIEW OF TIMBER BRIDGES
Accession Number: 00459575
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: This paper contains a review of literature on timber bridges. It presents recent developments and evolving concepts in timber bridge technology, including aspects concerning wood material, bridge design, construction, inspection, rating, and maintenance. This review indicates that timber bridge technology has advanced with the design and construction of a prototype of a prestressed, laminated timber bridge in Ontario, Canada. In the United States, the main effort of government and the timber industry is to promote timber bridge technology transfer.
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Low-Volume Roads. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01419458
Authors: Ou, Feng LWeller, ClydePagination: pp 1-12
Publication Date: 1986
Serial: ISBN: 030903969X
Media Type: Print
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Nov 30 1986 12:00AM
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