In the Wake of Tacoma
In the Wake of Tacoma

Author: Richard Scott

Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9780784405420

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In the Wake of Tacoma is the first comprehensive treatment of the changes that the 1940 collapse of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge has imposed on the design of suspension bridges. Written as a historical narrative, this heavily illustrated book describes design trends before the collapse, the collapse itself, and the investigations to determine its cause. The book then examines subsequent aerodynamic and other design developments and their application in suspension bridges worldwide in the decades following the collapse. In the Wake of Tacoma is a comprehensive reference work on suspension bridges in general, examining virtually every suspension bridge of note built in the past sixty years and highlighting overall development of the state of the art today. It goes beyond the major, well-known bridges to examine many small and mid-span suspension bridges worldwide that have contributed significantly to the modern development of the form. Also covered are the engineering debates and engineers involved; discussions of bridges under construction and under design; and new design concepts and materials to conquer the huge distances envisaged for such crossings as the Messina and Gibraltar straits. Presented in easy-to-understand, nontechnical language, this book, which received the 2006 Publication Award from the Japan Association for Wind Engineering, should appeal to both engineers and nonengineers with an interest in bridges and engineering in general. About the Author Richard Scott is a waterway heritage planner for Parks Canada, where he is currently responsible for palnning along the Trent-Severn waterway. He is also the editor of History of the Modern Suspension Bridge: Solving the Dilemma between Economy and Stiffness (ASCE Press, 2010). Product Reviews ...An outstanding history of suspension bridges focusing on post-Tacoma spans... In the Wake of Tacoma is extremely visual and written in a style that makes it accessible, exciting and interesting to both engineers and the general public. It is a masterful study- well researched, written, and illustrated. --Eric DeLony, Chief, Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service

Bridge Aeroelasticity
Bridge Aeroelasticity

Author: J. A. Jurado

Publisher: WIT Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 184564056X

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This book is dedicated to the study of an aeroelastic phenomenon of cable supported long span bridges known as flutter, and proposes very innovative design methodologies, such as sensitivity analysis and optimization techniques, already utilized successfully in automobile and aerospace industries. The topic of long-span suspension and cable-stayed bridges is currently of great importance. These types of bridge pose great technical difficulties due to their slenderness and often great dimension. Therefore, these bridges tend to have problems caused by natural forces such as wind loads, some of which we have witnessed in our history, and we are currently seeing a very high incidence of bridge construction to overcome geographical obstacles such as bays, straits, or great estuaries. Therefore, it seems very appropriate to write a book showing the current capability of analysis and design, when up until now, the information could only be found partially in technical articles. This book will be useful for bridge design engineers as well as researchers working in the field. This book only requires previous knowledge of structural finite element models and dynamics, and it is advisable to have some previous knowledge in bridge engineering. Nevertheless, this book is very self-contained in such a way that all the information necessary to understand the theoretical developments is presented without the need of additional bibliography.

Tacoma; Its History and Its Builders; a Half Century of Activity
Tacoma; Its History and Its Builders; a Half Century of Activity

Author: Herbert Hunt

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9781230292342

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXII 1885 THE CHINESE MENACE COMING OF FIRST CHINESE--ABOUT 700 IN TACOMA--ATTEMPTS TO CHRISTIANIZE THEM--THEIR INDIFFERENCE TO SUFFERING A PICTURE OF THE CHINESE QUARTER--FIRST ANTI-CHINESE MEETING QUESTION QUICKLY ENTERS POLITICS--NEARNEY, A FIRE BRAND ORGANIZATION OF "NEW ERA BROTHERHOOD"--MAYOR CALLS MASS MEETINGHYGIENIC MEASURES TRIED KNIGHTS OF LABOR ORGANIZED A CAPTAIN'S BOLD CONSPIRACY--ST ATE-WIDE ANTI-CHINESE CONGRESS CALLED--JOHN ARTHUR'S ACIDULOUS ATTACKS ON * "THE INTERESTS"--JACK COMERFORl/s COUP A MINISTER UNDER ARMS--ANDERSON OFFERS HIGH REWARDS GOVERNOR SQUIRE TAKES A HAND "COMMITTEE OF NINE" AND "COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN"--CHINESE DRIVEN OUT--THEIR BUILDINGS BURN--REV. P. F. HYLEBOs' PART--TWENTY-SEVEN INDICTED AND ARRESTED U. S. TROOPS SENT TO TACOMA--GOVERNMENT INDEMNIFIES CHINESE QUESTION LONG IN POLITICS. The first question discussed at the first meeting of the first literary society in Tacoma was the Chinese menace. This was January 25, 1878. The question was: "Resolved, That Chinese immigration has been an injury to the United States." W. J. Fife, W. H. Leeds, and Francis H. Cook upheld the affirmative and Mr. Young, W. E. Dingee and J. S. Howell, the negative. The affirmative won. It always did. A few days before that a Chinaman had been stoned by boys as he walked through the streets. From the first day of his coming "John" had been regarded as a fair target for youth's raillery and sometimes its dornicks, and the elders, wherever they gathered, debated the "yellow peril." It was the question uppermost and had been almost from the echo of the first Chinese footfall in the town in '73. The first Chinese laundryman here was Lung Fat, a man of rather unusual acumen, and his coming was by no means unwelcome to...

Tacoma Stories
Tacoma Stories

Author: Richard Wiley

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9781942658542

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The lives of sixteen people who once gathered in a City of Destiny bar in 1968 unfold over sixty years.

Tacoma
Tacoma

Author: Harry Martin

Publisher: Walsworth Publishing Company

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780898650723

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TACOMA ILLUS PUBLISHED UNDER T
TACOMA ILLUS PUBLISHED UNDER T

Author: Tacoma Chamber of Commerce

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-29

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781373365361

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