 | Sir Benjamin Baker - 1867 - 106 oldal
...constructing the superstructure, which, after all, is by far the most important element in determining the cost of a long-span bridge. The size of a bridge is very commonly the popular standard by which the eminence of its engineer is measured ; we may, therefore,... | |
 | Henry Petroski - 1994 - 228 oldal
...bridges. Indeed, in the last century, Baker (1873) pointed out in his book on long-span bridges that "the size of a bridge is too commonly the popular...by which the eminence of its engineer is measured." In a recent article (Fowler, 1988) on the lengths to which suspension bridges can be taken with new... | |
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... the cost of a long-span bridge. The size of a bridge is too commonly the popular standard by which the eminence of its engineer is measured. 