Replacement of timber highway deck of Eads bridge at St Louis, Mo, by welded deck of steel grating filled with light weight concrete, on floor system of wide flange beams; advantages of new deck are lessened deadload, improved gradients for vehicular traffic and increased vertical clearance for railroad tracks on lower deck.


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    Title :

    Welded highway deck cuts dead load on Eads bridge


    Additional title:

    Eng News-Rec


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    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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