10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASCULE»
Discover the use of
bascule in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bascule and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Movable Bridge Engineering
The word bascule is French for "seesaw." The word was applied to a balanced
bridge that pivoted on a horizontal axis at a right angle to its longitudinal
centerline. Bascule strictly applies only to those bridges that consist of a single
moving ...
And everything is about to change ... For this is the time of the encroachment and, although the dimming sun still shines on the vast, towering walls of Serehfa Fastness, the end is close at hand.
3
The Manual of Bridge Engineering
It is considered desirable to minimize the extent of floor deck on the bascule leaf
shoreward of the trunnion in order to avoid the tendency for uplift at the toe.
Simple trunnion bridges are often built in double-leaf form, especially for
highways.
M. J. Ryall, G. A. R. Parke, J. E. Harding, 2000
4
Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake: The ...
Chicago River Lock Lock CLOSED UNIMPEDED 327.2 Lake Shore Drive
Bascule 25 unlimited 326.9 Columbus AvenueBascule 21 unlimited 326.6
Michigan Avenue Bascule 17 unlimited 326.4 Wabash Avenue Bascule 22 (fn. 1)
unlimited ...
5
Bridge Inspection and Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide
A Practical Guide Parsons Brinckerhoff Louis G. Silano. V if || ii y n || ii y ii fl| II 1) li
|| II 1) 11 [ ID^ ELEVATION FIGURE 7.1. Bascule bridge. A twin-leaf structure is
shown but single-leaf bascules are used for smaller channels. Rack jl ^A 3 Jaw ...
Louis G. Silano, Parsons Brinckerhoff, 1993
6
U. S. Coast Guard Light Lists: Volume Five Mississippi River ...
Name and Location Bank Characteristic Structure / Dayboard Up Down Remarks
lLLlNOlS WATERWAY 5500 Washington Street Highway Bridge (bascule) 325.4
CLEARANCES: Horizontal, 155.4 feet; vertical, closed, 20.7 feet for a width of ...
7
Light List, 2012, V. 5, Mississippi River System, ...
Name and Location Mile Bank Characteristic Strut'-lure / Dayboard Remarks Up
Down ILLINOIS WATERWAY CHICAGO RIVER 5475 Lasalle Street Highway
325.9 CLEARANCES: Horizontal, 195.0 feet; Bridge (bascule) vertical, closed,
18.6 ...
8
Historic Iron and Steel Bridges in Maine, New Hampshire and ...
Historic bascule bridges in this region are rare today, and but two are active. One
of these is the steel bascule bridge, a double-leaf structure over an 80-foot
channel built in 1953 on Lake Champlain between Grand Isle and North Hero in
...
Old Railway Bridge at Victoria, British Columbia, being Replaced by a Bascule
Bridge That will be Built as Two Bridges, So as Not to Interfere with Traffic during
Construction: The First Bascule is Shown under Construction Accident to an
Open ...
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Rediscovering Public Law and Public Administration in ...
Année Variation du PIB en % Ecart de production en % de la tendance Chômage
en % Inflation en % Commentaire 1970 6,36% 0,46% 0,00% 3,62% Bascule
positive 1971 4,28 % 0,89% 0,00% 6,56% Haute conjoncture 1972 3,46% 1,51
% 0 ...
Stéphane Nahrath, Frédéric Varone, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASCULE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
bascule is used in the context of the following news items.
Summerfest is over, and that means limited traffic on Broadway …
MILWAUKEE — As Summerfest 2015 has concluded, traffic using the Broadway Bascule Bridge will once again be limited to one lane in each ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
Dick Spotswood: SMART trains will be rolling by late 2016
Painted SMART's signature “McGlashan green,” the bascule-style drawbridge will be finished in November. Mansourian replied to queries ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jul 15»
Are sommeliers becoming obsolete?
Prah's Bascule is one of several restaurants in Chicago demonstrating that a sommelier can make sense in certain types of casual restaurants ... «Crain's Chicago Business, Jul 15»
Rockin' on the River has shows for July 3, 4 in Lorain
The Charles Berry Bascule Bridge will close to car and foot traffic during the fireworks to allow for emergency vehicles to cross the Black River if ... «The Morning Journal, Jul 15»
Marina bridge to close for 10 weeks
Gladstone acting Mayor Matt Burnett said the bascule bridge's main pivot bearings needed to be replaced, requiring its closure to vehicular, ... «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»
Florida driver jumps drawbridge in SUV
... James Montano driving along the bridge in Palm Beach, Florida, when he smashed through the barrier and up the raising bascule bridge. «Sentinel Republic, Jun 15»
Exhibit on bridges to open at Savannah City Hall
... Bridge, the Houlihan Bridge, the Talmadge Memorial Bridge, Factors Walk, RRX - Henry Street and Islands Expressway Bascule Bridge. «WJCL News, Jun 15»
Martin County says study of All Aboard Florida impacts …
... an 11-month tally of vessel traffic in the St. Lucie River found 8,400 boats transited the Florida East Coast Railway Bascule Bridge in April. «Palm Beach Post, Jun 15»
MMRDA,Maharashtra Maritime Board decide on cable stayed bridge …
MMB had demanded a bascule lift design for the creek bridge wherein the road traffic is stopped and a span of the road is lifted using ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»
Townsend's Inlet Bridge Open to Vehicular Traffic
Why couldn't the bascule span just be lowered and let traffic cross? ... The bascule span has been in the up position throughout the winter. «Cape May County Herald, Jun 15»
