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United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- United States. Public Roads Administration
- Title
- United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports
- Dates
- 1943-1949 (inclusive)19431949
- Quantity
- Collection Number
- 5887
- Summary
- United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges was organized in 1942 by Thomas H. MacDonald, the Commissioner of Public Roads. The investigation was prompted by a group of structural engineers concerned with the problems of suspension bridge design in the wake of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse in 1940.. The purpose of the Board was to coordinate research dealing with suspension bridges with particular regard to their aerodynamic stability.
The members of this Board were O.H. Ammann, Chas. E. Andrew, Raymond Archibald, Russell G. Cone, Hardy Cross, R.W. Crum, H.L. Dryden, F.B. Farquharson, F.H. Frankland, C.F. Goodrich, O.L. Grover, Shortridge Hardesty, A.A. Jakkula, Jonathan Jones, Frank M. Masters, C.B. McCullough, R.B. McMinn, Leon H. Nishkian, Emil H. Praeger, P.L. Pratley, Norman C. Raab, Chas. M. Spofford, Chas. C. Sunderland, Elmer K. Timby, Theodor von Karman, and Glenn B. Woodruff. These copies of the reports are from the collection of Philip Louis Pratley, a Canadian bridge designer who was the only non-American member of the Board.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Reports from the Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949Return to Top
Scope and Content: Reports from the Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Richard Scott. This collection originally belonged to Philip Louis Pratley and Dr. Roger Dorton, who worked for Pratley in the late 1950s., 2015-05-15
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Accession | ||
1 | 5887-001 | Three Span Suspension Bridges having Continuous
Stiffening Girders with Special Regard to the Behavior under Wind
Action |
1943 |
1 | 5887-001 | Free Vibration of Suspension Bridges with Hinged
Stiffening Girders |
1944 |
1 | 5887-001 | Free Vibrations of Suspension Bridges with Continuous
Stiffening Girders |
1944 |
1 | 5887-001 | Study on Coulumb Damping in Steel Bridges, Report No.
8 |
1945 |
1 | 5887-001 | Notes on Analysis of Vibration Stress Effects in
Suspension Bridges and Outline of Suggested Research |
1945 |
1 | 5887-001 | Effect on the Traffic Load upon the Stresses of the
Laterals in Suspension Bridges with a Double Lateral System |
1945 |
1 | 5887-001 | Suggested Program of Research to Investigate the
Aerodynamic Stability of Suspension Bridges |
1946 |
1 | 5887-001 | Progess Report on the Aerodynamic Stability of
Suspension Bridges |
1946 |
1 | 5887-001 | Structural Damping in Suspension Bridges, Report No.
11 |
1946 |
1 | 5887-001 | Dynamic Instability of Truss-Stiffened Suspension
Bridges under Wind Action, Report No. 12 |
1946 |
1 | 5887-001 | Verification of Flutter Theory, Report No.
25 |
1949 |
1 | 5887-001 | Preliminary Field Damping Studies, Report No.
26 |
1949 |
1 | 5887-001 | Observations and Comments on the Ritz Method for
Determining Suspension Bridge Vibration Frequencies |
undated |
1 | 5887-001 | Dynamic Instability of Truss-Stiffened Suspension
Bridges under Wind Action |
undated |
1 | 5887-001 | Aerodynamic Stability in Bridge Structures |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Suspension bridges--Aerodynamics
- Suspension bridges--Design and construction
- Suspension bridges--Washington (State)--History--Sources
Corporate Names
- United States. Public Roads Administration--Archives