United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports

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: 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: 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.

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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

0.36 cubic feet (1 box)

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
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

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