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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)

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 Note

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 Description

Reports from the Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949

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
- Description: Three Span Suspension Bridges having Continuous Stiffening Girders with Special Regard to the Behavior under Wind Action
  
  Dates: 1943
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Free Vibration of Suspension Bridges with Hinged Stiffening Girders
  
  Dates: 1944
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Free Vibrations of Suspension Bridges with Continuous Stiffening Girders
  
  Dates: 1944
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Study on Coulumb Damping in Steel Bridges, Report No. 8
  
  Dates: 1945
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Notes on Analysis of Vibration Stress Effects in Suspension Bridges and Outline of Suggested Research
  
  Dates: 1945
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Effect on the Traffic Load upon the Stresses of the Laterals in Suspension Bridges with a Double Lateral System
  
  Dates: 1945
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Suggested Program of Research to Investigate the Aerodynamic Stability of Suspension Bridges
  
  Dates: 1946
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Progess Report on the Aerodynamic Stability of Suspension Bridges
  
  Dates: 1946
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Structural Damping in Suspension Bridges, Report No. 11
  
  Dates: 1946
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Dynamic Instability of Truss-Stiffened Suspension Bridges under Wind Action, Report No. 12
  
  Dates: 1946
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Verification of Flutter Theory, Report No. 25
  
  Dates: 1949
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Preliminary Field Damping Studies, Report No. 26
  
  Dates: 1949
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Observations and Comments on the Ritz Method for Determining Suspension Bridge Vibration Frequencies
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Dynamic Instability of Truss-Stiffened Suspension Bridges under Wind Action
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949
- Description: Aerodynamic Stability in Bridge Structures
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Accession 5887-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 5887-001: United States Public Roads Administration Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges reports, 1943-1949

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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

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