Tag Archives: bridges

Update to Publications

Posted on 02/10/2009 by dougaj4

I have (at long last) updated my list of publications (all downloadable). Click on the link below to visit the site, or download direct from the list here. My Publications Here is the current list:     Predicting the Deflection … Continue reading →

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Another old bridge, and some newer ones

Posted on 07/12/2008 by dougaj4

A further collection of notable bridges from Southern Germany and Austria. Würzburg’s Old Main Bridge (Alte Mainbrücke) was built 1473–1543 to replace the destroyed Romanesque bridge from 1133. It was adorned from 1730 on in two phases with well-known statues … Continue reading →

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Bridges of NSW

Posted on 02/11/2008 by dougaj4

An excellent and detailed account of historical bridges in New South Wales: Bridge Types in NSW Historical Overviews

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The Old Bridge at Heidelberg

Posted on 23/09/2008 by dougaj4

The “Old Bridge” at the German university city of Heidelberg was constructed in 1788,replacing a wooden bridge that had occupied the same site since 1284, and which was regularly destroyed by ice and floods. On the south bank can be … Continue reading →

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