THESIS Analysis of stresses in ' Wash. Ave. Bridge Lansing, Mich. to Oe ae 1913 THESIS CN poo a WE * 3 1293 01591 3 This thesis was contributed by Joseph Alexander Macdonald under the aate indicated by the department stam, to replace the original which was destroyed in the fire of March 5, 1916. = “- « ' + ‘ * “ + ~~ 7 tae te AR ~~ + oa alo hee an ~ = ~ SON NE TTS . + . Poy my ET, 7; ; : oe . a. ) ct ya? vi :{ ‘ j ‘ rf - Vee F — . . Pe eee:) ar ee - THESIS - An Analysis of the Stresses in the Washingtona Avenue Concrete Arch Bridge Over the Grand River at the City of Lensing, iichigan. B > - by - . a LKR mo oe \ “ “ \Vo~ a Je 42 idecdoneld, Er. H. tleyer. ae ? June - 1913. THESMS The object of this thesis is to theoretically investigate the stability of snd determine the »aximunm stresses in the arch ring of the reinforced ccncrete bridge over the Grand River at washington avenue, Lansing, wichigen. The aroh ring is of the no hinged ‘olen tyne heving a clair epen of 120 feet, a rise of 23 Test, and « tot: 1 width of 54 feet the width of roc dway being 3c fect 15 inches. “he arch ring is corposed of 1 : 2: 4 Portlerd Cement Concrete with reinforcement consisting of two 3" x 3" x 3/8" anrles, top and bottom laced. The reinforeing ribs are nlaced 3 feet c. toa. he erch ring ig sun orted by zdutmenta consicting cf 1: 3: 7 Cortland Cem- ent Concrete mixture resting on rock bottor. The dead load to be ccrried by the erch ring corsiats of the erch ring, the earth beckfill, end e four inch bricx r EM Ah aa a Ie ie els ah dd = fxr =-C6'cos $= -BB'coshe— GBP 2% zct# ax —Tax. 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