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  • Fastener and Concrete Rehabilitation Recommendations for the Stillwater Lift Bridge

    Recommendations on rehabilitation to the Stillwater Historic Lift Bridge’s fasteners and historic concrete. The concrete is part of a historic concourse associated with the bridge, as well as spans 1 and 2. This section also addresses the replacement and use of rivets in key visible locations instead...
    by Amy Squitieri on 11-20-2009
  • See hot riveting on You Tube

    Here is a video on riveting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAArP6swIuY
    by Amy Squitieri on 08-04-2009
  • Re: Initial Historic Bridges CoP Discussion Thread

    I can't refrain from replying to Frank's posting in which he references the Moseley bowstring he worked on. It relates to the issue of riveting which he and others have raised. As some of you may know, I took on the history of the Moseley truss as a research project a number of years ago. I set...
    by David Simmons on 03-25-2009
  • Re: Initial Historic Bridges CoP Discussion Thread

    I tend to agree that 'purists' represent one end of the spectrum and that their adherence to fixed ideology can hinder a project. One example is the Texas SHPO wanting to preserve a guardrail made of gas pipe fittings that was 85% destroyed by corrosion. But the other end of the spectrum is occupied...
    by Patrick Sparks on 03-11-2009
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