Covered bridges and the birth of American engineering / editors Justine Christianson [and three others] ; authors James Barker [and seven others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Barker, James (James A.), author.

Contributor:

Christianson, Justine, editor.

Historic American Engineering Record, issuing body.

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Covered bridges--United States--History.

Covered bridges.

Engineering--United States--History.

Engineering.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Authors' presentation copies (Provenance)

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Park Service, Historic American Engineering Record, 2015.

Summary:

"The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) is pleased to announce the publication of Covered Bridges and the Birth of American Engineering (2015), edited by HAER Historian Justine Christianson and HAER Architect Christopher H. Marston. The book represents the culmination of research under the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-sponsored National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation (NHCBP) Program. HAER and the FHWA's Office of Infrastructure Research and Development have maintained a joint research and technology program for historic covered bridges since 2002. This partnership has also included a variety of initiatives including documentation, engineering studies, National Historic Landmark designations, conferences, and a traveling exhibition. This book examines the development of wood trusses and covered bridge construction, profiles the pioneering craftsmen and engineers involved, explores the function of trusses in covered bridges, and looks at the preservation and future of these distinctly American bridges. The editors have collaborated with some of the leading historians and engineers of historic covered bridges in the country to produce this volume. Contributors include Jim Barker, Lola Bennett, Joseph Conwill, Dario Gasparini, Matthew Reckard, and Rachel Sangree. Richard O'Connor and Sheila Rimal Duwadi supplied overviews of the HAER and NHCBP programs, and Michael Harrison and David Simmons provided invaluable editorial assistance."--publisher's website.

Contents:

Introduction and acknowledgments / Justine Christianson and Christopher H. Marston

Portfolio of covered bridge trusses recorded by the Historic American Engineering Record / edited by Christopher H. Marston

HAER and the documentation of covered bridges / Richard O onnor

Overview of the National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program / Sheila Rimal Duwadi

History of covered bridges in the United States / Lola Bennett

Engineering design of covered bridges / Dario Gasparini, Rachel Sangree, and Jim Barker; edited by David A. Simmons and Michael R. Harrison

The development of the American truss / Dario Gasparini, Rachel Sangree, and Matthew Reckard; edited by David A. Simmons

Builders and practices / Joseph D. Conwill

The preservation and future of covered bridges in the United States / Justine Christianson and Christopher H. Marston

Appendix: Covered bridges documented by HABS/HAER.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Jan. 12, 2016).

"This study is conducted under a joint agreement between the Federal Highway Administration -- Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center, and the National Park Service -- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Covered bridges and the birth of American engineering

ISBN:

9780578171067

0578171066

OCLC:

934532404