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Medium: journal article
Language(s): English
Published in: Géotechnique, , n. 3, v. 27
Page(s): 385-404
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1977.27.3.385
Abstract:

The story of the construction and collapse of John Smeaton's bridge in 1777–1782 is told with liberal reference to contemporary practice, his own previous experience, and other attempts to bridge the Tyne at Hexham. The safety of the foundations against scour and against bearing capacity failure is assessed by modern analyses with the aid of a recent soil survey, and the contributions of skirts and girdles to the stability of the foundations is also investigated. The collapse is shown to have followed the classical pattern of failure caused by scour.

On presente l'histoire de l'établissement et de l'tcroulement du pont de John Smearon entre 1777 et 1782 en faisant souvent mention aux techniques contemporaines, à sa propre expérience, et aux autres essais de jeter un pont sur le Tyne à Hexham. La sécurité centre les affouillements et la capacité portante des fondations sont évaluées par des analyses modernes, en se servant d'une reconnaissance récente des sous-sols; on examine en plus les effets des ‘jupes’ et des ‘ceintures’ sur la stabilité des fondations. On montre que l'écroulement du pont se passa selon la manière classique d'écroulements par affouillements.

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