The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
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The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
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Author : California. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Division
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1935
The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge written by California. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Division and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1935 with categories.
Remaking The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
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Author : Karen Trapenberg Frick
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-08-14
Remaking The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge written by Karen Trapenberg Frick and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-14 with Architecture categories.
Winner of TransportiCA’s September Book Club Award 2018 On 17 October 1989 one the largest earthquakes to occur in California since the San Francisco earthquake of April 1906 struck Northern California. Damage was extensive, none more so than the partial collapse of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge’s eastern span, a vital link used by hundreds of thousands of Californians every day. The bridge was closed for a month for repairs and then reopened to traffic. But what ensued over the next 25 years is the extraordinary story that Karen Trapenberg Frick tells here. It is a cautionary tale to which any governing authority embarking on a megaproject should pay heed. She describes the process by which the bridge was eventually replaced as an exercise in shadowboxing which pitted the combined talents and shortcomings, partnerships and jealousies, ingenuity and obtuseness, generosity and parsimony of the State’s and the region’s leading elected officials, engineers, architects and other members of the governing elites against a collectively imagined future catastrophe of unknown proportions. In so doing she highlights three key questions: If safety was the reason to replace the bridge, why did it take almost 25 years to do so? How did an original estimate of $250 million in 1995 soar to $6.5 billion by 2014? And why was such a complex design chosen? Her final chapter – part epilogue, part reflection – provides recommendations to improve megaproject delivery and design.
San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Project
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
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Facts About The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1935
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Bay Bridge
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Author : Donald MacDonald
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2013-05-14
Bay Bridge written by Donald MacDonald and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-14 with Technology & Engineering categories.
“A must-have for any design, architecture, or Bay Area enthusiast.” —Front Door/HGTV An innovative landmark a quarter century in the making, the eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge represents the latest spectacular chapter in the history of this storied structure. The new bridge’s architect, Donald MacDonald, teams up with author Ira Nadel to create this illuminating book. With friendly text and charming illustrations, Bay Bridge reveals the design decisions that have shaped the evolution of the bridge over the last century—from the history of the original bridge, through the planning of the new span, to the construction of its signature 525-foot-high white tower. This volume offers a fascinating read for San Francisco devotees, architecture buffs, and tourists. “Evokes all the mythic splendor and danger of the ‘Titan of Bridges’ . . . As the architect of the new eastern span of the bridge, MacDonald brings intimate knowledge of the technical, political, and geological hurdles involved in its construction.” —ForeWord Reviews
The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
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Author : United States Steel Corporation
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1936
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San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
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Author : California. Department of Public Works. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Division
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1936
San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge written by California. Department of Public Works. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Division and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1936 with Bridges categories.
San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
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Author : Ernest Cromwell Mensch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1936
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A Tale Of Two Bridges
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Author : Stephen Mikesell
language : en
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Release Date : 2017-04-03
A Tale Of Two Bridges written by Stephen Mikesell and has been published by University of Nevada Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-03 with Architecture categories.
A Tale of Two Bridges is a history of two versions of the San Francisco—Oakland Bay Bridge: the original bridge built in 1936 and a replacement for the eastern half of the bridge finished in 2013. The 1936 bridge revolutionized transportation in the Bay Area and profoundly influenced settlement patterns in the region. It was also a remarkable feat of engineering. In the 1950s the American Society of Civil Engineers adopted a list of the “Seven Engineering Wonders” of the United States. The 1936 structure was the only bridge on the list, besting even the more famous Golden Gate Bridge. One of its greatest achievements was that it was built on time (in less than three years) and came in under budget. Mikesell explores in fascinating detail how the bridge was designed by a collection of the best-known engineers in the country as well as the heroic story of its construction by largely unskilled laborers from California, joined by highly skilled steel workers. By contrast, the East Span replacement, which was planned between 1989 and 1998, and built between 1998 and 2013, fell victim to cost overruns in the billions of dollars, was a decade behind schedule, and suffered from structural problems that has made it a perpetual maintenance nightmare. This is narrative history in its purest form. Mikesell excels at explaining highly technical engineering issues in language that can be understood and appreciated by general readers. Here is the story of two very important bridges, which provides a fair but uncompromising analysis of why one bridge succeeded and the other did not.
Designing And Building The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
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Author : Charles Henry Purcell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1937
Designing And Building The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge written by Charles Henry Purcell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1937 with Bridges categories.