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* * * THE CAMBER When the load comes on to a bridge, there is a tendency for it to sag in the middle. Because of the camber, this defied- . ' tion makes ; ) I it 10 ng e r |■ and transI 5" fers somc .1 ■ . of the load j | 1 -J; to the two . a c it butments “ v as shown by the arrows in the top picture. If the bridge had been straight to begin with, the deflection would shorten it aud pull it away from the abutments as in the bottom picture, and the bridge would collapse.
The meeting had been rather stormy. “Oh, do try to talk a little commonsense,” shouted one of the opposition. “That would be taking unfair advantage of you,” replied the speaker quietly.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 48, 19 November 1932, Page 19
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