Author: Edwards, P B;Prylinski, W J
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Edwards, P B;Prylinski, W J
The Structural Engineer, Volume 45, Issue 2, 1967
The paper describes the history, principles of design and construction of the superstructure of the Tasman bridge at Hobart. Reference is made to the probable mode of collapse should a pier be accidentally demolished by a large ship and describes the precautions taken to minimize the extent of damage in such an event. The precasting yards and the methods of fabrication and transport of the various concrete units are described, together with the temporary works for the erection of the river spans. A note is given of the final closure of the old shipping channel and of some experimental work on site. D.H. New, J.R. Lowe and J. Read
The paper discusses briefly the various schemes that were considered for the construction of a 326-ft-high office tower which forms the main element of the building complex at ‘Drapers Gardens and describes in detail the main features of the solution adopted. W.W. Frischmann, G.S. Brown and S.S. Prabhu
Mr. E.C. Edge (Engineering Analysis Section, the Marconi Company Limited) writes: 'On page 255 the first sentence in the second paragraph in the second column reads, " The logarithmic decrement of the oscillations was only 1.5 per cent." It is unusual to describe the logarithmic decrement as a percentage.'