"A pathfinder to our extensive collections having to do with bridges and civil engineering. Includes links to the Wilbur J. and Sara Ruth Watson Bridge Book Collection, several image collections, e-books and articles, and off-site reading."--Title screen.

Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.

Excerpt from Bridges of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County Bridges of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County," published October 15, 1918, has been prepared general committee appointed by Henry W. S. Wood, general chairman of the committee in charge of the exercises coincident with the formal dedication of the new Detroit-Superior high level bridge. The publication committee consists of Stanley L. McMichael, secretary of The Cleveland Real Estate Board, chairman; Robert Hoffman, city engineer; A. E. Hyre, secretary of The Cleveland Chamber of Industry; W. A. Stinchcomb, county engineer; Edward A. Roberts, secretary of The Cleveland Builders Exchange, and Frank R. Lander, engineer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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