Technical Report on Brooklyn Bridge

Abstract

The Brooklyn Bridge is regarded as a national monument and occupies a primary position in the bridge construction history of the United States of America. This paper outlines the brief history and background of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. The marvelous design and the innovative constructional strategies employed in the construction of the bridge is also discussed along with the difficulties and challenges faced by the workers and designers in the constructional phase. Upon completion, the Brooklyn Bridge stands till to date as an engineering marvel and as has a primary importance in the facilitation of the transportation.

Abstract2

List of Figures4

1.Introduction5

2.The Brooklyn Bridge6

2.1.Before Brooklyn Bridge6

2.2.Location of Brooklyn Bridge7

2.3.Anchorage of Brooklyn Bridge7

3.Project Timeline9

4.Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge10

4.1.1.Caisson Construction11

4.1.2.Wire Rope Cables14

4.1.3.Cables15

4.1.4.Caisson Waterproofing16

4.2.Health and Safety Issues Faced During Construction16

4.2.1.Underwater Dangers17

4.2.2.Caisson Disease17

4.3.Completion of the Bridge20

4.4.Brooklyn Bridge Facts21

5.Conclusion22

References24

List of Figures

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Technical Report on Brooklyn Bridge

1.Introduction

The Brooklyn Bridge is viewed as a standout amongst the most conspicuous extension in the United States of America's history. The essentialness of this extension is tantamount to the Golden Gate Bridge which is acknowledged and viewed as the most persuasive extension of the United States. Brooklyn Bridge could be acknowledged as one of the few extensions that are well known and distinguished on a global level around the globe. Wonders and accomplishments of the building connected with the development of this extension were unheard in that period. Brooklyn Bridge upheld its record of the longest extension of the planet for 20 years. The scaffold, even today, stays as a powerful landmark which lures endless remote and local guests. The enormous link truss framework structural engineering and the stone towers of immense size might be legitimately respected by an individual seeing it in individual.

The Brooklyn Bridge speaks for a major point of interest of the New York City. For a century, extension has upheld its significance as essential intersection focus between the urban areas of New York and Brooklyn. In the history of the United States, Brooklyn Bridge was the longest suspension connect upon its culmination in the year 1883 (Kashima &kitagawa 1997). Anyhow the major part of the history of the U.s. is not loaded with its accomplishments and structure, the major part is connected with the constructional occasions that are connected with Brooklyn Bridge. The development of Brooklyn Bridge envelops the exertions of countless men, cost of the life of a man and portability of an alternate one, inventive constructional plan and deeds of building over the time of fourteen years. This is the foundation history of Brooklyn Bridge.

The heightened honesty of the Brooklyn Bridge is still looked after, and the scaffold still stands by extraordinary movement loads of the biggest city of the United States. Be that as it may, different alterations and modifications have been made to the starting plan of the extension, however the major share remains whole. This specialized report envelops the major authentic and specialized detail connected with Brooklyn Bridge with essential accentuation ...