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Old 22-12-11, 08:26
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A op shop find . Published in 1973 , a book detailing everything you would need to know . A company, Mabey and Johnson, in the UK , took over the manufacture of the Bailey bridge after the WW2 stock ran out . Many drawings and data . MIKE
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Old 22-12-11, 10:55
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How about a title and author Mike. Obviously not "A Bridge to Victory" (Brian Harpur) as that was published in 1991.
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Old 22-12-11, 11:56
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It was published by the company itself . It is actually LECTURE NOTES . Presented by Keith J Groom . B.Sc. C.Eng M.I.C.E. . Chief projects engineer , Mabey and Johnson Ltd.

More of a technical description of the Bailey bridge .... maths and diagrams aplenty . Written by a boffin . Do you want it ?

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No thanks Mike, just curious is all.
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Hey, Mike, I do!!!

Sounds just the thing for winter's by the fire....

Seriously, I'd like to obtain a copy if possible....

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Old 22-12-11, 16:30
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There are no doubt many books on the BB, but I'm fortunate to have one with a Forward by Sir DB, published in 1962 wherein he states that it is the '...most comprehensive book on the Bailey Bridge and Uniflote equipment....'. It is a very detailed book.

'Bailey Bridge - Uniflote - Handbook. compiled by Edward Aubury, published by Acrow Press for Thos Storey (Engineers) Ltd, 'sole manufacturers of Bailey Bridging..'

Of course, they may have been the only ones in 1962, but these days there are manufacturers of bailey-type bridging in several countries.

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Old 23-12-11, 00:45
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Hey, Mike, I do!!!

Sounds just the thing for winter's by the fire....

Seriously, I'd like to obtain a copy if possible....

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So you did well at maths at school then Mike ? This publication has many drawings ( showing dimensions ) of the individual parts . A Great resource for making scale models as you can scale down the dimensions . He describes the history somewhat , but not in great detail. He says " The standard Bailey as developed consisted of only 20 part types" . It describes the erection sequence as well .
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Default Who knows about Inglis Bridges?

http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2014/02/inglis-bridge/
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Default And the Callender Hamilton bridge

This is another modular truss bridge, more suited to replacement bridges after the battle has moved on. It dates from the mid 1930s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callender-Hamilton_bridge

I crossed one in February in the back blocks of the East Coast of NZ

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Old 26-07-15, 10:42
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Default Here is a Bailey still in use.

My region was badly hit by Cyclone Bola in March 1988. The East Coast region was devastated with major erosion and the debris entering the rivers destroyed a number of permanent bridges. In the following years the sediment built up the river beds, so that many bridges became buried.

The Raparapariki Bridge (popularly named the Rip bridge) was buried over a period of five years, but a new crossing was needed to allow logging of mature radiata pine plantation forests. The double single chord reinforced Bailey was installed in the mid 1990s and is over 100m long, with intermediate piers of steel frames. It has running planks in the wheel paths to reduce wear over the chesses.
It was meant to be replaced after 10 years, but is still there today, and is inspected and maintained regularly. It has carried innumerable 44 ton logging truck and trailer combinations, and no doubt a few overloads have snuck over with diggers and dozers aboard.

The chord reinforcement sections can be seen above and below the side panels.

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