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TM 5-279 Suspension Bridges For Mountain Warfare 1944

TM 5-279 Suspension Bridges For Mountain Warfare 1944-01-31 TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraphs Pages CHAPTER 1. General 1-8 1 CHAPTER 2. Standard Suspension Footbridge 7 Section I. General 9-10 7 Section II. Description of bridge and erection equipment 11-26 8 Section III. Transportation 27-28 26 Section IV. Site Selection 29 28 Section V. Construction procedure 30-34 29 Section VI. Working parties 35-55 32 CHAPTER 3. Standard Light-Equipment Suspension Bridge 59 Section I. General 56-57 59 Section II. Description of bridge and erection equipment 58-70 61 Section III. Transportation 71-72 70 Section IV. Site selection 73 70 Section V. Construction of bridge and working parties 74-77 71 CHAPTER 4. Expedient Suspension Bridges 72 Section I. Three-rope bridge 78-85 72 Section II. Expedient footbridge 86-93 78 CHAPTER 5. Nonstandard Suspension Bridges 83 Section I. Bridge design 94-107 83 Section II. Typical nonstandard bridges 108-110 89 Appendix I. Materials and equipment for standard suspension bridges 96 Appendix II. Weight and strength of wire rope and cordage 102 Appendix III. Weights and cubages of standard suspension bridge materials 103 · On cover: Tentative

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