Computer Structural Analysis of Bridges, 1858, 1968-1991, undated (Includes facsimiles)

Kemp developed methods for analyzing the structure of truss bridges and analyzed West Virginia covered bridges and New York bridges through a mix of computer software and handwritten measurements. The box includes lists of calculations and measurements, engineering drawings, correspondence, facsimile book excerpts, and handwritten reports. Subjects include bridge arches, the Fink truss, the Bollman truss and engineer John Remington. The following bridges appear multiple times: Meem’s Bottom, Philippi, Carrollton, Barrackville, Simpson Creek, and the highway bridge over the Hudson River between Waterford and Lansingburgh (better known as the Troy-Waterford Bridge). The following oversize items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 8, Folder 1: eight engineering drawings (undated), three sheets of articles (undated), 157 sheets of computer printouts of measurement lists (1984).