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Portable Bridges - Sabine Lorca

Portable Bridges

By: Sabine Lorca, AI (Translator, Illustrator)

eBook | 21 March 2025

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Portable Bridges explores the crucial role of rapidly deployable bridges in military and humanitarian operations. It highlights how these temporary structures, from simple pontoon bridges to advanced modular systems, ensure mobility when permanent infrastructure is compromised.

The book dives into the mechanics of bridge design, revealing how engineers distribute weight and ensure structural integrity under demanding conditions. Readers will discover that the development and effective deployment of portable bridging systems have consistently been vital throughout history, influencing tactical decisions and overall operational outcomes.

The book progresses from fundamental engineering principles to historical applications and disaster relief scenarios. It examines diverse bridge designs, such as beam and truss bridges, and presents case studies from ancient Roman times to modern NATO operations.

The book emphasizes the importance of these systems in restoring transportation networks and delivering aid after disasters, connecting military history, mechanical engineering, and disaster management. This comprehensive overview fills a gap in existing literature, offering insights for military personnel, engineers, and anyone interested in infrastructure resilience.

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