{"product_id":"paton-e-o-restoration-of-bridges-part-2-methods-and-techniques-of-restoration-vosstanovleniye-mostov-ch-2-sposoby-i-priyomy-vosstanovleniya-1924-in-russian","title":"Paton, E. O. Restoration of Bridges. Part 2: Methods and Techniques of Restoration (Vosstanovleniye mostov. Ch. 2. Sposoby i priyomy vosstanovleniya), 1924. In Russian.","description":"\u003cp\u003eЕ. О. Патон.\u003cbr\u003eВосстановление мостов. Часть 2: Способы и приёмы восстановления.\u003cbr\u003eКиев: Издание Центрального управления железнодорожного транспорта Н.К.П.С., 1924.\u003cbr\u003eVIII, 472 с. : ил., табл. Энциклопедический формат. Тираж 3000 экз. Владельческий переплет эпохи.\u003cbr\u003e(Экземпляр без отдельного Атласа чертежей).\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003eE. O. Paton.\u003cbr\u003eRestoration of Bridges. Part 2: Methods and Techniques of Restoration (Vosstanovleniye mostov. Ch. 2. Sposoby i priyomy vosstanovleniya).\u003cbr\u003eKyiv: Edition of the Central Administration of Railway Transport of the N.K.P.S. (People's Commissariat of Communication Routes), 1924.\u003cbr\u003eVIII, 472 pp. : illus., tables. Encyclopedic format. Edition of 3000 copies. Owner's period binding.\u003cbr\u003e(Copy without the separate Atlas of drawings).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1924 technical treatise is a monumental work by the world-renowned engineer and academician Evgeny Oskarovich Paton, published during the critical period of post-Civil War reconstruction in the Soviet Union. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of structural repair and military-civilian engineering, including the arrangement of exhaustive technical data, calculations, and methods for the rapid restoration of destroyed railway bridges. Drawing from his elite education at the Dresden Polytechnic Institute and his leadership at the Kyiv Bridge Testing Station, Paton synthesizes advanced theoretical mechanics with the practical necessities of field engineering. The volume is richly documented with photographic materials, diagrams, and complex tables that address the reinforcement of damaged spans and the construction of temporary supports.  As a vital primary source, this volume documents the birth of the Soviet bridge-building school and Paton's pedagogical philosophy of training engineers through solving high-stakes practical problems. Published in an encyclopedic format with a limited print run of 3,000 copies, this early edition—issued before the author’s famous shift toward electric welding—is a significant bibliographical rarity for historians of technology, civil engineers, and collectors of early Soviet scientific imprints.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanza Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44120130617386,"sku":"BOOK-PATE-C5PA","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6359\/5306\/files\/IMG_8999.jpg?v=1771891110","url":"https:\/\/stanzararebooks.com\/products\/paton-e-o-restoration-of-bridges-part-2-methods-and-techniques-of-restoration-vosstanovleniye-mostov-ch-2-sposoby-i-priyomy-vosstanovleniya-1924-in-russian","provider":"Stanza Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}