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Chapters: Calafat-vidin Bridge, Danube Bridge, King Carol I Bridge, Iron Bridge, Satu Mare, Podul Grant, Borcea Nou Bridge, Caracău Viaduct, Topolog Viaduct, Lotru Bridge. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Anghel Saligny Bridge (formerly King Carol I Bridge) was built between 1890 and 1895 in Romania over the Danube and Borcea and when it was completed it then became the longest bridge in Europe and the third longest in the world. The bridge has a length of 4,037 metres of which 1662 m over the Danube and 920 m over Borcea and was designed by Romanian engineer Anghel Saligny. It is 30 metres above the water, allowing tall ships to pass under it. The bridge has four spans of 140 metres and one of 190 metres. The two cities on the banks of the river which was built were Feteşti on the left side and Cernavodă on the right side. The bridge was used for almost a century, until it was replaced in 1987 with the new bridge built next to it. The bridge was inaugurated on 26 September 1895 and as a test on the opening, a convoy of 15 locomotives sped at 85 km/h. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8784893 ... Read more

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Chapters: Ada Kaleh, Haţeg Island, Peuce Island, List of Islands of Romania, Great Brăila Island, Popina Island, Balta Ialomiţei, Sacalin Island, Ostrovul Mare, Islaz, Ostrovul Ciocăneşti. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ada Kaleh (Turkish Adakale ("Island Fortress"), Serbian: ) was a small island on the Danube populated by Turks that was submerged during the building of the Iron Gates hydro plant in 1970. The island was about 3 km downstream from Orova and measured 1.75 by 0.4-0.5 km. The isle of Ada Kaleh is probably the most evocative victim of the Iron Gate dam's construction. A Turkish enclave, it had a mosque and a thousand twisting alleys, and was known as a free port and smuggler's nest. Many other ethnic groups lived here beside Turks. It was walled: the Austrians built a fort there to defend it from the Turks, and that fort would remain a bone of contention for the two empires. In 1699 the island came under Turkish control, from 1716 to 1738 it was Austrian when the Fortress of New Orsova was build by Nicolaus Doxat de Demoret, After a four month siege in 1738 it was Turkish again, followed by the Austrians re-conquering it in 1789, only to have to yield it to the Turks in the trailing peace treaty. Thereafter, the island lost its military importance. In 1804, during the First Serbian Uprising Serbian rebels, led by Milenko Stojkovi, caught and executed the dahias, who had fled from Belgrade and took refuge on the island. It was the oppression brought by the dahias that was the direct cause for the uprising. The 1878 Congress of Berlin forced the Ottoman Empire to retreat far into the south, and the island came under the control of Austria-Hungary, though it remained the property of the Turkish sultan. The inhabitants enjoyed exempti...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3482991 ... Read more

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The first part of the volume contains theoretical considerations of the physical properties of soils and rocks. Articles on the mechanical and kinematical behavior of rocks as well as mathematical models are the base for the understanding of the physical properties of natural systems. In the second part articles deal with experiments and applications regarding creep deformation of clay, underground cavities, tunnels and deformation of sand and lamistrine sediments. ... Read more

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This volume contains the most relevant peer-reviewed paperspresented at The First International Workshop on Vrancea Earthquakes,held in Bucharest on November 1--4, 1997. Strong earthquakes inthe Romanian Vrancea area have caused a high toll of casualties andextensive damage over the last several centuries. With a momentmagnitude of 7.4, the 1977 earthquake caused more than 1500casualties, the majority of them in Bucharest. The contributionsaddress key problems of seismotectonics of the Vrancea area andrelated strong ground motion, hazard assessment, site effects andmicrozonation, structural damage and earthquake resistant design, riskassessment and disaster management from an international and regionalperspective. This list of topics shows the diverse contributions fromthe multidisciplinary fields of geosciences, geophysics, seismology,geology, civil engineering, city planning, and emergency reliefpractices. This book is of value for scientists interested inearthquake hazard and seismic risk research as well as forseismologists, geophysicists and Earth scientists. It is also usefulfor authorities responsible for public safety and natural hazardmitigation plans and for insurance companies. ... Read more

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From the author: Bucharest had been only moderately affected by Leninist-Stalinist planning in 1965 when Ceausescu came to power. He launched a transformation that lasted until his downfall in 1989. The first phase, to 1980, altered the outer zones and surrounding villages of the city, changed the administrative districts, enlarged certain penetration boulevards, and intensified apartment-block construction. During the second phase, 1980-1989, large areas of the center of Bucharest were razed to make way for monumental structures and routes, as well as the completion of the subway system. Post-revolution Bucharest is burdened with unfinished buildings.

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Title: Ceausescu's Bucharest. (former Romanian Pres. Nicolae Ceausescu)
Author: Darrick Danta
Publication: The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 1993
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: v83Issue: n2Page: p170(13)

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