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42-49. Hydraulic Limes and Cements..
50-55. Physical Characteristics of Hydraulic Limestones
56-60. Calcination of Limestone....
212-214. Timber-Parts of the Trunk of a Tree...
215-217. Felling Trees-Time and Treatment..
218-225. Methods of Seasoning Timber..
226. Wet and Dry Rot.
227-239. Preservation of Timber..
240-242. Durability of Timber.
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243-248. Forest Trees of the United States which are used for Timber. 86
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375. Strength of Steel...
376. Strength of Copper..
377. Effects of Temperature on the Tensile Strength..
378. Strength of Cast Tin, of Cast Lead, hard Gun-metal.
379. Coefficients of Linear Expansion due to Heat....
380. Adhesion of Iron Spikes to Timber...
V. FOUNDATIONS OF STRUCTURES ON LAND.
417-418. Definition-Importance..
420. Classification of Soils...
421-423. Foundations on Rock.
424-425. Foundations on Sand.
426-430. Foundations on Compressible Soils.
431-440. Foundations on Piles...
441-443. Sand for Bed of Foundation.
VI. FOUNDATIONS OF STRUCTURES IN WATER.
444-449. Coffer-Work-Caisson..
452-455. Foundations on Heavy Blocks of Loose Stone.
456. Pneumatic Processes
457-458. Pneumatic Piles.
459. Pneumatic Caissons. ST. LOUIS BRIDGE..
EAST RIVER BRIDGE..
VII. CONSTRUCTION OF MASONRY.
461-466. Foundation Courses-Construction of.
467. Classification of Structures of Masonry..
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480-490. Modes of Strengthening Retaining Walls-Counterforts-Re-
lieving Arches..
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491-492. Lintel-Plate-Bande..
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493-503. Arches-Definitions-Annular Arches-Dome.
595-596. Table of Bridges....
III. WOODEN BRIDGES.
562. Number of Bays..
563-567. Classification of Arches-Definitions.
568. Oblique Arches..
569. Arched Bridges.
577. Style of Architecture..
578-587. Construction of the Foundations.
591-592. Approaches-Water-wings.
593-594. Enlargement of the Water-way-General Remarks.
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631. Open Cast-iron Beams....
632. Effects of Temperature on Stone and Cast-iron Bridges.
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646. Formula for Computing the Strength of Wrought-iron Tubes 354
647. Victoria Bridge..
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