A Treatise on Civil EngineeringJ. Wiley & Son, 1873 - 513 pages |
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... as a guide in the construction of all future similar works . Thus the expe- rience of one may become the wisdom of many . Before his untimely death , Professor Mahan had prepared a thorough revision of this work , and about one.
... as a guide in the construction of all future similar works . Thus the expe- rience of one may become the wisdom of many . Before his untimely death , Professor Mahan had prepared a thorough revision of this work , and about one.
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... CONSTRUCTION OF MASONRY . PAGE . 163 166 167 167 167 ... 170 174 174 183 183 190 190 191 192 192 196 203 208 217 220 220 229 234 461-466 . Foundation Courses - Construction of . 467. Classification of Structures of Masonry .. 236 238 ...
... CONSTRUCTION OF MASONRY . PAGE . 163 166 167 167 167 ... 170 174 174 183 183 190 190 191 192 192 196 203 208 217 220 220 229 234 461-466 . Foundation Courses - Construction of . 467. Classification of Structures of Masonry .. 236 238 ...
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... Construction of the Foundations . 591-592 . Approaches - Water - wings . 593-594 . Enlargement of the Water - way - General Remarks . 282 282 285 289 289 294 294 302 305 306 308 597-604 . Timber Foundations . 605-606 . Definitions of ...
... Construction of the Foundations . 591-592 . Approaches - Water - wings . 593-594 . Enlargement of the Water - way - General Remarks . 282 282 285 289 289 294 294 302 305 306 308 597-604 . Timber Foundations . 605-606 . Definitions of ...
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... Construction of Wire Cables .. 361 663-664 . Construction of the Piers and Abutments . 362 665. Main Chains , & c .. 363 666. Attachment of Suspending Chains .. 364 667. Roadway 364 668. Vibrations . 365 669. Means of Preserving the ...
... Construction of Wire Cables .. 361 663-664 . Construction of the Piers and Abutments . 362 665. Main Chains , & c .. 363 666. Attachment of Suspending Chains .. 364 667. Roadway 364 668. Vibrations . 365 669. Means of Preserving the ...
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... Construction . 482 816-817 . Accessory Works - Culverts . 488 818-819 . Aqueducts - Canal Bridges .. 489 820-822 . Waste - weir - Guard Lock 490 823. General Dimensions of Canals . 824. Locomotion on Canals .... 491 493 CHAPTER IX ...
... Construction . 482 816-817 . Accessory Works - Culverts . 488 818-819 . Aqueducts - Canal Bridges .. 489 820-822 . Waste - weir - Guard Lock 490 823. General Dimensions of Canals . 824. Locomotion on Canals .... 491 493 CHAPTER IX ...
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Page 136 - ... elasticity ; and judging from its slow increase afterwards, I was persuaded that it had not come on by a sudden change, but had existed, though in a less degree, from a very early period.
Page 419 - ... long. The fascines are laid in alternate layers crosswise and lengthwise, and the layers are either connected by pickets, or else the withes, with which the fascines are bound, are cut to allow the brushwood to form a uniform and compact bed. This method of securing a good bed for structures on a weak wet soil has been long practised in Holland, and experience has fully tested its excellence.
Page 175 - For the coping and top courses of a wall, the same objections do not apply to excess in length : but this excess may, on the contrary, prove favorable ; because the number of top joints being thus diminished, the mass beneath the coping will be better protected, being exposed only at the joints, which cannot be made water-tight, owing to the mortar being crushed by the expansion of the blocks in warm weather, and, when they contract, being washed out by the rain.