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Page 47
... feet at the end near shore to 52 feet at the outer end , the average depth being about 40 feet . The bottom has proved to be quite firm ; and , as a result , comparatively little loss from set- tling has occurred . The engineers de ...
... feet at the end near shore to 52 feet at the outer end , the average depth being about 40 feet . The bottom has proved to be quite firm ; and , as a result , comparatively little loss from set- tling has occurred . The engineers de ...
Page 48
... feet , or 32 feet more than the Suez and Manchester canals ; and is 72 feet wide at the bottom , with a navig- able width of 118 feet in a depth of 20 feet 6 inches . The largest battleships and the largest Baltic steamers are able to ...
... feet , or 32 feet more than the Suez and Manchester canals ; and is 72 feet wide at the bottom , with a navig- able width of 118 feet in a depth of 20 feet 6 inches . The largest battleships and the largest Baltic steamers are able to ...
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... feet . There are two locks at each entrance , side by side , which allow the passage , at the same time , of both outgoing and in- coming vessels . The lock chambers are 492 feet long and 82 feet wide , and the COPYR GAT , 1900 , BY ...
... feet . There are two locks at each entrance , side by side , which allow the passage , at the same time , of both outgoing and in- coming vessels . The lock chambers are 492 feet long and 82 feet wide , and the COPYR GAT , 1900 , BY ...
Page 51
... feet below the normal low- water level . The embankments of the canal are for the most part in low ground ; and the slopes are protected by stone , pitching from 61⁄2 feet below the water to 34 feet above it . The sharpest curve has 3,300 ...
... feet below the normal low- water level . The embankments of the canal are for the most part in low ground ; and the slopes are protected by stone , pitching from 61⁄2 feet below the water to 34 feet above it . The sharpest curve has 3,300 ...
Page 52
... feet of sand , tracks were laid , and a mattress of sand three feet thick and fifty feet broad was. 52 622 THE TECHNICAL WORLD MAGAZINE.
... feet of sand , tracks were laid , and a mattress of sand three feet thick and fifty feet broad was. 52 622 THE TECHNICAL WORLD MAGAZINE.
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