The Technical World Magazine, Volume 6Technical World Company, 1907 |
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Page 43
... weight exceeding 4,000 lbs . In the superstructure ( that part of the structure above low - water which is set carefully in tiers ) , no stone could be placed on the harbor side of less than 3 tons ' weight ; and on the sea side ,. ( 43 )
... weight exceeding 4,000 lbs . In the superstructure ( that part of the structure above low - water which is set carefully in tiers ) , no stone could be placed on the harbor side of less than 3 tons ' weight ; and on the sea side ,. ( 43 )
Page 44
... tons ' weight ; and on the sea side , no stone weighing less than 8 tons . The contractors agreed to furnish , and to put in , the rock of the substructure , for $ 0.541⁄2 per ton , and that of the super- structure for $ 0.72 per ton ...
... tons ' weight ; and on the sea side , no stone weighing less than 8 tons . The contractors agreed to furnish , and to put in , the rock of the substructure , for $ 0.541⁄2 per ton , and that of the super- structure for $ 0.72 per ton ...
Page 46
FIFTEEN - TON ROCK FOR SUBSTRUCTURE . AFTER THE RELEASE HAS BEEN SPRUNG . HARBOR SIDE OF SUPERSTRUCTURE . Last tier ... tons each , one can easily imagine how an even tier of them , merely fitted closely together , will present a front ...
FIFTEEN - TON ROCK FOR SUBSTRUCTURE . AFTER THE RELEASE HAS BEEN SPRUNG . HARBOR SIDE OF SUPERSTRUCTURE . Last tier ... tons each , one can easily imagine how an even tier of them , merely fitted closely together , will present a front ...
Page 47
... tons . By the time the breakwater is finished , the four square miles of water lying in way , 1,900 feet wide , between the shore and the inner end of the structure would be advisable . This gateway will allow a free circulation of ...
... tons . By the time the breakwater is finished , the four square miles of water lying in way , 1,900 feet wide , between the shore and the inner end of the structure would be advisable . This gateway will allow a free circulation of ...
Page 48
... tons to pass between the Baltic and the North Sea . When Kiel became the great naval arsenal of Germany , there was added to the ad- vantages to commerce the consideration of strategic importance . Before the Franco - Prussian War , the ...
... tons to pass between the Baltic and the North Sea . When Kiel became the great naval arsenal of Germany , there was added to the ad- vantages to commerce the consideration of strategic importance . Before the Franco - Prussian War , the ...
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