A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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Page 453
... arches , shallower arch rings , and thinner piers . In these respects his work came to be regarded as border- ing on the reasonably safe limit in masonry construction . The bridge across the Seine at Neuilly is shown in figure 248 as an ...
... arches , shallower arch rings , and thinner piers . In these respects his work came to be regarded as border- ing on the reasonably safe limit in masonry construction . The bridge across the Seine at Neuilly is shown in figure 248 as an ...
Page 454
... arch was built to transmit the thrust from one span to the next . The junction between the main and the inverted arches was somewhat crude and weak , but the inten- tion was sound . The elliptical form of the arch at Blackfriars bridge ...
... arch was built to transmit the thrust from one span to the next . The junction between the main and the inverted arches was somewhat crude and weak , but the inten- tion was sound . The elliptical form of the arch at Blackfriars bridge ...
Page 458
... arch construction with 600 ft in a single span . It was estimated to require 6500 tons of cast iron ; the abutments were to consist of 432 000 cu ft of granite and 20 000 cu ft of brickwork . How , or even whether , this vast weight ...
... arch construction with 600 ft in a single span . It was estimated to require 6500 tons of cast iron ; the abutments were to consist of 432 000 cu ft of granite and 20 000 cu ft of brickwork . How , or even whether , this vast weight ...
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GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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