A Manual of Civil Engineering

Griffin, Bohn, [...], 1862 - Civil engineering - 783 pages

Surveying Levelling Settingout	2

99	3

Methods in Surveying	8

Marks and Signals Stakes	21

OF SURVEYING BY ANGULAR MEASUREMENTS See also p 128	36

Of Distributed Forcescont	60

Structure of the Theodolite	68

The Sextant and other Reflecting	74

Stability of a Verticalfaced	399

Stability of Batteringfaced	405

Structures	416

Use of the Geostatic �rch	420

AbutmentsRadiating Courses	427

nates of Catenarian Curves	435

Appearance of Good Timber	441

99	448

OF LEVELLING	80

Corrections for Curvature	87

Open Rivers	93

137 line 13 for 49 read 94	94

OF SETTINGOUT	99

Compound Internal Stress	108

OF MARINE SURVEYING FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES	117

OF COPYING	125

OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES	131

153 equation 2 for	153

29	161

Balance and Stability	173

Open Polygonal Frame	179

179	203

211 line 13 from bottom for	211

rials in Generalcontinued	221

Distorted Elliptic Rib	256

Beam Fixed at One End Sup	270

273 equation 13 A for c read c�	273

Proportion of the Greatest Depth	275

Beams Imperfectly Fixed	287

66	304

OF EARTHWORK	315

39	317

Mensuration of Earth	324

Borings and Trial Shafts	331

Benches	339

Of Natural Stones	349

Stones Classed	355

Testing Durability of Stones	361

BlockinCourse Masonry	386

80	390

Mensuration of Masonry	392

Durability and Decay of Timber	449

Lengthening Struts	456

Laminated Ribs	464

Strength of TieBeams Strut	474

Stirrups	482

Of Iron	494

Castings for Works of Engin	502

Strength of Wrought Iron	509

Of Iron Fastenings	515

Other Artificial Stones	524

540 line 14 for beam read rib	540

Pins Keys and Wedges	547

Of Iron Ties Struts	562

83	566

Iron Piers	570

Proportion of Weight to Load	583

Iron Tubular Foundations	588

608 line 25 for D read E	608

Detached LevelsFeatures of	619

OF THE COLLECTION CONVEYANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER	672

Contraction of Stream from Ori	679

Sources of Water in General	692

Ordinary Flow and Floods	698

Of Systems of Drainage	724

699	730

707	739

Canal Locks	746

Moveable Bridges	752

OF TIDAL AND COAST WORKS	753

Groins	760

Addenda to Articles 280 357 and 521	766

Inclined Planes and Lifts	778

Title	A Manual of Civil Engineering
Author	William John Macquorn Rankine
Publisher	Griffin, Bohn, [...], 1862
Original from	The British Library
Digitized	29 Apr 2013
Length	783 pages

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