A Manual of Civil Engineering

Charles Griffin, 1867 - Civil engineering - 784 pages

Scales for Sections	7

Structure and Use of the Chain	22

Of Surveying by Angular MEASUREMENTS See also p 128	67

Use of the SextantReduction	76

Structure of the SpiritLevel	82

Level FieldBook	89

Nickingout	110

Polygonal Frame	116

Limitation of the SubjectLand	117

Taking Altitudes by the Sextant	124

90	125

PART IIOF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES	131

Of Distributed Forces	150

Of Distributed Forcescont	152

Examples of Weights Centres	156

Strain Stress Strength Work	161

Pressure and Balance of Fluids	164

Triangular Frames	177

Of the Strength of Mate	221

Cylindrical Boilers and Pipes	227

99	236

Page	237

Centre of Gravity of a Flexible	254

Puddled steel specimen III	258

Beam Fixed at One End Sup	270

OF EARTHwork	315

Calculation of HalfBreadths	324

Equalizing Earthwork	333

OF MASONRY	349

Stones Classed	355

Testing Durability of Stones	361

ConcreteBeton see also p 436	373

99	374

Of Stone and Brick	413

Pointing Joints	419

396	427

nates of Catenarian Curves	435

Strength of Cast Iron see also	502

Homogeneous metal	508

Strength of Wrought Iron	509

29	514

Of Iron Fastenings	515

Pure Rich or Fat Lime	524

Effect of Wind on Tubular	537

Of Iron Ties Struts	562

Forms of Iron Bars	573

261	575

167	582

Iron Ties	583

Soft steel untempered	587

Foundations made by Well	602

OF LINES OF LANDCARRIAGE	619

Laying Out and Formation	656

OF THE COLLECTION CONVEYANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER	672

Contraction of Stream from Ori	679

Elevation produced by a Weir	689

Ordinary Flow and Floods	698

Irrigation	730

OF WORKS OF INLAND NAVIGATION	742

OF TIDAL AND COAST WORKS	753

Action of Tides on Coasts	759

Groins	766

ADDENDA	772

261	777

or even twelve small wheels 3 or 33 feet in diameter and all coupled so as to act	778

Title	A Manual of Civil Engineering
Author	William John Macquorn Rankine
Edition	5
Publisher	Charles Griffin, 1867
Original from	the New York Public Library
Digitized	27 Sep 2010
Length	784 pages

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