An Elementary Course of Civil Engineering: For the Use of Cadets of the United States Military Academy |
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... Strength of Timber 296 .. 78 Strength of Cast Iron .. 303 .. 81 Strength of Wrought Iron .. 324 . 96 Resistance to Torsion of Wrought and Cast Iron . 333 ..102 Strength of Copper ... 334 ..103 Strength of other Metals 336 ..104 Linear ...
... Strength of Timber 296 .. 78 Strength of Cast Iron .. 303 .. 81 Strength of Wrought Iron .. 324 . 96 Resistance to Torsion of Wrought and Cast Iron . 333 ..102 Strength of Copper ... 334 ..103 Strength of other Metals 336 ..104 Linear ...
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... Strength of Frames .. 549 .. 200 BRIDGES . Classification of Bridges Stone Bridges Wooden Bridges Cast - iron Bridges Suspension Bridges . Moveable Bridges Aqueduct Bridges Effects of Temperature on Stone and Cast - iron Bridges 550 204 ...
... Strength of Frames .. 549 .. 200 BRIDGES . Classification of Bridges Stone Bridges Wooden Bridges Cast - iron Bridges Suspension Bridges . Moveable Bridges Aqueduct Bridges Effects of Temperature on Stone and Cast - iron Bridges 550 204 ...
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... strength , hardness , and durability ; and , although presenting great diversity in the degree of these properties , as well as in their structure , they furnish an extensive variety of the best stone for the various purposes of the ...
... strength , hardness , and durability ; and , although presenting great diversity in the degree of these properties , as well as in their structure , they furnish an extensive variety of the best stone for the various purposes of the ...
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... strength , and disintegrates rapidly . The red sand - stones which are used in our large cities , are either from quarries in a formation extending from the Hudson to North Carolina , or from a separate deposite in the valley of the ...
... strength , and disintegrates rapidly . The red sand - stones which are used in our large cities , are either from quarries in a formation extending from the Hudson to North Carolina , or from a separate deposite in the valley of the ...
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... strength and hardness ; others decompose rapidly on exposure to the weather ; and some kinds are so soft that , when first quarried , they can be scratched with the nail , and broken between the fingers . The lime - stones are generally ...
... strength and hardness ; others decompose rapidly on exposure to the weather ; and some kinds are so soft that , when first quarried , they can be scratched with the nail , and broken between the fingers . The lime - stones are generally ...
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abutments action arch arranged axis bars beton blocks bolts bottom brick bridge bridge-frame broken stone built beams cables calcination canal carbonic acid cast iron centre chains clay connected consists construction counterforts courses cross section deflection depth diagonal braces diameter dimensions durability effect embankment engineer excavation experiments exposed feet flanch foundations frame give hard Hodgkinson horizontal hot blast hydraulic cement hydraulic lime hydraulic mortar immersion inclined joints kiln laid layer lime-stones linseed oil magnesia masonry mastic material metal ordinary parapet pieces piers pillars placed points of support portion present pressure purpose puzzolana receive resistance rest ribs road-covering roadway roadway-bearers sand sand-stone secured side slopes slaked slaked lime soffit soil solid span square inch strain strength string structure struts suitable surface suspended tensile strength termed thick timber tion transverse uprights usually vertical voussoirs wall water-courses water-way weight width wire wrought iron yield