Bridging the Years: A Short History of British Civil EngineeringE. Arnold, 1956 - 212 páginas |
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... change introduced in the nineteenth century was received with such doubts and fears , none was so immediate and consistently a gain to the whole population . ' By 1860 , not only had railways wrought great changes in the social ...
... change introduced in the nineteenth century was received with such doubts and fears , none was so immediate and consistently a gain to the whole population . ' By 1860 , not only had railways wrought great changes in the social ...
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... changes in the ever - growing industrial importance of the surrounding districts . The Clyde , for example , was a com- paratively small river and in 1770 was fordable on foot at Dum- buck Ford , some 12 miles below Glasgow , then a ...
... changes in the ever - growing industrial importance of the surrounding districts . The Clyde , for example , was a com- paratively small river and in 1770 was fordable on foot at Dum- buck Ford , some 12 miles below Glasgow , then a ...
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... changes , were all put to searching tests by engineers and contractors for both quality and economy . Generally the standards of quality and production were raised and more consistently main- tained with mechanization , such uniformity ...
... changes , were all put to searching tests by engineers and contractors for both quality and economy . Generally the standards of quality and production were raised and more consistently main- tained with mechanization , such uniformity ...
Contenido
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
Contracting in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Cen | 89 |
Some Notable British Civil Engineering Works I 1825 | 106 |
Otras 35 secciones no mostradas
Términos y frases comunes
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