Bridging the Years: A Short History of British Civil EngineeringE. Arnold, 1956 - 212 páginas |
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... direct administration of all services and labour , the functions of the engineer being interpreted very widely as a manager and agent for the promoter when neces- sary . When Smeaton was instructed to start operations on the Forth and ...
... direct administration of all services and labour , the functions of the engineer being interpreted very widely as a manager and agent for the promoter when neces- sary . When Smeaton was instructed to start operations on the Forth and ...
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... direct current of 600 volts on a ground level conductor rail . After 1903 the heavy locomotives were replaced on ... direct current . When in 1923 these last three companies were amalgamated into the Southern Railway , a com- plete ...
... direct current of 600 volts on a ground level conductor rail . After 1903 the heavy locomotives were replaced on ... direct current . When in 1923 these last three companies were amalgamated into the Southern Railway , a com- plete ...
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... direct route to South Wales . The site chosen was at the English Stones opposite the small village of Portskewet , where the throttled tidal range in the Estuary reached a maximum of 50 feet and the tunnelled length had to be 7,664 ...
... direct route to South Wales . The site chosen was at the English Stones opposite the small village of Portskewet , where the throttled tidal range in the Estuary reached a maximum of 50 feet and the tunnelled length had to be 7,664 ...
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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