Bridging the Years: A Short History of British Civil EngineeringE. Arnold, 1956 - 212 páginas |
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... locks on the North Sea coast and a canaliza- tion through inland lakes to Amsterdam and the Zuider Zee which had to be excluded by the building of a long dam containing locks , founded , like so many of the Dutch embankments , on a bed ...
... locks on the North Sea coast and a canaliza- tion through inland lakes to Amsterdam and the Zuider Zee which had to be excluded by the building of a long dam containing locks , founded , like so many of the Dutch embankments , on a bed ...
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... locks at Latchford , Irlam , Barton and Mode Wheel ; the last named maintaining the summit Manchester Dock reach of about 1 miles where an increased width of 170 feet allowed for the berthing and handling of ships . At Eastham three locks ...
... locks at Latchford , Irlam , Barton and Mode Wheel ; the last named maintaining the summit Manchester Dock reach of about 1 miles where an increased width of 170 feet allowed for the berthing and handling of ships . At Eastham three locks ...
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... lock gate patented by Edward Box ( 1864-1938 ) . In this the gate caisson turned on a horizontal hinge set below the lock sill , thus allowing Fig . 59. Dry Dock , Southampton , construction completed the gate to lie wholly submerged ...
... lock gate patented by Edward Box ( 1864-1938 ) . In this the gate caisson turned on a horizontal hinge set below the lock sill , thus allowing Fig . 59. Dry Dock , Southampton , construction completed the gate to lie wholly submerged ...
Contenido
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
Contracting in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Cen | 89 |
Some Notable British Civil Engineering Works I 1825 | 106 |
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