Bridging the Years: A Short History of British Civil EngineeringE. Arnold, 1956 - 212 páginas |
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... possible in conjunction with the Institution of Civil Engineers a model form of contract conditions . Regarding ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) the Federation were successful in estab- lishing in 1920 a Conciliation Board with the trade unions con ...
... possible in conjunction with the Institution of Civil Engineers a model form of contract conditions . Regarding ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) the Federation were successful in estab- lishing in 1920 a Conciliation Board with the trade unions con ...
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... possible loss of life . In the Thames Tunnel many such blows occurred . To remedy the flooding , clay had to be dumped in the river bed to close the leaks , all of which caused much delay and added greatly to the capital cost of the ...
... possible loss of life . In the Thames Tunnel many such blows occurred . To remedy the flooding , clay had to be dumped in the river bed to close the leaks , all of which caused much delay and added greatly to the capital cost of the ...
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... possible menace of unpre- dictable exceptions , made this branch of civil engineering in its early days something of an exploration into unknown conditions where by cautious applications of ' trial and error ' methods practical values ...
... possible menace of unpre- dictable exceptions , made this branch of civil engineering in its early days something of an exploration into unknown conditions where by cautious applications of ' trial and error ' methods practical values ...
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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