Bridging the Years: A Short History of British Civil EngineeringE. Arnold, 1956 - 212 páginas |
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... promoter when neces- sary . When Smeaton was instructed to start operations on the Forth and Clyde Canal , he was ... promoters of the larger civil engineering activities at the time were ignorant or un- certain of the procedures and ...
... promoter when neces- sary . When Smeaton was instructed to start operations on the Forth and Clyde Canal , he was ... promoters of the larger civil engineering activities at the time were ignorant or un- certain of the procedures and ...
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... promoters fell back on their first choice and appointed George Stephenson , at a salary of £ 1,000 a year , to be their sole engineer . It was a great compliment , but well deserved and in the end a fortunate decision . The actual ...
... promoters fell back on their first choice and appointed George Stephenson , at a salary of £ 1,000 a year , to be their sole engineer . It was a great compliment , but well deserved and in the end a fortunate decision . The actual ...
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... promoters ' financial difficulties , it was completed in 1876. The scheme entailed the construction of an entirely new port at Ymuiden with tidal locks on the North Sea coast and a canaliza- tion through inland lakes to Amsterdam and ...
... promoters ' financial difficulties , it was completed in 1876. The scheme entailed the construction of an entirely new port at Ymuiden with tidal locks on the North Sea coast and a canaliza- tion through inland lakes to Amsterdam and ...
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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