Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 28The Institution, 1869 - Civil engineering Vols. 39-204 (1874/75-1916/17) have a section 3 containing "Abstracts of papers in foreign transactions and periodicals" (title varies); issued separately, 1919-37, as the institution's Engineering abstracts from the current periodical literature of engineering and applied science, published outside the United Kingdom. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 68
Page 2
... importance , viz . , the protection of life and property along the sea - coast ; the endeavours of the engineer being to render coasts navigable , and the entrance to harbours practicable , at night as well as during the day . The ...
... importance , viz . , the protection of life and property along the sea - coast ; the endeavours of the engineer being to render coasts navigable , and the entrance to harbours practicable , at night as well as during the day . The ...
Page 9
... importance , so as to enable all the usual sizes to be ground with the smallest possible stock of blocks , radial arms , & c . Fig . 6a , Plate 1 , shows the method of grinding a bull's - eye or central piece of an annular lens . The ...
... importance , so as to enable all the usual sizes to be ground with the smallest possible stock of blocks , radial arms , & c . Fig . 6a , Plate 1 , shows the method of grinding a bull's - eye or central piece of an annular lens . The ...
Page 11
... importance , as it enables petroleum to be applied with beneficial results to the old apparatus constructed for oil lamps . Much remains to be done in the application of petroleum , as at present only burners with one circular wick have ...
... importance , as it enables petroleum to be applied with beneficial results to the old apparatus constructed for oil lamps . Much remains to be done in the application of petroleum , as at present only burners with one circular wick have ...
Page 19
... importance , for by a small outlay , generally under £ 100 for a First Order apparatus , a great improvement has been effected and a good result obtained from the upper and lower prism panels , which frequently threw all the light ...
... importance , for by a small outlay , generally under £ 100 for a First Order apparatus , a great improvement has been effected and a good result obtained from the upper and lower prism panels , which frequently threw all the light ...
Page 20
... importance that in France the above method is still adhered to , and all the lanterns are con- structed with vertical standards placed in front of the obscuration caused by the sides of the panels . Fig . 32 , Plate 3 , represents in ...
... importance that in France the above method is still adhered to , and all the lanterns are con- structed with vertical standards placed in front of the obscuration caused by the sides of the panels . Fig . 32 , Plate 3 , represents in ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adhesion adopted American amount apparatus average axle Biguglia Bodmer bogie bottom break bridge burner Canal candles carriages carried cast cast-iron wheels cent centre channel CHARLES HUTTON GREGORY coal coast considerable construction cost Curepipe curves cylinder delta depth district Ditto drain drainage engine England English Excavator experiments feet 6 inches Fens Folio friction girders gradients hour illuminating power improved inch thick inches in diameter inclines Inst iron lagoons land lantern length light load locomotive London low water machine Mahebourg Mauguio Mauritius Messrs Midland line Mont Cenis ordinary Paper passenger Pérols pier piston Plates and cuts pontoons Port Louis pressure pump quantity Railroad rails railway Report Rhone river river Witham sand screw side silt sinking speed Spurn Point square miles stream Sunk Island Telford Medal tidal tide tons Tract traffic train mile Trinity House Vidourle wagons weight whole Witham
Popular passages
Page 187 - A TREATISE on the SCREW PROPELLER, SCREW VESSELS, and Screw Engines, as adapted for purposes of Peace and War ; with Notices of other Methods of Propulsion, Tables of the Dimensions and Performance of Screw Steamers, and detailed Specifications of Ships and Engines. By J.
Page 176 - Strength and other Properties of Metals: Reports of Experiments on the Strength and other Properties of Metals for Cannon. With a Description of the Machines for testing Metals, and of the Classification of Cannon in service. By Officers of the Ordnance Department US Army. By authority of the Secretary of War. Illustrated by 25 large steel plates. In one volume, 4to. . $10.00 SULLIVAN.— Protection to Native Industry. By Sir EDWARD SULLIVAN, Baronet, author of "Ten Chapters on Social Reforms.
Page 191 - Results of a Series of Meteorological Observations made in Obedience to Instructions from the Regents of the University, at sundry Academies in the State of New York, from 1826 to 1850 inclusive.
Page 191 - Contractor's book of working drawings of tools and machines used in constructing canals, railroads, and other works, with bills of timber and iron: also, tables and data for calculating the cost of earth and other kinds of work.
Page 166 - THE COUNCIL of The Institution of Civil Engineers have awarded the following Premiums : — 1. A Telford Medal, and a Telford Premium, in Books, to George Higgin, M.
Page 171 - Practical Essays on subjects connected with Civil Engineering, such as Geology, Mineralogy, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanic Arts, Statistics, Agriculture, &c.; together with Models, Drawings, or Descriptions of any new and useful Apparatus, or Instruments applicable to the purposes of Engineering, or Surveying.
Page 169 - Accounts of existing water-works, including the source of supply, a description of the different modes of collecting and filtering, the distribution throughout the streets of towns, and the general practical results.
Page 199 - A Treatise on Coast Defence ; based on the experience gained by Officers of the Corps of Engineers of the Army of the Confederate States, and compiled from Official Reports of Officers of the Navy of the United States, made during the North American War from 1861 to 1865, by VON...
Page 198 - APPENDIX TO DITTO.— Determination of the Positions of Feaghmain and Haverfordwest, Longitude Stations on the great European Arc of Parallel.
Page 183 - The Mechanics of Construction ; including the Theories on the Strength of Materials, Roofs, Arches, and Suspension Bridges. With numerous Examples. By Stephen Fenwick, Esq., of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. 8vo. 12s. A NEW FRENCH COURSE, BY MONS.