Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 113Institution of Civil Engineers, 1893 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. |
Contents
| 381 | |
| 385 | |
| 389 | |
| 398 | |
| 405 | |
| 411 | |
| 417 | |
| 424 | |
| 211 | |
| 217 | |
| 223 | |
| 241 | |
| 261 | |
| 273 | |
| 304 | |
| 309 | |
| 314 | |
| 334 | |
| 372 | |
| 380 | |
| 426 | |
| 432 | |
| 437 | |
| 440 | |
| 468 | |
| 474 | |
| 475 | |
| 487 | |
| 496 | |
| 503 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
amperes Author block-setting blocks boiler bolts bottom breakwater bridge C.E. VOL caissons calculated carried cement cent centre channel concrete considerable construction cost crane cubic yard curve cylinder deposited depth designed diameter discharge embankment engine excavation feet 6 inches flood foot gauge governor grab harbour HARRISON HAYTER heat Henzada horizontal inches increased Irawadi iron John Coode latter Leixoes length lift load London Clay lower machine masonry material maximum Messrs miles Minutes of Proceedings mixed mixer Mormugao Myanoung naphthalene Nawoon obtained Paper Peterhead pier pipe placed plant plates portion position pressure Proceedings Inst quantity radius rails Railway ratio revolutions per minute revolving river Saiktha sand Sandstone shaft side speed square inch square miles steam steel teeth Thambyadeing timber tion Titan tons per square Tower Bridge Umbria valve velocity vertical vessel weight wheels
Popular passages
Page 379 - Arranged to meet the requirements of the Syllabus of the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, South Kensington.
Page 371 - ... of the men in his employ accidentally lost his balance and fell into the water, and, as he was unable to swim, he was in imminent danger of drowning. Without a moment's hesitation Sir George sprang into the river to his rescue, which he successfully effected, but the man, in his despairing efforts, seized him in so fierce a clutch that he bore the scar as long as he lived. Even up to the time of his death, at the age of sixty-three, he was a keen sportsman, and was never happier than when fishing...
Page 341 - May 28, 1874, he was created a knight commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, and on May 25, 1898 was posthumously promoted to be a knight grand cross.
Page 356 - With these limitations, two areas only seem to. be at all suitable, one on the south and the other on the north side of the main channel, just above Governor's and Castle islands.
Page 289 - Mississippi for levees of moderate height is, the crown equal to the height, with slopes of 3 to 1 on the river side, and 2 to 1 on the land side.
Page 414 - ... is scant, rarely exceeding an inch or two a year, and in many places consisting of nothing more than an occasional cloudburst. The Great Basin proper is a triangular-shaped area, about 225,000 square miles in extent. The northern part borders on the drainage area of Columbia and Klamath rivers. It receives sufficient rain to insure a fair yield of grain on such land as is adapted to grain-growing; but here, as in other parts of the western highlands, grain-growing must be confined to the river...
Page 413 - ... from practically nothing to one hundred inches, but in the matter of distribution, also, there is every variety, from a cloud-burst once in two or three years, to an almost steady downpour during ten out of every twelve months, and occasional showers during the remaining two. East of the Mississippi River there is practically no area in which, so far as moisture is concerned, grass and the cereals cannot be profitably and profusely grown. In no part is the rainfall less than thirty inches per...
Page 367 - Traffic of 1 888, after he had been under examination and crossexamination for no less than eight days, Lord Balfour of Burleigh, who presided, paid him, in the following words, a very high compliment on the manner in which he had passed the ordeal, and testified to the valuable assistance which his wide knowledge of the subject had enabled him to render to the Board of Trade in carrying their arduous and difficult enquiry to a conclusion. Lord Balfour...
Page ii - NOTICE. IT is particularly requested, that every change of residence may be communicated without delay to The Secretary, The Institution of Civil Engineers, 25, Great George Street, Westminster, SW THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, 25 GREAT GEORGE STREET, WESTMINSTER, SW [REGISTERED TELEGRAPHIC ADDBESS : " INSTITI.-TION, LONDON."] Established 2 Jan.
Page 414 - ... are fair types of the surface of the Colorado plateaus. The lowest, "sandy" and alkaline in character, are worthless for the cultivation of crops, unless the latter be of lizards and rattlesnakes. The midlands are moderately well watered, but the cultivable lands are confined to the river valleys. The highlands are cold, but productive. The lower course of the Colorado river — and of several of its tributaries as well — lies practically in a desert region that possesses no drainage to the...