A Treatise on Roads: Wherein the Principles on which Roads Should be Made are Explained and Illustrated, by the Plans, Specifications, and Contracts Made Use of by Thomas Telford, Esq. on the Holyhead RoadLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1838 - 465 sider |
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... Plans, Specifications, and Contracts Made Use of by Thomas Telford, Esq. on the Holyhead Road Sir Henry Parnell. LONDON : Printed by A. SPOTTISWOODE , New - Street - Square . PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION . SINCE the first edition.
... Plans, Specifications, and Contracts Made Use of by Thomas Telford, Esq. on the Holyhead Road Sir Henry Parnell. LONDON : Printed by A. SPOTTISWOODE , New - Street - Square . PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION . SINCE the first edition.
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... Mr. Macneill's Road Indicator APPENDIX , No. II . Report of Mr. Telford re- specting the Street Pavements , & c . of the Parish of St. George , Hanover Square 321 348 APPENDIX , No. III . Walker's Evidence before the Select CONTENTS . xi.
... Mr. Macneill's Road Indicator APPENDIX , No. II . Report of Mr. Telford re- specting the Street Pavements , & c . of the Parish of St. George , Hanover Square 321 348 APPENDIX , No. III . Walker's Evidence before the Select CONTENTS . xi.
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... square was 1 lb. , when the velocity of the wind was 15 miles an hour , or what would be termed a brisk gale ; 3 lbs ... square foot when the velocity was 50 miles an hour , or what might be termed a storm . Supposing , therefore , that ...
... square was 1 lb. , when the velocity of the wind was 15 miles an hour , or what would be termed a brisk gale ; 3 lbs ... square foot when the velocity was 50 miles an hour , or what might be termed a storm . Supposing , therefore , that ...
Side 98
... square - sided drain . Attention in making the surface of a proper con- vex form is particularly necessary on hills , in order that the water may have a tendency to fall from the centre to the sides , in place of running from the sides ...
... square - sided drain . Attention in making the surface of a proper con- vex form is particularly necessary on hills , in order that the water may have a tendency to fall from the centre to the sides , in place of running from the sides ...
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... square , and pricked in the same manner as the specimen now lying at Snow Hill Wharf , near Weedon , for the inspection of those who may propose for the work . The foundation for these blocks is to be prepared in the following manner ...
... square , and pricked in the same manner as the specimen now lying at Snow Hill Wharf , near Weedon , for the inspection of those who may propose for the work . The foundation for these blocks is to be prepared in the following manner ...
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Allesley arch Archway Road axles bottom breadth brick bridge broken stones built carriage centre coach coating commissioners constructed contract contractor Coventry cross drains DAVIES GILBERT depôts depth draught dynamometer earth eighteen inches elasticity embankments engineer expense experiments feet wide fences foot footpath fore wheels formed foundation four inches friction gravel ground half hard Hartshill height hill hind wheels Holyhead Road horizontal horses improvement inches deep inches thick inches wide instrument John Kershaw John Macneill labour laid length line of road manner masonry ment miles mortar mound necessary nine inches paved pavement placed Plate VII proper quicksets rails rates of inclination repair road-making roadway ruts side channels side springs six inches slopes specification spirit level springs square streets surface surveyor Telford theodolite Thomas Baylis three feet three inches trustees turnpike roads turnpike trusts upper velocity waggon whole wing walls
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Side 20 - They will here meet with rutts which I actually measured four feet deep, and floating with mud only from a wet summer; what therefore must it be after a winter?