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A TREATISE ON ENGINEERING FIELD-WORK
COMPRISING THE PRACTICE OF SURVEYING, LEVELLING, LAYING OUT WORKS, AND OTHER FIELD OPERATIONS |
| Volume: |
Volume 2 |
| By: |
Peter Bruff |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£20.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108071546 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108071543 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
21 August, 2014 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Technology |
| Pages: |
142 |
| Description: |
Written by a practising civil engineer, this two-volume guide to surveying and levelling appeared in revised form in 1840-2. |
| Synopsis: |
In the 1840s, the civil engineer Peter Bruff (1812-1900) designed what was then the largest brick structure in Britain, the 1,000-foot-long Chappel Viaduct in Essex. He went on to become a railway entrepreneur and developer, and was responsible for the creation of the resort town Clacton-on-Sea, where he also designed many of the buildings. In this illustrated guide, first published in 1838 and here reissued in the revised and expanded two-volume second edition of 1840-2, he discusses the theory and practice of surveying (calculating the accurate position of points in the landscape) and levelling (calculating the accurate height of points). Volume 2 covers levelling; Bruff gives a brief overview of the theory, then describes the typical equipment used. By discussing such examples as the levelling of a projected railway route, he explains what information should be recorded, and how to avoid common errors of technique that affect accuracy. |
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20 b/w illus. 3 maps |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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Returnable |
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