Railway Engineering; or, Field work preparatory to the construction of railways, etcLongman & Company, 1848 - 64 pages |
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... intersection of B 91 and C 9 , will give the point q1 . In the same manner by taking the angles 92 C B , 92 B C , the intersection of B q2 and C 2 will give the point 92 , & c . = Ex . Let the radius O B 80 chains 18 SECT . I. RAILWAY ...
... intersection of B 91 and C 9 , will give the point q1 . In the same manner by taking the angles 92 C B , 92 B C , the intersection of B q2 and C 2 will give the point 92 , & c . = Ex . Let the radius O B 80 chains 18 SECT . I. RAILWAY ...
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... intersect . The auxiliary Table , No. 1. , gives the depths of the intersection of the side - slopes below the balance - line , and the corresponding number of cubic yards to be deducted from the contents for each chain in length ...
... intersect . The auxiliary Table , No. 1. , gives the depths of the intersection of the side - slopes below the balance - line , and the corresponding number of cubic yards to be deducted from the contents for each chain in length ...
Page 43
... intersection of the slopes , at the end of every chain , be as in the an- nexed table , the bottom width 30 feet , and the ratio of the slopes 1 to 1 ; required the content of the cutting in cubic yards . - = NOTE . By the Table No. 1 ...
... intersection of the slopes , at the end of every chain , be as in the an- nexed table , the bottom width 30 feet , and the ratio of the slopes 1 to 1 ; required the content of the cutting in cubic yards . - = NOTE . By the Table No. 1 ...
Page 44
... intersection of the slopes , and their distances in feet are as in the annexed table , the bottom width is 36 feet , and the ratio of the slopes 2 to 1 ; required the content of the cutting in cubic yards . Dist . in Feet . Depths . Qts ...
... intersection of the slopes , and their distances in feet are as in the annexed table , the bottom width is 36 feet , and the ratio of the slopes 2 to 1 ; required the content of the cutting in cubic yards . Dist . in Feet . Depths . Qts ...
Page 46
... Intersection of the Slopes , the Length , the Bottom Width , and the Ratio of the Slopes , being given . RULE . Find the square roots of the given areas either by a table of square roots * , or by actual extraction ; with these roots ...
... Intersection of the Slopes , the Length , the Bottom Width , and the Ratio of the Slopes , being given . RULE . Find the square roots of the given areas either by a table of square roots * , or by actual extraction ; with these roots ...
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2d Edition 80 chains angles Author balance line Bashforth bottom-width calculation centre stump centrifugal force chain in length chord cloth compound curve contents of cuttings corrected half-width cross sections cross-section cubic yards curve-ruler decimal depths distance draw embankment engineers error in defect exterior rail feet finding the contents formula Gentleman's Diary given radius ground is laterally HISTORY horizontal Illustrations inches intersection J. C. LOUDON laterally sloping laying out railway Level-Book London Maps method of finding methods of laying morocco NOTE offsets P₁ Plates portions Post 8vo practice Prob PROBLEM prolonged q₁ radii radius railway curves Rankine's method ratio of slopes sectional areas serpentine curve side fences similar triangles superelevation surface tangental points tangents A B theodolites TREATISE tunnel Vignette Titles vols whence whole number width Woodcuts
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