Railway Construction.
The Field Engineer, a Handy Book of Practice in the
Survey, Location, and Track-Work of Railroads, con-
taining a large collection of Rules and Tables, original
and selected, applicable to both the Standard and the
Narrow Gauge, and prepared with special reference to
the wants of the young Engineer, by W. F. Shunk,
C.E., 12mo, roan tuck, gilt edges
Railway Construction.
Remunerative Railways for New Countries, with some
Account of the First Railway in China, by Richard C.
Rapier, Member and Telford Medallist Inst. C.E., with
numerous illustrations, photographs, and estimates,
crown 4to, cloth
Railway Construction and Maintenance.
The Road-Master's Assistant and Section-Master's
Guide a Manual of Reference for all having to do
with the Permanent Way of American Railroads, con-
taining the best results of experience, and minute
directions for Track-laying, Ballasting, and Keeping
the Track in good repair, by W. S. Huntington, revised
and enlarged by P. Latimer, C.E., 18mo, cloth
Switches and Crossings; Formula for ascertaining the Angles of Crossings, the Lengths of Switches, and the Distances of the Points of the Crossings and the Heels of the Switches from the Springing of the Curve, by W. Donaldson, M.A., A.I.C.E., Author of 'A Treatise on Oblique Arches,' plates, 8vo, cloth Railway Crossings.
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Tables for setting out Curves for Railways, Canals,
Roads, etc., varying from a radius of five chains to
three miles, either with or without a Theodolite, by
Archibald Kennedy and R. W. Hackwood, 32mo, cloth 0 2 6
Railway Curves.
Treatise on the setting out of Railway Curves, with
full Tables of the Angles, Distances, and Offsets
required, especially arranged for the use of Measure-
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the use of any other unit of Measurement, by David
Livingstone. crown 8vo, cloth
A Practical Treatise on Railway Curves and Location,
for young Engineers, by W. Shunk, C.E., 12mo roan
tuck
The Field Practice of laying out Circular Curves for
Railroads, by John C. Trautwine, C.E., twelfth edition,
revised by John C. Trautwine, Junr., C.E., crown 8vo,
roan, gilt edges
Railway Curve Tables.
Tables for setting out Railway Curves, arranged by
Chas. Pullar Hogg, C.E., a series of cards arranged
for Manipulation, with a sheet of Explanations and
Examples, in neat cloth case
These Tables are intended to facilitate the ranging of Circular Arcs, by the method of Tangential Angles, introduced by Professor Rankine; they are suitable for any unit of length, British or Foreign, so long as the angles and the arcs are expressed in the same unit. The angles are given in degrees, minutes, and decimals.
Railroad Economics.
Railroad Economics, or Notes with Comments from a
Tour over Ohio Railways, by S. W. Robinson, C.E.,
Professor of Mechanical Engineering in Ohio State
University, 18mo, boards
Examples of Station Buildings, and their cost, as
executed on several Railways, being an Appendix to
Estimates and Diagrams of Railway Bridges, etc., by
J. W. Grover, M.I.C.E., 13 plates, folio, cloth
Pocket Book of Tables and Formulæ of Railroad
Engineers, embracing besides the usual Tables and
Formulæ those for running transition curves, by B. H.
Hardaway, A.B., B.E., of the University of Alabama,
crown 8vo, roan
Manual for Railroad Engineers and Engineering
Students, containing the Rules and Tables needed for
the Location, Construction, and Equipment of Rai!.
roads, as built in the United States, by Geo. L. Vose,
Professor of Civil Engineering in Bowdoin College,
with 165 woodcuts and 31 large plates, 8vo
The Railway Builder; a Handbook for Estimating the Probable Cost of American Railway Construction and Equipment, by William J. Nicolls, Civil Engineer, illustrated, in one volume, full bound, pocket-book form 0 7 6 Railways.
The Economic Theory of the location of Railways, an
analysis of the conditions controlling the laying out of
Railways to effect the most judicious expenditure of
Capital, by A. M. Wellington, Mem. Amer. Soc. C.E.,
8vo, cloth
Wrinkles and Recipes, compiled from 'The Scientific
American'; a Collection of Practical Suggestions,
Processes, and Directions for the Mechanic, the
Engineer, the Farmer, and the Housekeeper, edited
by Park Benjamin, crown 8vo, cloth
List of Tests (Reagents) arranged in Alphabetical Order,
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Study on Reservoir Walls, by J. B. Krantz, Ingénieur
en Chef des Ponts et Chaussées, translated from the
French by F. A. Mahan, Captain of Engineers, U. S.
Army, illustrated by 34 plates, 8vo, cloth
Surcharged and different Forms of Retaining Walls,
by J. S. Tate, cuts, 8vo, sewed
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The strength and proportion of Riveted Joints, by
Bindon B. Stoney, LL.D., F.R.S., M.R.I.A., Mem.
Inst. C.E., 8vo, cloth
A Treatise on Mountain Roads, Live Loads, and
Bridges, with numerous plates, by Gen. H. St. Clair
Wilkins, R.E., Author of Reconnoitring in Abyssinia,'
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Drivers, with an Introductory Preface, by Thomas
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employed in Blasting Rocks for Industrial Purposes,
by G. G. André, F.G.S., Assoc. Inst. C.E., Mining
Civil Engineer, Member of the Society of Engineers,
plates, 8vo, cloth
A Treatise on Explosive Compounds, Machine Rock
Drills, and Blasting, by Henry S. Drinker, E.M.,
Author of A Treatise on Tunnelling,' 4to, cloth
See also "Boring and Blasting," Spons' Dictionary
of Engineering, Nos. 16, 17, 18, 19, Is. each.
Roofs (Iron). See Walmisley, p. 48.
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A Treatise on Ropemaking as practised in public and
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Trade, Shipping, Mining, Railways, Builders, etc., by
R. Chapman, formerly foreman to Messrs. Huddart and
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Dockyard, Deptford, second edition, 12mo, cloth
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A Treatise on Safety Valves, by Richard H. Buell,
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How to Drain a House; practical information for
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by Jas. C. Bayles, royal 8vo, cloth
Sanitary Engineering.
Handbook of Sanitary Information for Householders,
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Food and Water, with Appendices on Disinfectants
and Plumbers, by Roger S. Tracy, M.D., Sanitary
Inspector, New York City, 18mo, cloth
Sanitary Engineering.
Women, Plumbers, and Doctors, or Household Sanita-
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and Plumbers do their whole sanitary duty, there will
be comparatively little occasion for the services of the
Doctors, illustrated, crown 8vo, cloth
Sanitary Engineering.
Sanitary Works Abroad; Report of the Commission
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Application of Sewage to Irrigation at Marienfelder
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Sanitary Engineering.
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