John Rennie, 1761-1821: The Life and Work of a Great EngineerManchester University Press, 1963 - 149 էջ |
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... course employed when a bridge crosses some obstacle at an angle . Before the Industrial Revolution bridges were used only to cross natural features such as rivers or ravines , and then as now , the roadway made the shortest crossing ...
... course employed when a bridge crosses some obstacle at an angle . Before the Industrial Revolution bridges were used only to cross natural features such as rivers or ravines , and then as now , the roadway made the shortest crossing ...
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... course along the joints as in a brick bridge . In fact the arch as built is perfectly sound after 160 years of use . March Barn Bridge , on the other hand , has a perfect skew arch with winding courses . Among the several bridges which ...
... course along the joints as in a brick bridge . In fact the arch as built is perfectly sound after 160 years of use . March Barn Bridge , on the other hand , has a perfect skew arch with winding courses . Among the several bridges which ...
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... courses and the keystones of the arches are of a pale primrose material , dressed plane and punched , while the main walling medium is a boasted block - in - course dark olive - green stone as quarried on the canal and used for all the ...
... courses and the keystones of the arches are of a pale primrose material , dressed plane and punched , while the main walling medium is a boasted block - in - course dark olive - green stone as quarried on the canal and used for all the ...
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