John Rennie, 1761-1821: The Life and Work of a Great EngineerManchester University Press, 1963 - 149 էջ |
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... Side by side with this primary engagement he carried on independently as millwright and machinery manufacturer . Some of his most interesting work was done for his firm in this capacity , not as an employee . His first recorded job for ...
... Side by side with this primary engagement he carried on independently as millwright and machinery manufacturer . Some of his most interesting work was done for his firm in this capacity , not as an employee . His first recorded job for ...
Էջ 107
... side we have heavy abutments which have a marked lateral projection and act as buttresses . Between these there spans the segmental arch carry- ing the load , and naturally the face of the arch is straight in plan . Above this arch we ...
... side we have heavy abutments which have a marked lateral projection and act as buttresses . Between these there spans the segmental arch carry- ing the load , and naturally the face of the arch is straight in plan . Above this arch we ...
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... side of the Bly 141 parapet , and the string course where it crosses the buttresses at each end becomes a plinth due to the section being larger below than above . Built in native stone they harmonise with the country through which they ...
... side of the Bly 141 parapet , and the string course where it crosses the buttresses at each end becomes a plinth due to the section being larger below than above . Built in native stone they harmonise with the country through which they ...
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