A Treatise on Engineering Field-Work

Comprising the Practice of Surveying, Levelling, Laying Out Works, and Other Field Operations
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-108-07154-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 142 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 189 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bruff, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Theory of levelling, gravity and the plumb-line; 2. Levelling; 3. Directions for taking trial sections; 4. Ascending and descending levels; 5. Levelling for cross sections with the plotting on plan and main section; 6. Advice on levelling instruments; Tables of curvature and refraction; Tables of slopes and inclines.