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Excerpt from The River Seine, Vol. 84The Seine is the most important river of Frame, both on account of its being the highway for a ¿ourishing inland trade, and in consequence of the extensive engineering works which have been carried out for its improvement. Its basin has also formed the subject of very careful hydrological investigations, for it was on the Seine that the systematic prediction of ¿oods was first established, which has since b...

Excerpt from Report on the River Hugli: With Reference to Its General Physical Conditions, the Changes It Has Undergone, and the Feasibility of Improving It for NavigationSome cross sections of the Hugli, between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour, and a longitudinal section along the navigable channel from Calcutta to the sea, were taken, at my request, in February last, by the river surveyors, under the instructions of Captain Petley, with the obj...

Excerpt from The Training of Rivers, And, EstuariesCost of the Lover Rhone training-worka - The expenditure on the training-works since 1878 up to the end of 1892, amounted to of which were spent in maintenance. A. Balance of still remains to be expended before the original estimate is reached, and it is stated that the cost of the works remaining to be done will not exceed this sum. As, however, the scheme of 1878 was materially modified duri...

Report on the River Húgli is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes...

Excerpt from The Canalization of Rivers and the Different Systems of Movable Weirs: ReportThe limit of the tidal ¿ow and the rise inland of the river bed indicate where canalization may naturally commence, and canalization affords, generally, the best means of improving a waterway beyond the tidal limit.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is ...

Excerpt from The Training of Rivers, And, Estuaries, Vol. 4Contrast between the Outlets of Tideless and Tidal Rivers - Sedi ment-bearing rivers ¿owing into a tideless sea, are Obstructed at their outlet by the deposit Of the alluvium they discharge into the sea, which gradually accumulates, reducing the fall of the river near its mouth and forming a delta. The bars, accordingly, at the mouths of these rivers are wholly of ¿uvial origin, differ...

Excerpt from The Training of Rivers, And, Estuaries, Vol. 4Contrast between the Outlets of Tideless and Tidal Rivers - Sedi ment-bearing rivers ¿owing into a tideless sea, are Obstructed at their outlet by the deposit Of the alluvium they discharge into the sea, which gradually accumulates, reducing the fall of the river near its mouth and forming a delta. The bars, accordingly, at the mouths of these rivers are wholly of ¿uvial origin, differ...

Excerpt from Sanitary Engineering With Respect to Water-Supply and Sewage DisposalThe correct form for masonry reservoir -dams exposed to a consider able water-pressure was determined, about the middle of last century, by careful mathematical calculations, carried out by a French engineer, in accordance with which the F urens darn was erected in 1861 - 1866, as mentioned on page 142, and has proved perfectly stable, and since which time severa...

Excerpt from Civil Engineering as Applied in ConstructionThe civil engineer, by extending railways through undeveloped or barbarous countries, becomes the pioneer of progress and civilization, and he is largely instrumental in developing the intercourse and trade of communities and nations, by improving rivers, and constructing roads, railways, canals, harbours, and docks. Moreover, the civil engineer, by carrying out irrigation works in hot, ...

Excerpt from Rivers and Canals, Vol. 1 of 2: The Flow, Control, and Improvement of Rivers and the Design, Construction, and Development of Canals, Both for Navigation and Irrigation, With Statistics of the Traffic on Inland WaterwaysIn conclusion, I would fain venture to hope that my earnest endeavours to render this book worthy of the important branch of engineering with which it deals, a means of promoting the progress of river engineering o...

Excerpt from Rivers and Canals, Vol. 1 of 2: The Flow, Control, and Improvement of Rivers and the Design, Construction, and Development of Canals, Both for Navigation and Irrigation, With Statistics of the Traffic on Inland WaterwaysIn conclusion, I would fain venture to hope that my earnest endeavours to render this book worthy of the important branch of engineering with which it deals, a means of promoting the progress of river engineering o...

Excerpt from A Treatise on Rivers and Canals, Vol. 1: Relating to the Control and Improvement of Rivers and the Design, Construction, and Development of Canals, TextIN preparing a course of lectures on 'river and Canal Engineering, ' which I was requested to deliver at the School of Military Engineering at Chatham in 1880, it appeared to me that a book might be useful which should present, in a simple and concise form, descriptions of the prin...

Excerpt from A Treatise on Rivers and Canals, Vol. 2: Relating to the Control and Improvement of Rivers and the Design, Construction, and Development of CanalsMarseilles Harbour. (plan of Harbour and Docks.) C/zerbourg' Harbour. (plan of Harbour and Docks.) Brest Harbour. (plan of Commercial Port.) Trieste Harbour. (plan.)About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenboo...

Excerpt from A Treatise on Rivers and Canals, Vol. 2: Relating to the Control and Improvement of Rivers and the Design, Construction, and Development of CanalsMarseilles Harbour. (plan of Harbour and Docks.) C/zerbourg' Harbour. (plan of Harbour and Docks.) Brest Harbour. (plan of Commercial Port.) Trieste Harbour. (plan.)About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenboo...

Excerpt from Harbours and Docks, Vol. 1: Their Physical Features, History, Construction, Equipment, and Maintenance With Statistics as to Their Commercial DevelopmentHarbours and Docks are treated of in this book in a somewhat similar manner to that adopted for Rivers and Canals in my previous work, with the hope that the two books together may furnish a fairly complete exposition of the principles and prac tice of hydraulic engineering, as ap...

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Achievements in engineering - During the last half Century is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1891. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antique...