THE COFFER-DAM PROCESS FOR PIERS. PRACTICAL EXAMPLES FROM ACTUAL WORK

FOWLER, CHARLES EVAN [Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Bridge Engineer ]

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Chapman & Hall Ltd, New York / London, 1898

Beschreibung

Dated 1898 to Title page. Dark-Brown Cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xv + 159pp + 2 of contemporary trade adverts + 16pp Publisher's trade catalogue. Treatis on the Coffer-Dam Process to allow the building of piers in water for the construction of bridges. Profusely illustrated ; the book contains many contemporary examples from photographs eg Charlestown Bridge Boston, Forth Bridge Scotland as well as equipment in use - Osgood Dipper Dredge New York State Canals and many line drawings. There is also an interesting chapter on Cresy's Experiments on the form of Piers. VG Hardback. (Book- neat fading ink dated name to brown front end paper, Ink Stamp to top of the title page " Editorial Copy" and ink tick to bottom margin of same. 2 old repaired tears to margins of for-edge pp xi & xii of 15mm approx. A little general shelf wear to cloth but respectably clean and binding sound with no cracks to end papers). An interesting reference book on Civil Engineering. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition [boards Are a darker brown]. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9847

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Titel: THE COFFER-DAM PROCESS FOR PIERS. PRACTICAL ...

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Chapman & Hall Ltd, New York / London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1898

Einband: Hard Back

Zustand: VG

Auflage: 1st Edition