The Architect, Engineer, and Operative Builder's Constructive Manual: Or, A Practical And Scientific Treatise On The Construction Of Artificial Foundations For Buildings, Railways, Etc. - Brossura

Davy, Christopher

 
9781108070690: The Architect, Engineer, and Operative Builder's Constructive Manual: Or, A Practical And Scientific Treatise On The Construction Of Artificial Foundations For Buildings, Railways, Etc.

Sinossi

This 1839 work discusses matters of geology, pile driving, laying foundations, and the use of concrete and limestone.

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Descrizione del libro

An architect and teacher of architecture, Christopher Davy (c.1803–49) also took an interest in steam engines and railway construction. In this work, published in 1839, he discusses the geology of England and Wales, the practicalities of pile driving, the use of concrete and the properties of limestone.

Contenuti

A register of the principal geological formations in each of the counties of England and Wales; 1. Preliminary observations; 2. On pile driving and piling; 3. On the nature and application of beton; 4. On the analysis of limestone; 5. On the calcination of limestone; 6. On the proportion and admixture of ingredients employed in the composition of ordinary mortar; Plates.

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