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A Treatise on Engineering Field-Work: Comprising the Practice of Surveying, Levelling, Laying Out Works, and Other Field Operations

A Treatise on Engineering Field-Work: Comprising the Practice of Surveying, Levelling, Laying Out Works, and Other Field Operations

Bruff, Peter

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Sports GeneralGeography

ISBN10: 1108071546
ISBN13: 9781108071543
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 21 2014
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.33 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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.

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