The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal, Volume 26William Laxton William Laxton, 1863 - Architecture |
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13th century angle aniline apparatus appear applied arches architect architecture arrangement ashlar bars beautiful Bitter Lakes boiler brick bridge building Burr Truss canal carried cathedral centre chancel chord church colour construction corbels cornice cosec cross cubic curves cylinder depth diameter distance E. M. Barry effect elastic limit electric telegraph employed engine equal equation erected exhibited experiments feet George Stephenson girder Gothic guns gutta-percha heat iron junction lattice girder length load London manufacture material means Messrs metal Metropolitan Railway miles mouldings nearly observed obtained ornamental piers piston plates portion present pressure principle proposed quantity railway Railway.-A river rivets roof sewers ships side slope specimens square inch steam stone strain strength style surface Telford medal thickness timber tion tower transept truss velocity vertical vessels walls weight whole yards zinc