Some Engineering Problems Of The Panama Canal In Their Relation To Geology And Topography
Forfatter: Donald F. MacDonald
År: 1915
Forlag: Washington Government printing Office
Sted: Washington
Sider: 88
UDK: 626.1
Published With The Approval Of The Govenor Of The Panama Canal
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INDEX.
Page.
Slides, in Culebra Cut, possible danger from. 48-49
probable limits of................58,59
view of.......................... 56
types of...........................54-66
See also various slides named.
Slopes,curved, for deforming rocks, discussion
Of........................................68,69
reasons for...................... 68
for excavations, variations in, conditions
governing........................66,67
Sosa Hill, rock material at................. 37
Steamers, wash of, slides caused by.......63,64
Streams in Canal Zone, character of.......12,13
relation of, to canal construction.... 13,14
value of, in canal construction...... 13,14
Structural breaks, slides from, cause of..59,60
remedy for........................... 59
T.
Temperature, range of, in Canal Zone...... 11
Timber in Canal Zone, value of.............. 12
26
26
Page.
Topography of Canal Zone, types of....... 9» 10
See also Coastal Plain type of topography;
Hill type of topography.
Toro limestone, description of..
occurrence of, in Canal zone...
figure showing.................... 18
uses of.................................. 26
Tropical conditions, influence of, on cost of
engineer! n g work......................... 11
V.
Valleys in Canal Zone, relation of, to canal
construction............................... 14
Vegetation in Canal Zone..................... 12
W.
Whitehouse, Culebra Cut, slide at, extent of. 60
Z.
Zurcher, P., on geology of the Isthmus of
Panama............................... 8