Engineering Wonders of the World
Volume I
Forfatter: Archibald Williams
År: 1945
Serie: Engineering Wonders of the World
Forlag: Thomas Nelson and Sons
Sted: London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York
Sider: 456
UDK: 600 eng - gl.
Volume I with 520 Illustrations, Maps and Diagrams
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION..................................... . 1
ANCIENT ENGINEERING. By the Editor . . . • .5
A RAILWAY OF THE FAR NORTH. The White Pass and Yukon Route . . 21
THE ROYAL ALBERT BRIDGE AT SALTASH. By Felix J. C. Pole 34
THE SALVING OF A BATTLESHIP—H.M.S. “GLADIATOR” .... 41
THE ROTHERHITHE TUNNEL. By E. H. Tabor, M.Inst.C.E., Resident Engineer in Charge
of the Construction . . • • • • • • • .49
THE BUILDING OF THE TRAIN-FERRY “BAIKAL.” By Andrew Douie, Chief Con-
structor at Lake Baikal, Siberia ........ 65
THE STORY OF THE SEVERN TUNNEL ....... 79
THE GREAT ZAMBESI BRIDGE. By the Editor ...... 90
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRIDGE. By E. Lancaster Burne, A.M.I.C.E. . 102
THE CONVERSION OF THE GAUGE OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY MAIN
LINE. By Felix J. C. Pole . ....................108
A WONDERFUL AERIAL ROPEWAY IN THE ANDES . . . .119
A RAILWAY THROUGH THE SEA. The Florida East Coast Railway Extension . 129
THE BRIDGES OF THE MEN AT STRAITS..................................142
THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL. By W. T. Perkins . . .153
THE CONSTRUCTION OF FISHGUARD HARBOUR. By Felix J. C. Pole . . 172
THE THAMES TUNNEL..................................................181