Henry Parnell

A Treatise on Roads

Wherein the Principles on Which Roads Should Be Made Are Explained and Illustrated, by the Plans, Specifications, and

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Produktbeschreibung

A thorough explanation of nineteenth-century road construction and maintenance, reissued here in the second edition of 1838.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 492
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 688g
• ISBN-13: 9781108071741
• ISBN-10: 1108071740
• Artikelnr.: 41532952

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1. Rules for tracing the line of a new road
2. Principles of road-making
3. Forming a road
4. Drainage
5. Different kinds of roads, and modes of constructing them
6. Fences
7. Road masonry
8. Management of road works
9. Improving old roads
10. Repairing roads
11. Road instruments and tools
12. Road legislation
13. Carriages
Appendices
Note
Plates.