Treatise on Roads - Wherein Principles on Which Roads Should Be Made Are Explained

Klappentext A thorough explanation of nineteenth-century road construction and maintenance, reissued here in the second edition of 1838. Zusammenfassung The politician Sir Henry Parnell (1776–1842) was instrumental in the improvement of the important road linking London with Holyhead, a major port for communication with Dublin. In 1833 Parnell published this thorough explanation of road construction and maintenance. It is reissued here in the 1838 second edition. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Henry Parnell, Sir Henry Parnell
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2014
• EAN: 9781108071741
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07174-1
• No. of pages: 492
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology, Structural engineering