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The Practical Railway Engineer; A Concise Description of the Engineering and Mechanical Operations and Structures Which Are Combined in the Formation of Railways for Public Traffic, with Facts, Figures, and Data


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ... the shafts or the building of the tunnel, the back of the brick-work should be well lined with puddle, and Roman or metallic cement substituted for mortar. The whole of the Kilsby tunnel, on the London and Birmingham Railway, was built in either Roman or metallic cement, and the thickness of the brick-work is chiefly 27 inches. This tunnel is about 2423 yards long, and its length is divided by two ventilating shafts, cylindrical, and 60 feet in diameter. These shafts are 3 feet thick in brick-work, laid in Roman cement throughout. They intersect the line of the tunnel, and form curved recesses by that portion of their circumference which extends beyond the width of the tunnel on either side. These shafts were built from the top downwards, by excavating for small portions at a time, from 6 to 12 feet in length, and 10 feet deep. The Box tunnel, on the Great Western Railway, intersects oolite rock, forest marble, and lias marl, with fullers' earth. Eleven principal shafts, generally 25 feet in diameter, and four intermediate shafts, 12 feet 6 inches, were sunk for the purpose of carrying on the works of this tunnel, the entire length of which is 3123 yards, or a little more than If mile. The section of the tunnel is designed to be 27 feet 6 inches wide at springing of invert, and 30 feet wide at a height of 7 feet 3 inches above this; clear height above rails, 25 feet. As a great portion of the tunnel is constructed by mere excavation, and without masonry, these dimensions are, in some cases, departed from, in order to clear away loose portions of the stone and secure solid surfaces. Where brick-work is used, the sides are seven half-brick rings in thickness, the arch six, and the invert four. During the construction, the constant flow of water into the work...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781236234834
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1236234839
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 408 gr


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