A Treatise on Engineering Field-Work: Comprising The Practice Of Surveying, Levelling, Laying Out Works, And Other Field Operations Connected With ... 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology) - Softcover

Bruff, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108071538 ISBN 13: 9781108071536

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

In the 1840s, the civil engineer Peter Bruff (1812–1900) designed what was then the largest brick structure in Britain, the 1,000-foot-long Chappel Viaduct in Essex. He went on to become a railway entrepreneur and developer, and was responsible for the creation of the resort town Clacton-on-Sea, where he also designed many of the buildings. In this illustrated guide, first published in 1838 and here reissued in the revised and expanded two-volume second edition of 1840–2, he discusses the theory and practice of surveying (calculating the accurate position of points in the landscape) and levelling (calculating the accurate height of points). Volume 1 covers surveying; Bruff discusses different methods for calculating bearings and distances, and the equipment required. He explains the various errors to which each method is prone, how to avoid or minimise them, and gives example surveys of land boundaries, parishes and railway lines.

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Book Description

In the 1840s the engineer Peter Bruff (1812–1900) designed the 1,000-foot-long Chappel Viaduct, then the largest brick structure in Britain. In this illustrated guide, first published in 1838 and here reissued in the revised second edition of 1840–2, he describes methods for taking accurate ground surveys.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108071538
• ISBN 13: 9781108071536
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 198