ANALYTICAL INDEX.
George L. Vose
INTRODUCTION.
PAGE
Rise and progress of railroads
1
Influence of railroads
3
Safety of railroad travelling
5
Preliminary operations
5
Mechanical principles of locomotion
6
Determination of character of road
7
Gauge
8
General establishment of route
10
CHAPTER I.
RECONNOISSANCE.
General topography
12
Barometrical levelling
18
CHAPTER II.
SURVEY.
Topographical sketching
24
General establishment of grades
32
Equating for grades
34
Comparison of surveyed lines
39
CHAPTER III.
LOCATION.
Alignment
41
Final adjustment of grades
46
Comparison of located lines
47
CHAPTER IV.
PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS.
Specification
55
Contract
81
Solicit
84
Bid
85
Comparison of bids
87
CHAPTER V.
LAYING OUT WORK.
Slopes
89
Culverts
90
Masonry
91
Tunnels
95
CHAPTER VI.
EARTHWORK.
Form of railroad sections
97
Excavation and embankment
104
Transport of material
106
Average haul
106
Drainage
109
Method of conducting construction operations
111
CHAPTER VII.
ROCKWORK.
Rock excavation
115
Blasting and quarrying
115
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117
Tunnelling
118
CHAPTER VIII.
WOODEN BRIDGING.
Of the forces at work in bridges
122
Extension
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