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ENGINEERING WONDERS OF THE WORLD VOLUME II.
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Archibald Williams
Archibald Williams
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Emerald Publishing Limited
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https://doi.org/10.1680/ewotwv2.50914
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978-0-7277-5091-4
Publication date:
2011
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THE MARCONI TOWERS, POLDHU, CORNWALL.

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Arthur E. Heming
Arthur E. Heming
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Arthur E. Heming
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    2011

  • The Poldhu Towers.

  • Their Antecedents.

  • A Downfall.

  • Design for Towers.

  • Trouble at Cape Cod.

  • Tremendous Gales.

  • Details of the Towers.

  • Wire Cable Stays.

  • Erecting the Towers.

  • The Workmen.

  • A Narrow Escape.

  • Extraordinary Stiffness.

  • Tests for Perpendicularity.

  • Painting the Towers.

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