... and stability had been realized for more than 6,000 years. The walls of the city of Babylon, probably a t least 4,000 years old, were constructed of well burnt bricks set inbituminous mortar. Another good example of the early use of structural brickwork was the elliptic arch a t Ctesiphon, near Baghdad, which...

...N DAVEY; F G THOMAS STRUCTURAL USAGE BRICKWORK STRENGTH METHODS BRICKS PIERS WALLS TESTING MORTAR ECCENTRIC LOADING STABILITY MOISTURE PENETRATION RESISTANCE CORROSION FIRES PROTECTION CRACKING SLENDERNESS CAVITY WALLS PANELS ST PAUL CATHEDR LONDON UK...

... programme of post-war reconstruction includes harbour works a t Pedroupos, Pop0 do Bispo,and Cab0 Ruivo, and the Paper discusses someof the more unusual features of construction. The work at Cab0 Ruivo includes the Olivais dock, the Beirolas river wall, and reclamation. Considerablebucket dredging...

...R A STEPHENSON © Thomas Telford and ICE 1950 DESIGN CONSTRUCTION COFFERDAMS DOCKS DAMS RIVERS SHEETPILING LAYOUT LOCKS CHAMBERS GRANITE MASONRY GATES MACHINERY PADDLES SLUICES HYDRAULIC CAPSTANS FOOTBRIDGES POWER STATIONS WALLS INVERTS SOILS PLANT CONCRETE...

...T H SEATON © Thomas Telford and ICE 1948 LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY LNER COASTS EROSION SEA DEFENCES PROBLEMS SILTING HARBOURS RIVERS WAVES ACTION CURRENTS GROYNES WALLS TIDAL ESTUARIES RAILWAYS EAST COAST ENGLAND LOWESTOFT RIVER CROUCH RIVER ALDE...

...C R IRVING WIND TIDES SEA COASTS DEFENCES WAVES STORMS WALLS EMBANKMENTS WEATHER RAILWAYS NORTH WALES LLANFAIRFECHAN PENMAENBACH MOSTYN SEA WALL RHUDDLA MARSH ABERGELE OLD COLWYN UK © Thomas Telford and ICE 1948 SEATON ON COAST EROSION AND SEA DEFENCE. 21...

... COFFERDAMS DEMOLITION WALLS MASONRY COSTS PUMPHOUSES CRANES TRACK HM DOCKYARD DEVONPORT UK 24 LITTLE O N H.M. DOCKYARD, DEVONPORT : COSTS. Theestimated cost of the widening work was 400,000. During the contract it was decided to close t,he south end of No. 9 dock and form a fitting...

...J DUVIVIER PROBLEMS COASTS EROSION FORMATION MOVEMENT BEACHES ECONOMICS DESIGN SEA WALLS GROYNES RESEARCH FINANCE PROTECTION DEFENCES COSTS DAMAGE SELSEY LINCOLNSHIRE FLEETWOOD UK © Thomas Telford and ICE 1947 THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. MARITIME...

... ISLAND WALLASEY EMBANK UK PROBLEMS COASTS EROSION SEA DEFENCES WORKS WALLS FAILURES BULKHEADS DESIGN CONSTRUCTION GROYNES PROTECTION FLOODS CONCRETE MATERIALS FRONTAGES CLIFFS SLIPS COASTLINES 24 DUVIVIER ON THE PROBLEM OF COAST EROSION. done so far in the way of model...

...V A M ROBERTSON; J A HOOD; H R REYNOLDS; A W SKEMPTON; H E ROBARTS; E P WILSON; H Q GOLDER; S J BUTTON; W B CANNING; S R BANKS; H C KING; D H B REYNOLDS LANDSLIPS RESEARCH RAILWAYS UNDERCLIFFS CLIFFS MOVEMENT SLIPS HISTORY RETAINING WALLS INVESTIGATIONS PROTECTION WORKS DRAINAGE...

... DISCHARGES GROYNES RIVERS TIDAL SPURS SEA WALLS RUPNARAIN RIVER BENGAL NAGPUR CALCUTTA BOMBAY MADRAS DAMODAR RIVER BAKRA DAM RANGOON RIVER POONA INDIA ASIA © Thomas Telford and ICE 1946 THE RUPNARAIN RIVER IN BENCjSL. I9 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The success...

...F N G TAYLOR © Thomas Telford and ICE 1945 METHODS CONSTRUCTION DEEP FOUNDATIONS LAND EXCAVATIONS PILED GROUND CONSOLIDATION SIDES WALLS TIMBER TRENCHES STEEL SHEETPILING VERTICAL JOISTS HORIZONTAL EMBANKMENTS CYLINDERS CAISSONS MONOLITHS CONTROL WATER DRAINAGE...

... wide space between tracks. It is considered that if approximately one-sixth of the total glazed area were regularlycleaned,insideandout,aswouldthen be possible, the familiar gloom which exists in so many engine-sheds would be dispelled. DESIGNOF SIDE WALLS. Prom ground-level to window-sill-level, solid...

.... Whilst in the modern world the sources of noise tend to increase both in number and in loudness, the trend of building technique, towards nonload-bearing light walls and partitions and greater structural continuity, tends towards lower sound ihsulation, and the need for consideration of this question...

...S PACKSHAW © Thomas Telford and ICE 1945 SHEETPILING MARITIME WORKS TIMBER REINFORCED CONCRETE STEEL STRENGTH STABILITY CONSTRUCTION WHARVES QUAYS WALLS SEA DEFENCES WALLS INVESTIGATIONS RETAINING STRESS DEFORMATION THEINSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS MARITIMEANI...

...F M DU PLAT TAYLOR; FMDP TAYLOR; M NACHSHEN; J E G PALMER; A W SKEMPTON; C PEEL; A L BAKER; G C BLOFIELD © Thomas Telford and ICE 1945 SHEETPILING MARITIME WORKS WHARVES TIMBER SEA DEFENCES PIERS PROTECTION SUBWAYS EARTH PRESSURE CALCULATIONS WALLS CLAYS QUAYS SUSPENDED...

...A H DAVIS; R FITZMAURICE; H L KIRKE; H C HUSBAND; J MCLAREN; C A MASON; J MOIR © Thomas Telford and ICE 1945 BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION BBC MODERN THEORY BUILDINGS ACOUSTICS CONSTRUCTION METHODS WALLS FLOORS SOUND INSULATION NOISE ATTENUATION AND PRACTICE...

...H R REYNOLDS SOIL MECHANICS RAILWAYS ENGINEERS CLASSIFICATION SOILS SAMPLING TESTING STABILITY SLOPES DESIGN CUTTINGS EMBANKMENTS TOES WALLS STONE PITCHING SLIPS REMEDIAL MEASURES PERMANENT WAY RETAINING FOUNDATIONS STRUCTURES SAND GRAVEL FILLING CLAYS MUD SILT PEAT...

...W C ANDREWS; S PACKSHAW; F M G DU PLAT TAYLOR; F W DAVENPORT; J G ARTHUR; S WOOLLEY; E N HORTON; A S GRUNSPAN © Thomas Telford and ICE 1944 RIVERS WALLS JETTIES ANCILLARY BUILDINGS LOADS PILES CANALS ANCHORAGES FAILURES TIMBER LARSSEN PILING PRECAST DECKING DOCKS...

...F S SNOW © Thomas Telford and ICE 1944 RIVERS WALLS JETTIES BUILDINGS ANCILLARY PUMPHOUSES ACCESS PIERS EXTENSIONS DOCKS CONSTRUCTION PILES CANALS DESIGN COFFERDAMS SHEETPILING TIMBER FENDERS EXCAVATIONS DAMS THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. STRUCTURAL...