... of permanency. At places in northern India where stone was not available kunkur was used, as it tended t o become cemented by mud and sediment, with the result that it would drop en YnaSse instead of piece by piece as desired. Another question of interest was the pitching around the piers. As Chairman...

... and the railway embnnkment. Had the granihe pitching a t the toe of t he dam been found sat isfactory ? The limits of thc pitching hadbeen governed by the original idea of fitting spillway-gates in the centre-section of the dam The rough-dressedpitching, 18inches deep, was laid in contoury courses with 2 : 1...

... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 .Sinking-effortand resistances . Viaduct : pile-driving .. Steelwork-erection . . . Stone-pitching around piers .Conclusion . .Appendix .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . .. . . 399 . 404 . 405 . 409 .. 409 411 INTRODUCTION...