... liketo suggest that rail-weight was about the last itemon which tfo economizeunduly, as that was sometimes the only item in which appreciable economy in construc- tion could be effected. In the discussion on Sir Frederick Upcott s Paper he had cited1 the Ceylon Northern Railway, which was built on the 5...

... January, 1918. &fr.Brown. Mr. W. BROWNobserved t h a t Mr. Cooper's Paper was of particularinteresttoonewhohadspent18yearsonirrigation works in Ceylon, and had experience of the instability of earthen embankments under water-pressure. Two kinds of slips were dealt with by theAuthor l...

...SIR J A F ASPINALL; F J WARING; A M A STRUBEN; A ROSS; E BENEDICT; G R HEARN; H H D HAY © Thomas Telford and ICE 1919 SLIPS SUBSIDENCE RAILWAYS CUTTINGS EMBANKMENTS SLOPES LANDSLIDES LANDSLIPS WATER DIVERSION PIETERMARITZBUR RIET SPRUIT CEYLON SRI LANKA ASIA...

...A G COOPER © Thomas Telford and ICE 1919 SLIPS SUBSIDENCE RAILWAYS COUNTRIES DEVELOPING GEOLOGY GNEISS LATERITE CABOOK EMBANKMENTS CUTTINGS DRAINAGE RAINFALL LANDSLIDES LANDSLIPS CEYLON SRI LANKA ASIA 1 roceedinga.] COI...

...A G COOPER © Thomas Telford and ICE 1919 SLIPS SUBSIDENCE RAILWAYS DAMAGE MONSOONS WEATHER TEMPORARY REPAIRS PERMANENT WORKS COUNTRIES DEVELOPING RAINFALL STREAMS DIVERSION LANDSLIDES WALLS EMBANKMENTS TROPICS TROPICAL CEYLON SRI LANKA ASIA (Paper ATo. 4 2 2 3...

...F J WARING ADAMS BRIDGE INDIA CEYLON SRI LANKA ASIA 23 Janll:Lry, 1917. SiI, MAURICEFITZMAURICE, C.M.G., President, in the Chair. (Paper No. 4195.) On the Physical Features of Adam s Bridge and the Currents Across it, considered as affecting the Proposed Construction...

...SIR M FITZMAURICE; F J WARING; V E DE BROE; F SHELFORD; H T S WARD; J S BERESFORD; S PRESTON; R S G MOORE INDIA CEYLON ADAMS BRIDGE BRIDGES RAILWAYS CAUSEWAYS MONSOONS CURRENTS SLABS JOISTS CONSTRUCTION TIDES SAND SURVEYS CONNECTIONS EMBANKMENTS BARRAGES BARRIERS...

... ADAMS BRIDGE PAMBAN PASS INDIA CEYLON SRI LANKA ASIA proceedings.] ADAM S BRIDGE AND THB! CURRENTS ACkOSS TT. 303 on the Indian side. It wasnoticed that Mr. Shadbolt had made Mr. Preston. anestimatefor a broad-gaugeline-therebeing no broad-gauge line on the Indian side-while...

... VIADUCT RAMESWARAM INDIA ASIA CEYLON SRI LANKA 377 Pamban Viaduct, South Indian Railway. By COLINROBERTWHITE, M . Inst. C.E. INordertofacilitatecommunicationbetweenIndiaand Ceylon, theSouthIndianRailwayCompanyhasrecently completed a n importantlinkintheirsystem by theconstruction of R...

...SIR W H WHITE; SIR B BAKER; J MANSERGH; J H WESTERN; B P ELLIS; M FITZMAURICE; SIR G L MOLESWORTH; F FOX; J S BERESFORD; R C H DAVISON; W J E BINNIE; R B BUCKLEY; C W ODLING; R H BROWN; STEPHENS © Thomas Telford and ICE 1904 EGYPT INDIA CEYLON SRI LANKA PAKISTAN Proceeding8.j...

... CEYLON SRI LANKA ASIA 272 WARING ON TIIE CEYLON GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. [Selected SECT.11.-OTHER SELECTED PAPERS. (Paper No. 3010.) I TheHaputaleandBandarawelaExtensions of the Ceylon Government Railway,withNotes upon otherRailways Recently Constructed in the Colony. By FRANCJIOS HNWARINGM, . Inst...

...C V BELLAMY © Thomas Telford and ICE 1897 BRIDGES RIVERS EMBANKMENTS APPROACHES BRICKWORK FRACTURE CYLINDERS SINKING IRON GIRDERS IRONWORK CONSTRUCTION PONTOONS TIDES SPANS ABUTMENTS BRICKS ROADWAYS CRADLES COLOMBO KELANI VICTORIA CEYLON SRI LANKA ASIA...

...H EWART © Thomas Telford and ICE 1894 WATERWORKS RESERVOIRS CONSTRUCTION EXCAVATIONS CRACKS LEAKAGE WATER FRACTURE WALLS MOVEMENT ASPHALT LININGS SERVICE CONCRETE CRACKS ROOFS ARCHES REPAIRS FAILURES COLOMBO MALIGAKANDA CEYLON SRI LANKA ASIA 284 EWART...

... MACHINERY DREDGING DREDGERS SEA STONE RUBBLE MONOLITHS BAGS COLOMBO NEWHAVEN CEYLON SRI LANKA UK 138 DISCUSSION ON CONCRETE-WORK FOR HARBOURS. Clfinutes of Discussion. SlrJohnCoode. Sir JOHN COODEK, .C.M.G., Vice-Presidents,aid he was glad of an opportunity of bearing testimony...

...J BARRON; G W BRENAN; W D CAY; J C COODE; E A COWPER; D CUNNINGHAM; W A GORMAN; SIR C A HARTLEY; V D DE MICHELE; J R MOSSE; J RUSSELL; W SMITH; H G H SPENCER; D A STEVENSON; B B STONEY; B H THWAITE; W R KNIPPLE; J KYLE; J WILLET UK SRI LANKA CEYLON 196 CORRESPONDENCE ON [Xinutes of Mr...

...J KYLE 7G KYLE ON COLOYBO HARBOUR WORKS. [Ninutes of Colombo Harbour Works, Ceylon. By JOHKNYLE, M. Inst. C.E. THEidea of providing Ceylon withanartificial harbour was originated by the Earl of Carnarvon, who, in 1866, suggested the improvement of the natural harbour at Pointe de Galle...

...F J WARING Papers.] WARING ON THE CEYLON GOVERNMENT RAILWAY. 319 (Paper No. 2224.) On the Extension of the Ceylon Government Railway from Nawalapitiya t o Nanu Oya. By FRANCJIOS HWNARING, M. Inst. C.E. (AbStYCZCt.) THEobject of this Paper is to supplementone by Mr. J. R. Mosse, M. Inst. C.E...

... USA CANADA CEYLON SRI LANKA INDIA MA 86 MOSSE ON EAILWAYS IN NEWLY-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. [1\1inutcs of (Paper No. 2098.) The Principles t o be Observed inthe Laying-out, Con- struction and Equipmentof Railways in Newly-Developed Countries By JAMREOSBERMT OSSEM, . Inst. C.E...

...J R MOSSE © Thomas Telford and ICE 1881 RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION BRIDGES ABUTMENTS PIERS COSTS INCLINES ENGINES EXTENSIONS SURVEYS GRADIENTS GOVERNMENT MOUNTAINS COLOMBO KANDY KALUTARA NAWALAPITIYA CEYLON SRI LANKA ASIA Proceedings.] MOSSE OX OEPLON GOVERNMENT...

... COSTS CYLINDERS STEAM MOUNTAINS INCLINES GRADIENTS LOADS WEIGHT STEEP CURVES BRAKES ROLLING STOCK TRAINS TRAFFIC EXPERIMENTS CENTRAL RAILS THIRD RAIL NEW ZEALAND CEYLON SRI LANKA 120 DISCUSSION ON NZEEWALARNADILWAYS. minutes of Mr. Longridge. was satisfied the results he had...