Thames Tunnel to Channel Tunnel

This book provides 150 years of civil engineering as seen through a selection of some of the most influential papers published in the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers between two great engineering milestones.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Rendel on The Construction of The Lary Bridge
Chapter 2 : Pasley on Cements
Chapter 3 : Marc Brunel on The Thames Tunnel
Chapter 4 : Bateman on The Bann Reservoirs
Chapter 5 : Whitworth on Uniform System of Screw Threads
Chapter 6 : Grissell on The Scaffolding Used in Erecting `Nelson Column'
Chapter 7 : Wyatt on The Construction of The Crystal Palace
Chapter 8 : Locke`S Presidential Address
Chapter 9 : Bazalgette on London`S Main Drainage
Chapter 10 : Shankland on Steel Construction in Chicago
Chapter 11 : Freeman on Sydney Harbour Bridge
Chapter 12 : Samuely and Ward on The Skylon
Chapter 13 : Cochrane, Chetwin and Hogbin on The Dubai Dry Dock

Index