From the Book - Regular Print
Chapter 1 Paperwork and money --
Specifications and conditions 16 --
Competitive tendering 22 --
Measurement of length 27 --
Equipment for field work 28 --
Leupold's introduction 36 --
Instruments with plumb lines 37 --
Calibration of an instrument with plumb line --
Hanging instruments 40 --
Chapter 6 Lifting equipment --
Winches with vertical rope drums 63 --
Winches with horizontal rope drums 66 --
Chapter 7 Transport and erection --
Transport on rollers 74 --
Transport of a large stone to Louvre 76 --
Erection of an obelisk 80 --
Erection of a bascule bridge 89 --
Pile-drivers with winches 94 --
Winches with clutches 98 --
Chapter 11 Water supply --
On the origins and occurrence of springs and ground water 130 --
Chapter 12 Work in earth and rock --
Simple transportation of earth 140 --
Mechanized transportation of earth 140 --
Removal of tree stumps 149 --
Chapter 13 Marine works and hydraulic engineering --
Regulation of watercourses 153 --
Rubble-mound breakwaters 174 --
Underwater concreting 176 --
Chapter 14 Roads and streets --
Roads on good lowland ground 194 --
Roads on poor lowland ground 195 --
Roads through marsh or swamp 198 --
Roads on mountain slopes 199 --
Paved highways and streets 200 --
Significance of road maintenance 202.