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Mensuration of Surfaces and Solids. Preliminary Explanations: Reading Drawings: Conversion Tables. Plane Surfaces: Quadrilaterals Triangles, The Circle: Sectors and Segments of Circles: The Ellipse: Area of any Place Figure: Regular Polygon Solids: Definitions: The Prism and Cylinder: The Pyramid and Cone: The Wedge: The Prismoid: The Sphere, Symmetrical and Similar Figures.
(C) PRELIMINARY BUILDING OPERATIONS. This course deals with such important
matters as excavating, shoring, scaffolding and the transport of materials.
Excavating. Datum Lines: Staking out Excavations: Character of Soil; Virgin and Artificial Ground: Bearing Value of Foundation Soils: Depth and Area of Excavations: Removal of Material: Measurement of Excavation.
Shoring, Needling, Underpinning and Bracing Buildings.
Scaffolding. Classification: Pole Scaffolding: Frame Scaffolding, Needle Scaffolding: Trestic Scaffolding: Bracket Scaffolding, Suspended Scaffolding, Staging, Gantries. Scaffolding Details and Accessories, Means of communication: Connections: Equipment. Hoardings and Fans: Regulations and Recommendations.
Transport of Material. Builders' Hoisting Plant: Simple Lifting Tackle; Cranes, Hoists or Lifts.
(D) FOUNDATIONS AND FOOTINGS. This course deals very carefully and fully with the design and construction of foundations and footings. The materials of which foundations can be constructed are clearly enumerated and defined. The use and methods of driving piles and caissons are also dealt with, as are foundation walls, and the protection of basement walls.
Footings. Definitions: Design and Construction.
Foundations. Materials Timber, Concrete; Steel and Iron Stone and Brick. Piles and Caissons: Classification of Piles: Bearing Piles: Metal Piles: Sand Piles: Driving Piles: Reinforced-Concrete Bearing Piles Concrete Piles: Calculations for Piles Foundations: Terms used in Pile Driving: Protection Piles: Cribs or Caissons. Foundation Walls; Stone-Rubble Thickness of Walls: Thickness of Foundation Walls: Founda- tion Walls partly on Rock; Openings in Basement and Cellar Walls; Brick Foundation Walls; Foundations on Sloping Ground; Concrete Foundation Walls Distributed Foundations; Planking: Rafts: Grillage Foundations Reinforced-Concrete Foundations; Calculating Requisite Area of Founda- Protection of Basement Walls; Dampness in Cellar Walls. Damp- proof Courses: Damp-Proofing Cellar Walls: Subsoil Drains: Areas for Keeping Cellars Dry.
tions.
(E) AREAS, VAULTS, AND RETAILING WALLS. Examples of the different kinds of Their areas, vaults, and retaining walls in use are given in this course.
design to resist thrusts, their use in giving a means of obtaining light to basements in town buildings, and other points are fully covered.
Areas.
Vaults.
Retaining Walls.
Paving and Pavements.
(F) LIMES, CEMENTS AND MORTARS. This course was written in close co-operation with the chemists and works managers of one of the largest cement-making plants in the country. The materials, their classification, varieties and general properties, methods of mixing, and burning etc., are dealt with in a careful and comprehensive manner.
Limes. Introduction: Limestone and the Burning of Lime: Classifica- tion of Limes: Varieties of Limes.
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