THIS book purports to be written for civil and mining engineers, but it is difficult to understand what purpose it is intended to serve. The author very correctly states in his preface that it is not ...

(1)THE engineering term “dam” has a diversity of applications; it may be defined to include any work which has for its object the confinement of water, (a) so as to produce a rise in level, (b) so as ...

"The first part of this work was published in 1888 as a treatise on "The design and construction of masonry dams.'"--Pref. to 4th. ed., p. [v] ...