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Volume 2, Issue 1, January 1838

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ACCOUNT OF THE BRIDGE OVER THE SEVERN, NEAR THE TOWN OF TEWKESBURY, IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER, DESIGNED BY THOMAS TELFORD, AND ERECTED UNDER HIS SUPERINTENDENCE. (INCLUDING PLATES).
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- Authors: W MACKENZIE; T TELFORD
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24380
- TRANSACTIONS. I.-Account o the Bridge over the Severn, near the T o w n o Tewkesbury, in the f f County f Gloucester, designed by THOMAS o TELFORD,erected under and his superintendence. B y W. MACKENZIE, M. 1st.C.E. THE Tewkesbury Severn bridge was one of the works of Telford which that distinguished man thought deserving of especialnotice,from its being a work of considerable magnitude, and attended with small degree of difficulty no inthe execution, and having, after several years experience, been found to answer its intended purpose S...
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A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS ON DIFFERENT KINDS OF AMERICAN TIMBER.
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- pp. 15–32
- Author: W DENISON
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24381
- P5 11.-A Series o ,Experiments m dgevent kinds o Americarb Timber. B W . f f ' DENISON, Royal Enyineers, F.R.S.,A.1nst.C.E. Lieut. THEfollowing Tables contain the results of experiments on different kinds of American timber ; they are not so complete as I could wish, such, however, as they are, I submit themto theInstitution. Some of them corroborate in a remarkable degree the experiments made by Mr. Barlow upon wood of the same nature, but of very different scantling, and under different circumstances...
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ON THE APPLICATION OF STEAM AS A MOVING POWER, CONSIDERED ESPECIALLY WITH REFERENCE TO THE ECONOMY OF ATMOSPHERIC AND HIGH PRESSURE STEAM.
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- pp. 33–46
- Author: G H PALMER
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24382
- 111.-On the Application ofSteam m a moving Powm, considered especidy wit% referenceto the economy of Atmosphrk and H@ PressureSteam. B y GEORGE HOLWORTHY PALMER, M.1mt.C.E. ALTHOUGH question relative to the comparative power of the Cornish and the other engines has engaged the attention of this Institution, (and doubtless that of every practical engineer,) still no conclusion has been arrived at satisfactorily explaining upon what principle, the duty of the former engines so far outstrips the best reported duty of the Watt engine. The difference is truly astounding, for it is officially assated that the average dutyof ten or twelve of the Cornish engines amountedto 70,000,000 lbs...
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DESCRIPTION OF MR HENRY GUY'S METHOD OF GIVING A TRUE SPHERICAL FIGURE TO BALLS OF METAL, GLASS, AGATE OR OTHER HARD SUBSTANCES.
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- pp. 47–48
- Authors: B DONKIN; H GUY
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24383
- IV. DescrzptiMz ofMr. NENRY method of giving a true sphericaljgure to GUY'S Balls o f Metal, Glass, Agate, BRYAN D O N K I N , v.P.lmt.c.E. or other hard Substances. Cornmunicated by THEprinciple of Mr. Guy's invention, and the apparatus he employs, will be more readily understood, by first stating, generally, that if a ball can be made to revolve rapidly in every possible direction, or in other words, if during such revolution the axis of rotation be constantly changing its angular position within the ball itself, whilst a grinding tool is applied to the surface of the ball, the most prominent parts of that surface will be first acted upon by the grinder, and by continuing the operation, the whole of the higher parts of the surface will be progressively ground off, andthe ball willultimatelybeleft of a perfectly spherical shape...
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ON THE EXPLOSIVE ACTION OF STEAM IN SOME OF THE PUMPING ENGINES ON THE CORNISH MINES.
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- pp. 49–60
- Author: W J HENWOOD
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24384
- 49 V.-Ontheexpansiveaction of Steam in some o f the Pumping Engines on the Cornish Mines. B y WILLIAM HENWOOD, JORY F.G.k, Secretary .f the Royal GeolosyicalSociety of Cornwall, H. M. Assay-Master of Tin in tAe Duchy of Cornwall. THEexperiments which it is my purpose to describe, were instituted with a view to the determination of the quantity of steam employed, and the mode of its distribution on the working-stroke ; the duty performed with a given quantity of fuel ; and the work accomplished for a certain expense...
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ON THE EFFECTIVE POWER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE EXPANSIVE CONDENSING ENGINES IN USE AT SOME OF THE CORNISH MINES.
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- pp. 61–68
- Author: T WICKSTEED
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24385
- VI.-On the efective power of the Ha$ Pressure expansive condeming Engines iqz use at some Ofthe CornishMines. B y THOMAS WICKSTEED, k.Inst.C.E. Communicated in a letter to the President. I AM induced to address you again* upon the subject of the engines used in the mines in Cornwall, from the very kind manner in which you received my last paper. I have been lately into Cornwall, having been instructed by the Directors of the East London Water Works Company to proceed there for the purpose of examining an engine that was to be disposed of by the East Cornwall Silver Mining Company, with a view of purchasing it for the Company's Works at Old Ford...
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DROPS USED BY THE STANHOPE AND TYNE RAILROAD COMPANY FOR THE SHIPMENT OF COALS AT SOUTH SHIELDS. (INCLUDING PLATES.)
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- pp. 69–71
- Author: T E HARRISON
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24386
- 69 V I I . - D e s c r + m of the Drops used by the Stanhope and Tyne Railroad Company fw the S h i p e n t of Coals at South Shields. By THOMAS E. HARRISON, M.1nst.C.E. THE mode of shipping coals shewn by the drawings, (Plates V. and VI.,) was .made the subject of a patent by the late William Chapman, of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the year 1807, a d it isoneof those instances in which the patentee, either from prejudice or some other cause, received little remuneration for an invention whichhas been the means of saving thousands to the coal owners on both the rivers Tyne and Wear; for although it was almost entirely neglected duringthe continuance of thepatent, it shortlyafterwards came rapidly into extensive general use...
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ON THE PRINCIPLE AND CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAYS OF CONTINUOUS BEARING. (INCLUDING PLATE).
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- pp. 73–86
- Author: J REYNOLDS
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24387
- 73 VII1.-On the Principle and Construction of Railways of continuous hewing. B y JOHN REYNOLDS, A.1nst.C.E. THE conditions essential to a good railway may be defined as being, 1st. That it should bethe closestpracticableapproximation to a perfect plane of perfect stability. ad. That it should be a.dapted to prevent or neutralize vibrations from the impacts of imperfectcylindersrollingonimperfectplanes(perfection inthe snrfaces of wheels and rails being unattainable in practice). 3d. That it should possess the greatest degree of durability, and the greatest facility of being repaired, which are compatible with the first two conditions...
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WOODEN BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER CALDER, AT MIRFIELD, YORKSHIRE, DESIGNED AND ERECTED BY WILLIAM BULL. (INCLUDING PLATE).
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- pp. 87–88
- Author: W BULL
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24388
- IX.-Wooden Bridge over the R i v e r Calder, at Mi!$eZd, Yovkxhire, designed and erected by WILLIAM A.1nst.C.E. BULL, THIS bridge was erected for the use of the hauling horses on the Calder and Hebble Navigation, in the summer of 1835. The chord of the arc is 147 feet 6 inches, the versed sine 1 1 feet. The width of the roadway is 8 feet at the abutments and 5 feet at the crown. The arch is composed of two ribs of fir timber, with cross stays and diagonal braces...
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ON THE TEETH OF WHEELS. (INCLUDING PLATE).
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- pp. 89–112
- Author: R WILLIS
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24389
- S9 X.-& the Teeth o Wheels. B y R. WILLIS, F.R.S., H.M.lmt.C.E., f M.A., Jacksonian Professor o Natural Philosophy in the University o Cambridge. f f THE investigation of the proper curves to be given to the teeth of wheels, has been a favourite occupation with mathematicians of the highest eminence, and the geometry of the subject may be considered to be very nearly complete. Its application to the requirements of modern construction has appeared to meto be susceptible of improvement, and I have therefore venturedto lay before the Institution some suggestions, in which I have endeavoured to point out forms possessing properties more general than those hitherto adopted, as well as some practical methods of tracing readily the outlines of the teeth...
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A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS ON THE STRENGTH OF CAST IRON. (INCLUDING PLATES).
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- pp. 113–135
- Author: F BRAMAH
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24390
- 113 XL-A series of Experiments on strength the of Cast rron. B FRANCIS y BRAMAH, 2M.Inst.C.E. A CONTRARIETY of opinions amongst scientific men as to the principles on which the strength of cast iron beams to resist stress and flexure ought to be estimated, induced me, in the year 1834, to institute a course of experiments to verify the principles assumed by Tredgold in his Treatise on Cast Iron-a work which hascontributed so much to establish the practical value of that material for themany important purposes in buildings and machinerytowhich it has been applied *...
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ON CERTAIN FORMS OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES.
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- pp. 137–155
- Author: E WOODS
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24391
- 137 XI1.-On certain Form o Locomotive Engines. B EDWARD f y WOODS. AMONGST causes which contributed to the success of the earlier experiments the in locomotion upon the Liverpool and ManchesterRailway, the method of generatingsteam deserves the most prominent place. The chamber or fireplace, containing a large mass of fuel surrounded on every side by water, with itsappendage of tubes, or small flues disposed in the interior of the boiler, and exposing a large surface tocontact of theheated air, was well calculated to turn to good account whatever heat the fuel during its combustion might produce...
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ACCOUNT AND DESCRIPTION OF YOUGHAL BRIDGE, DESIGNED BY ALEXANDER NIMMO. (INCLUDING PLATES).
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- Author: J E JONES
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24392
- 157 XIIL-Accmnt and Descr+tiOn o Youghal Brigge, designed by Alexander f Nimmo. B y JOHN JONES, E. A.Inst.C.E. YOUGHAL, town in the south of Ireland, county of Cork, celebrated as being a the placeinwhich the potato was first plantedinIrish soil, by Sir Waiter Raleigh, is a sea-port of considerable trade, situated on the river Blackwater, which separates it from the adjoining county of Waterford. Until the building of the present bridge, a dangerous ferry of nearly half a mile wasthe only means of communication at thispointbetween thetwo counties, except by going a distance of sixteen miles by the bridge of Lismore...
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ON THE EVAPORATION OF WATER FROM STEAM BOILERS.
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- pp. 161–179
- Author: J PARKES
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24393
- 161 X1V.-On the Evaporation o W a t e rfrom Steam Boilers. B JOSIAH f y PAREES, M.1nst.C.E. THE Tables recorded in this paper contain the details of numerous experiments on the evaporation of water from three classes of steam boilers, and they are presented to theInstitution in thehope that they will be found to satisfy, in some measure, the desire so generally felt by the members of the profession for well authenticated facts illustrative of the powers of coal in producing steam. The economy of fuel is the secret of the economy of the steam engine ; it is the fountain of its power, the cause of its utility, and the adopted measure of its effects ; whatever, therefore, conduces to'increase the efficiency of coal, and to diminish the cost of its use, directly tends to augment the value of the steam engine, and to enlarge the field of its application...
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ACCOUNT OF A MACHINE FOR CLEANING AND DEEPENING SMALL RIVERS, IN USE ON THE LITTLE STOUR RIVER, KENT. (INCLUDING PLATE).
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- Author: W B HAYS
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24394
- 181 X V . - A c c o ~ d o a Machim for cleaniry and deepening small Rivers, in use f on the Little S t o w River, Kent. B y W. B. HAYS, Grad.Ist.C.E. IT is well known that the more rapid the current of a river is, the more effectually will it form and maintain for it.self ;L deep and clear channel, because the friction of water moving rapidly is sufficient to remove such obstacles as mud, sand,or even finegravel...
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PERPENDICULAR LIFTS FOR PASSING BOATS FROM ONE LEVEL OF CANAL TO ANOTHER, AS ERECTED ON THE GRAND WESTERN CANAL. (INCLUDING PLATE).
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- pp. 185–191
- Author: J GREEN
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24395
- 185 XVI.-Description o f t h e P e q m d i c u l a rL@ fr passing Boats o from one Level of Canal to another, as erected on the Graad Western CanaZ. By JAMES GREEN, M.1nst.C.E. ITmay be right, in the first instance, to observe, that these lifts have not been designed to supersede the use of locks on canals in all cases, but for a peculiar situation, in which a very considerable ascent was to be overcome within a short distance, where the supply of water was inadequate to the consumption of' common locks, and the funds were insufficient for the execution of the work on a scale adapted to such locks...
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ON THE METHODS OF ILLUMINATING LIGHTHOUSES, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF A RECIPROCATING LIGHT.
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- pp. 193–200
- Author: J T SMITH
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24396
- 193 XVI1.-On the methods o IlluminatingLighthomes,with f a descr@tion of 0 Rec@rocating Light. B y J. T.SMITH, MadrasEngineers, F,&.S., Capt. A.1nst.C.E. THEsubject of improvements in the construction of lighthouses, having recently occupied a considerable share of the public attention, and its close connection withthe maritimewelfare of this commercial nation,rendering every step towards its accomplishment a work of utility,even should it fail to deserve notice for its scientific interest, I am induced to lay before the Institution the following brief description of `an apparatus of my invention of a novel kind, which has recently been constructed under my superintendence for the Madras Government, with a view to its being sent out to that Presidency, and erected in Fort St...
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EXPERIMENTS ON THE FLOW OF WATER THROUGH SMALL PIPES.
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- Author: W A PROVIS
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24397
- a01 XV1II.-Experiments on the RZOUJWater through small P$es. o f B y W.A. PROVIS, M.1nsf.C.E. HAVING occasion to make some experiments on the flow of water through had pipes of different lengths, it has occurred to me that a copy of them may not be unacceptable to the Members of the Institution of Civil Engineers. The experiments were made with lead pipes of l* inch diameter, drawn at the manufactory of Mr. James Easton, in Guildford Street, Southwark, and to that gentleman I am indebted for the use of a very commodious building, and such workmen as I required...
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EXPERIMENTS ON THE POWER OF MEN.
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- Author: J FIELD
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24398
- IN this paper are recorded the results of some experiments made to ascertain the working power of men with winches, as applied to cranes. The experiments were undertaken with a view of ascertaining the effect men can produce working at machines or cranes for short periods, as compared with the effect which they produce working continuously. The apparatus, a crane of roughconstruction in ordinary use, and not prepared in any manner for the experiments, consisted of two wheels o 92 and f ' 41 cogs, andtwo pinions of 11 and 10 eogs ; the diameter of the barrel, measuring to the centre of the chain, was 11% inches, and the diameter of the handle 36 inches...
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PARTICULARS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLOATING BRIDGE LATELY ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE HAMOAZE, BETWEEN TORPOINT IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL AND DEVONPORT IN DEVONSHIRE. (INCLUDING PLATES).
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- Author: J M RENDEL
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/itrcs.1838.24399
- 213 XX.-Partidars of the construction of the FZoating Btidge Zately established across the Hamoaze, between Torpoint in the Coun& f Cornwall, and Devonport o in Devonshire. By JAMES BENDEL, M. M.lnst.C.E., $C., 4c. BEFORE bringing under the notice of our Institutiontheparticulars of a work, new in all the arrangement of its details, if not in principle, and professing to be a valuable addition to the existing means of promoting internal communication, I deemed it necessary to submit to the delay of a few years, that experience might decide its pretensions to the countenance of a society formedfor the promotion of practical information, and enrolling amongst its members most of the eminent engineers of the day...
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Volume 2, Issue 1, January 1838