Engineering, Surveying, and Genie Civil, Arpentage, et
Public Works.
Travaux Publics.

Cresy, Edward. An Encyclopædia of Civil Engineering; historical, theoretical, and practical; illustrated by upwards of 3,000 engravings, by R. Branston. 8vo. London, 1847.

Supplement; comprising the Metropolitan water-supply, drainage of towns, railways, cubical proportion, brick and iron construction, iron screw-piles, tubular bridges, &c.; with engravings by R. Branston. 8vo. London, 1856.

Law, H. The Rudiments of Civil Engineering, &c. 12mo. London, 1852. Weale's Series.

Mahan, D. H. Elementary course of Civil Engineering, for the use of Cadets of the United States' Military Academy. Sixth edition, with addenda; many cuts. 8vo. New York, 1856.

Schmitz, (E.) Julien, (C. E.) et Lorentz, (E. M. M.) Manuel de l'ingénieur civil, ou traité sur l'application directe des sciences aux arts et manufactures. 2 vol. 12mo. Avec atlas. 8vo. Paris, 1845. Roret. Smeaton, John. Reports made on various occasions in the course of his employment as a Civil Engineer. Second edition. 2 vols. in 1. 4to. London, 1837.

Many projections of Lighthouses, Harbours, Piers, Docks, Bridges; for the improved Navigation of Rivers, for Canals and Locks, for Drainage and Levels, for Water-Service, Engines and Pumps, for Mills, and particularly for the Carron Furnaces, and Water, are comprehended in these Reports.

Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal, (The), from its commencement in October, 1837, to December, 1838. Vols. I to XII. 4to. London.

"All the Branches in which the two professions are engaged, are professedly

"noticed in this Periodical. In communicating information, it has been our

'particular care to limit ourselves to the practical, and to incur the com'plaint of dryness, rather than that of ministering to theorists or amateurs." "Editor's Introduction, to vol. 1.

Quarterly Papers on Engineering, edited and published by John Weale, (numerous engravings.) Vols. 1 to 6. 4to. London, 1844-49.

Vol. I. Memoirs of James Bridley, William Chapman, William Jessop; Papers on the Dredging Machine, on Improvements of the Steam Engine, on setting out the Widths of Ground for Railway or Canal, on

the advantages of a Frame-work of Malleable Iron, in co■struction of Jetties, &c.

Quarterly Papers on Engineering-(Continued).

Vol. II. On the Atmospheric Railroad from Kingston to Dublin, with Sir J. MacNeil's Report on a new method of applying the Atmospheric pressure: Treatise on Heat; on the Harbours of the South-eastern Coast; Rennie's Report on Holyhead and Port Dynllaen Harbours, (vide Page's Report on these Harbours, Vol. 3,) Engineering in the United States; the Engineering of Holland; on loss by Friction, and the consumption of Fuel inS team Engines; on Dredging, &c. Memoir of Samuel Clegg.

" III. Treatise on Heat, from the French of Peclet; of a Plan for an Harbour in connexion with Granton Pier; of the Iron roof of the new Houses of Parliament; Wolf's Steam Engine; on American Steam Naviga tion; Arago on Atmospheric Railways; on a Cast-Iron Bridge at St. Petersburgh; Memoir of the Thames Tunnel; of the Fall necessary on the cross sections of Roads; and on the Manufacture of Bricks and Tiles in Holland.

IV. Of the plans adopted at New York for Docking Ships; Ancient and present state of Rye Harbour; some circumstances observed at the Menai Bridge during storms; a new method of constructing Suspension Bridges; on the Atmospheric pressure applied to Railways, three Reports on the constructing and working Atmospheric Railways; Diagrams for the construction of Oblique Bridges; on the power of Water-wheels; the Law of French and English Patents. V. Of Machinery and Manufactures in Great Britain, from the Saxon period to Q. Anne; Researches in Hydraulics; Memoir of the Thames Tunnel; Report of the Institute of France on M. Arnollet's system of Atmospheric Railways; Railway from Frankfort to Wiesbaden; Bridge of Boats on the Rhine; a Wet Dock, &c., proposed at Sunderland.

"VI. Of the Application of Water-power; on Locomotive Engines; on the first introduction of Steam Engines into Navel arsenals; of forming Foundations under water, and on bad ground; plans for the improvement of the River Medway; the Fort and Arsenal of Chatham, and Portsmouth Harbour; of the action of the Cornish Pumping engine, and on Water-wheels.

Civil Engineers. [Incorporated 1828.] Transactions of the Institution of. Vols. 1, 2 and 3, with index. 3 vols. 4to. London, 1836-42. Vol. I. contains twenty-eight Papers, among which are found several papers on the hot air blast; on steam; on the expansion of water by heat; on the changes of temperature; on the principles of tension, and of the resistance of bodies; on experiments on the flowing of water; forces of pressure; also, for the fracture of stones; on the ventilation and lighting of Tunnels; various descriptive papers of public works, &c.

II. contains twenty Papers;-Experiments on American timber; on the strength of Cast iron; on the power of men; scientific papers on steam; descriptive papers on machinery; and an account of certain works constructed, includin a floating bridge, &c.

III. has twenty Papers, several on steam and steam engines; one regarding explosions which frequently occur in the steam boiler; remarks regarding suspension bridges, made in respect of damages done to the Menai bridge, &c. during storms, &c.

Corps of Royal Engineers (The). Papers connected with the duties of. 10 vols. 4to. London, 1837-1849.

Some Papers regarding the improving Mathematical Science, and improved instruments for its practical application, are herein contained; the following papers may be specified as concerning America:

Vol. I: No. 14. Of the causes which led to the construction of the Rideau Canal; description of the works by which it is converted into a steamboat naviga

tion.

II. No. 11. On the Rideau Dams.

III. No. 11.

Description of the coffer dam used in the construction of the Alexandria (the Potomac) Canal.

No. 12.

No. 19.

IV. No. 10.

V. No. 5.

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No. 6.

VI. No. 4.

"No. 8.

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Canada.

No. 10.

Description of a series of bridges erected across the Ottawa.
Experiments tried at Quebec as to cements.

Account of the Dam at Long Island on the Rideau Canal.

Remarks and experiments on various Woods, foreign and domestic.
Report on the Canal navigation of the Canadas.

Report of experiments in blowing in gates made at Quebec.
Description of a wooden swing-bridge over the Grenville Canal,

The Patent American Pile-driving machine.

"No. 11. Description of the methods of raising buildings by screws in Canada and the United States.

VII. No. 13. Report on the construction of an Iron Beacon at Black Rock harbour, Connecticut.

"VIII. No. 16. Report on a survey for a Canal to unite the Bay of Fundy with the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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No. 17. Of reclaiming the Tantamar, &c, marshes in New Brunswick, from the Sea.

IX. No. 10. Alterations made in a Cast iron pump, Quebec, to enable it to re

sist the action of frost.

Corps of Royal Engineers. Papers, &c., edited by a Committee of Royal Engineers. New Series. Vol. 1 to vol. 3. 8vo. London, 1851'53.

(In this series the contributors are of the East India Company's as well as of the Royal Engineers.)

The following Papers are deserving of special mention:

Vol. II. No. 3. The Quebec and Halifax Railway.

Vol. III. No. 1. Report on the disputed Boundary between Canada and New
Brunswick.

Corps' Papers and Memoirs on Military Subjects of the Royal and East India
Company's Engineers. 1st vol., (all published,) 8vo. London,

1849-50.

In Canada the following papers are specially important:

The 1st paper-An Engineer's account of the Expedition against Quebec in 1759. 16th paper-A Narrative of a Survey by the British Commission of the Boundary between the British Possessions in North America and the United States; by Major Robinson.

27th paper-Explanations of the operations for Marking the Boundary; by the

same.

Recueil des programmes des cours professés à l'école des ponts et chaussées pendant les sessions 1847 à 1849. 4to.

Paris.

de 239 dessins ou feuilles de texte relatifs à l'art de l'ingénieur. Extraits de la seconde collection terminée en 1825 et lithographiés à l'école royale des ponts et chaussées. 1827. Folio.

Regnault, J. Manuel des aspirants au grade d'ingénieur des ponts et chaussées. 2 vol. 8vo. Paris, 1854.

Annales des ponts et chaussées. 32 vol. 8vo. Depuis 1831.

Journal de l'école polytechnique, publié par le conseil d'instruction de cet établissement. Tomes 1 à 20. 4to. Paris an III à 1853. Cahiers 1 à 25.

Earnshaw, Samuel. Dynamics, or a treatise on Motion ; &c. Third edition, revised. 8vo. Cambridge, 1844.

A treatise on Statics; containing the theory of the Equilibrium of Forces; and examples illustrative. Third edition,

enlarged. 8vo. Cambridge, 1845.

Griffin, W. N. A treatise on the motion of a rigid Body. 8vo. Cambridge, 1847.

Tait, (P. G.,) and Steele, (W. J.) On the Dynamics of a Particle, with numerous examples. 12mo. Cambridge, 1856.

Robison, John. A system of Mechanical Philosophy, with Notes by David Brewster. 4 vols. 8vo. Edinburgh, 1822.

Vol.

I. Of the Strength of Materials, Carpentry, Roof, on the construction of Arches,
of centres of Bridges, &c.

II. On Steam and the Steam-Engine, on Machinery, on Water-works and
Pumps, &c.

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IV. On Electricity, Magnetism, Variation of the compass, Instruments of Sound, &c., Watch work, and Seamanship.

Carpenter, W. B. Mechanical Philosophy, Horology and Astronomy. 8vo. London, 1854.

Emerson, William. The principle of Mechanics, explaining the general Laws of Motion, very necessary to be known by all that desire to have an insight of Nature and Art; and extremely useful to Architects, Engineers, Shipwrights, Millwrights, Watch-makers, &c. Sixth edition corrected and illustrated. Svo. London, 1811.

Tomlinson, C. Mechanics: being an exposition of general principles, and their applications. Fourth edition. 12mo. London, 1855. Weale's Series, with Geology.

Moseley, Henry. Illustrations of practical Mechanics. New edition. 12me. London, 1854.

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Jamieson, Alexander. Mechanics for practical Men: Treatises on the composition and resolution of Forces; the centre of gravity; and the Mechanical powers: illustrated by examples. 8vo. London, 1850.

For several works on the practical value of Materials for Building, and other constructive purposes; on the Economy of Construction; on the Principles of Design, &c.; on the Warming and Ventilation of Buildings and Works,— Public, Industrial, and Private; including Treatises by Mosely, Johnson, Tredgold and Barlow:- Vide, FINE ARTS, (Architecture.)

Warr, G. F. Dynamics, Construction of Machinery, Equilibrium of Structures, and the Strength of Materials: being a continuation of the treatises on Mechanics, in the Library of Useful Knowledge. 277 cuts. 8vo. London, 1851. Lib. U. Know. Vol. 9.

Mechanics. Three treatises on,-followed by papers upon Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Heat, &c. 8vo. London, 1829. Lib. U. Know. Vol. 1.

Adhémar. Cours de mathématiques à l'usage de l'ingénieur civil. 3 vol. 8vo. et atlas. Paris, 1843.

Allain, Ed. Manuel de dessin linéaire géométrique à l'usage de ceux qui se destinent aux travaux publics. 12mo., avec atlas 4to. Paris, 1853. Bernoulli. Cours de mécanique pratique. Traduit de l'Allemand par Valérius. 12mo. Paris. Roret.

Vergnaud, (A. D.) et Janvier, (M.) Manuel de mécanique appliquée à l'industrie. 2 vol. 12mo. Paris, 1838. Id.

Borgnis, M. J. A. Traité complet de mécanique appliquée aux arts.

4to.

Paris, 1818-23.

Prony. Mécanique analytique. 2 vol. 4to. Paris, 1810.

10 vol.

Moyen de convertir les mouvements circulaires en mouvements rectilignes. 4to. Paris, 1839.

Rochon, M. l'abbé. Recueil de mémoires sur la mécanique et la physique. 8vo. Paris, 1783.

Appendice au cours de mécanique appliquée. (Ecole des ponts et chaussées.)

4to. Paris.

Pour les autres ouvrages français relatifs à la mécanique, à la dynamique, etc., voir la section PHYSIQUE, etc., (p. 580).

Clegg, Samuel. Architecture of Machinery: On propriety of Form and Proportion, intended to assist the Student in the Drawing and Designing of Machinery. 4to. London, 1852.

Weisbach, Julius. Principles of the Mechanics of Machinery and Engineering. Vol. I. Theoretical Mechanics. Vol. II. Engineering and Architectural construction, [with a treatise on Water power,] 867 engravings. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1844.

Moseley, Henry. The Mechanical principles of Engineering and Architecture. Second edition. 8vo. London, 1855.