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CIVIL ENGINEERING.
Engineering 2C. [Newcomb].
Curves and Earthwork.—Lectures on Simple, Compound, Transition
and Vertical Curves; the form of Excavations and Embankments, Earthwork
Surveys, Computation of Volumes, Formation of Embankments,
Computation of Haul, Cost of Earthwork, Blasting. Practical exercises
in Map Drawing and Topography.
Railway Engineering.—Lectures on Reconnoissance and Preliminary
Surveys, Office Location, Field Location; the construction, maintenance
and operation of Railroads. Special attention is given to questions of
Economics which arise in the location, construction, and operation of
Railroads.
Roads, Streets, and Street Railways.—Lectures on the Principles of
Road Location; the Construction and Maintenance of Earth Roads, Broken
Stone Roads, Gravel Roads; the pavements for City Streets and Sidewalks;
the Location and Construction of Street Railways. Laboratory
tests for Road Materials. Hours, 9-10, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Engineering 3C. [Newcomb].
Masonry Construction.—Lectures on the Materials of Construction;
Foundations; the design and construction of Dams, Retaining Walls, Bridge
Piers and Abutments, Culverts, Arches; the Theory of Reinforced Concrete;
Structures. Practical exercises in the design of Masonry Structures and
Structural Drawing.
Short Span Bridges.—Lectures on the design and construction of
standard types of Steel and Timber Bridges. Each student makes a complete
bridge design with all necessary computations and drawings.
Long Span Bridges.—Lectures on the design and construction of the
more intricate Simple Trusses, Cantilever Bridges, Steel Arches, Continuous
Girders, and Swing Bridges. Each student is required to work out stress
sheets and general drawings for specified types of long span Bridges. Hours,
1-2, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Railroad Field-Work and Drawing.—This course supplements the
course on Curves and Earthwork, and extends three afternoons a week
throughout the Fall Term of the Junior year. The class is divided into
squads, each squad making complete Surveys, Maps, Profiles, and Estimates
for a mile of located line.
During the Winter and Spring Terms the time of the student is
devoted to Bridge Drafting. Hours, 3-6, thrice weekly.
Engineering 4C. [Newcomb].
Water Works and Sewers.—Lectures on the quality, sources, collection,
conveyance, purification, and distribution of City Water Supplies; the
laws of flow in pipe lines and aqueducts; the drainage of houses and
streets; the collection and conveyance of sewage; the disposal of sewage;
the construction and maintenance of works. Practical exercises in the
design of pipe lines and sewers.
Reinforced Concrete.—This course supplements the course on
Masonry Construction, and extends throughout the Winter Term of the
Senior year. Lectures on the Theory of Reinforced Concrete, the Design
and Construction of selected types of Reinforced Concrete structures.
Practical exercises in the design of Reinforced Concrete structures, and
Structural Drawing. Hours, 12-1, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
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