Contents.—Development of the Present Section. Pressure of the Wheel on the Rail. Supports of the Rail. Stresses in the Rail. Strength of the Rail. Influence of Detail of Manufacture. Rail Specifications. Appendix.
Solution of Railroad Problems by the Slide Rule. E. R. Cary, M.Am.S.C.E. 43 Diagrams. 4/6 net.
The Practical Railway Spiral. With short Working Formulas and Full Tables of Deflection Angles. Complete Notes of Illustrative Examples. L. C. Jordan, B.S. 6/- net.
The Transition Spiral. A. L. Higgins, A.R.C.S. Crown 8vo. Illustrated. About 7/6 net.
Single-Phase Electric Railways. E. Austin. Demy 4to. 346 Illustrations. 21/- net. ([See p. 33.])
Reinforced Concrete Railway Structures. J. D. W. Ball, A.M.Inst.C.E. Demy 8vo. 9/- net. (Glasgow Text-Books of Civil Engineering.)
Contents.—Preliminary Considerations. Bending Stresses. Shear Stress. Floors and Buildings. Foundations and Rafts. Retaining Walls. Bridges. Arched Bridges. Sleepers, Fence Posts, etc. Summary of Notation.
The Design of Simple Steel Bridges. P. O. G. Usborne, late R.E. 12/6 net.
Contents.—Definitions. Bending Moments. Moments of Flexure. Moments of Resistance. Shear Deflection. Solid Beams and Examples. Struts and Ties. Rivets and Joints. Rolling Loads. Bending Moments, Shear Stresses. Loads. Plate Girders. Bridge Floors. Railways, Roads. Principles of Bridge Design. Plate Girders. Parallel Braced Girders. Braced Girders (2). Shop Practice and General Details.