Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works

by John Newman

SCAMPING TRICKS

AND

ODD KNOWLEDGE

OCCASIONALLY PRACTISED UPON PUBLIC WORKS.

CHRONICLED FROM THE CONFESSIONS OF SOME OLD PRACTITIONERS.

BY

JOHN NEWMAN, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E.,

AUTHOR OF

'EARTHWORK SLIPS AND SUBSIDENCES UPON PUBLIC WORKS';
'NOTES ON CONCRETE AND WORKS IN CONCRETE';
'IRON CYLINDER BRIDGE PIERS';
'QUEER SCENES OF RAILWAY LIFE.'