CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| CHAPTER I. | |
| Introduction | [1] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Screw Piles—General Consideration—Manipulation for "extra profit" | [3] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Screw Piles—Details | [13] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| Iron Piles—Arrangement—Driving—Sinking by Water-jet | [25] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| Timber Piles—Pile-driving—General Consideration | [32] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| Timber Piles—Manipulation for "extra" profit | [42] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| Masonry Bridges | [53] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| Tunnels | [61] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| Cylinder Bridge Piers | [69] |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| Drain Pipes—Blasting, and Powder-carriage | [76] |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| Concrete—Puddle | [85] |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| Brickwork—Tidal Warnings—Pipe joints—Dredging | [93] |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| Permanent Way | [103] |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| "Extra" Measurements—Toad-stool Contractors—Testimonials | [114] |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| Men and Wages—"Sub" from the Wood—A Sub-contractor's Scout and Free Traveller | [121] |
SCAMPING TRICKS
AND
ODD KNOWLEDGE
OCCASIONALLY PRACTISED UPON PUBLIC WORKS.
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTION.