Calendar: 1876-1877 Page 613

ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES 613 What is the bed of building-stone Describe the best lime mortar Describe the seasoning of timber Distinguish cast iron and malleable sbd2 What is in the formula -j-' Instance bad foundation and say how to deal with it State briefly the theory of the arch Sketch the common form for designing small road bridge 10 Sketch and explain the section for cast-iron eirder 11 The same for plate girder 12 Sketch and explain the section of the Britannia Tubular Bridge size inside 22 feet by 14 feet IX -&toloqv Give description of the interior of the globe and state the physical conditions which are presumed to prevail Describe the method of mountain formation What are faults Describe one and illustrate your meaning by diagram Describe the formation of volcanic cone and the phe- nomena of an eruption Explain the formation of Hydrochloric acid gas amongst the volcanic products Describe river valley and state what you mean by high level gravel Explain the action of frost in denuding Draw diagram of Snowdon and explain the strata of which it is composed Give description of the Carboniferous formation naming the great series of strata which are found in it and noticing those which contain coal 10 Describe the Carboniferous vegetation