Calendar: 1881-1882 Page 669

670 APPLIED SCIENCES means of support and all possible details Dimensions to be figured Show shadow projected on the surface of the pier rays of light equally inclined to both planes of projection Scale full size VII &urbq mcj an& belling THIRD YEAR Show by sketch the positions of the ζ object-glass the 'diaphragm and the 'eye-piece in the telescope of level t-1 ך ff tJ'y h- What is the gradient of road which has rise of feet in 50 chains Explain the clinometer and the rule by which correction is made for chaining on declivity State how curve is set out either with the chain alone or with the chain and theodolite The formation width of railway cutting is 33 feet and the depth of the cutting is 20 feet at each end The slopes are 1£ to Give the number of cubic yards in one chain of this cutting What width of land will have to be fenced in for cutting 20 feet deep slopes to formation width 33 feet cess feet In the section of proposed railway for parliamentary deposit what is required by standing orders' with reference to the alteration of public roads Describe the planimeter and its use How is contour survey carried out 10 State some of the chief points to keep in view in selecting route for road 11 Explain how soundings are taken and how their positions are fixed 12 What is the formula by which correction for curvature is made in terms of the radius of the earth