Calendar: 1888-1889 Page 767
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ENGINEERING DEPARTNENT 750 Explain some of the sources of error in levelling in- hiding uCurvature 10 One side of triangular field is chains in length another side is 2114 feet and the third is 88 yards What is the area of the field in acres 11 Show by sketch complete page of levelling Field Book properly checked 12 Plot of Chain Survey previously prepared IX -JSutltimg Con$tructt antt architecture SECOND YEAR Prepared Work Two only of the first three questions and one of the other two to be answered Design and draw to inch scale the half plan below half plan above and longitudinal section for Brick Arch Bridge span 20 feet headway 15 feet width of roadway 16 feet no footpath Draw correctly and explain diagram for the equilibra- tion by parallelograms of segmental circular arch 60 degrees in extent inches Jong depth of key y1 of span and compare this with the empirical system described Design and draw carefully to inch scale Timber Roof Truss span 35 feet with 12 feet flat above Describe briefly the character and progress of Gothic Architecture Say what ought to be the guiding principles in reforming or advancing Architectural design in England for engineering works Work in Class Room Eight questions only to be answered How to make Concrete out of blue lias limastone alone and what would be its quality Distinguish between superior and inferior granites Describe briefly two kinds of artificial stone and their uses
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