Calendar: 1896-1897 Page 716

CXXV1 FACULTY OF SCIENCE The formation width of proposed railway is 20 feet It is in cutting with slopes of to At point on the centre line the ground is feet above formation level and has fall of in 10 Calculate the half widths on either side at this point State the advantages and disadvantages of the various methods of making main roads in towns rectangular room is 10 feet high 25 feet long and 15 feet wide drawing of the room has been made to scale of one inch to foot person carelessly scales the drawing with scale of inch to foot What error in square feet would he make in arriving at the area of the walls State the way in which tunnels are set out giving as an example the tunnel described in the lectures Describe how curves are set out when the Ci point of intersection" is both accessible and inaccessible Plots of field work previously prepared XIV -Cibtl C£u5tnm mg THIRD YEAR State the main points in regard to the treatment of rivers to improve navigation Sketch good section for dock wall to be made of concrete faced with stone The foundations are on gravel Describe the way in which the Waterloo and City Rail- way is being constructed under the Thames by the use of the Greathead shield and compressed air Explain the construction of stoneware and brick sewers also of manholes and lampholes Give sketches to illustrate the answer Describe by the aid of sketches good form of water- works filter and explain the purifying action that takes place What are the chief systems in use for concentrating and distributing power and the advantages of each