Railways: Papers On the Mechanical And Engineering Operations And Structures Combined in the ...
Railways: Papers On the Mechanical And Engineering Operations And Structures Combined in the ...
George Drysdale Dempsey
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29 to 32. Figs. 44, 45, 46, and 47, represent a 6-feet brick and stone culvert of similar construction. Figs. 48 and 49 show a brick culvert of 10 feet diameter, similar in con- struction to those already referred to. Fig. 48 is a half elevation and half cross section, showing dimensions of the brick-work ; and fig. 49 is a half plan. Figs. 50 and 51 show a brick and stone culvert of 6 feet diameter, having a brick head-arch and invert, with stone blocking courses and backing. The front is form...ed with pilasters of ornamental character ; against these abut stone walls, the to lines of which incline at an angle similar to that of the embank- I RAILWAYS. 61 ment above. The courses are laid square with this line of inclination, and the walls are evidently well adapted for their purpose. Fig. 52 is the cross section of a culvert of exactly similar construction, but of 8 feet diameter, and less height in proportion. The several dimensions for the brick and stone- work are given. Figs. 53 and 54 are half elevation, half cross section and plan, of a 4-feet brick and stone culvert, with stone coping, blocking-courses, &c.
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