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(1) THE “American Civil Engineers' Pocket-Book” has already established an envi able reputation for trustworthiness and complete ness, which is well maintained in the third edition. A new section of ninety-six pages on river and harbour works has been added, whilst important additions have been made in the other sections. The scope of the book is wide, each subject being written by a specialist in the particular branch dealt with, although the treatment is simple and requires a minimum of previous knowledge. Valuable features of the book are the numerous examples worked out where concise and accurate-description would otherwise be difficult. Although the question of cost varies enormously with time and locality, the tables of prices of works executed will add greatly to the use of the volume.
(1) American Civil Engineers' Pocket-Book.
Editor-in-chief, M. Merriman. Third edition, enlarged. Pp. ix + 1571. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1916.) Price 21s. net.
(2) Parks and Park Engineering.
By Prof. W. T. Lyle. Pp. viii + 130. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1916.) Price 5s. 6d. net.
(3) Masonry Dam Design, including High Masonry Dams.
By Dr. C. E. Morrison Orrin L. Brodie. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Pp. ix + 276. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1916.) Price 10s. 6d. net.
(4) Earth Pressure, Retaining Walls, and Bins.
By Prof. William Cain. Pp. x + 287. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1916.) Price 10s. 6d. net.
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(1) American Civil Engineers' Pocket-Book (2) Parks and Park Engineering (3) Masonry Dam Design, including High Masonry Dams (4) Earth Pressure, Retaining Walls, and Bins. Nature 98, 486–487 (1917). https://doi.org/10.1038/098486a0
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