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46 Illinois Industrial DRAWING. University. Projection Drawing—Use of Instruments in applying the elements of descriptive geometry; use of water colors; isometrical drawing; shades, shadows, and perspective; drawings finished in colors and by right-line shading; bridges; right and oblique arches. Free Hand—Landscapes; buildings; fettering and ornamental work. Topographical—Sketching; ink drawings, conventional signs, etc. Mapping—Railroad, city, and county maps. Architectural—Designing and drawing of engineering structures. TECHNICAL STUDIES. Astronomy—Descriptive Astronomy is given by lectures with a text book. The equatorial telescope is in constant use during favorable weather. Practical astronomy is given by lectures and practical work with the astronomical transit, sextant, and engineer's transit adapted to astronomical work, and by astronomical calculations. It includes the instruments and their adjustment, the determination of time, latitude, longitude, and azimuth. Bridges—Calculation of the strains in the king post, queen post, Warren's, Howe's and other trusses, by analytical and graphical methods; and the designing of bridge and roof trusses. Descriptive Geometry—Problems on the point, right-line and plane; warped surface; perspective; shades and shadows; practical problems. Geodesy—Spirit, barometrical, and trigonometrical leveling; base lines, stations, and triangulation; parallels and meridians; magnetic elements; figure of the earth; projection of maps. Hydraulics and Mechanics—See School of Mechanical Engineering. Land Surveying—Areas; distances; omissions and corrections; metrical system; methods of U. S. public land surveys. Mathematics—For pure Mathematics see School of Mechanical Engineering. R. R. Surveying—Economic location; curves; turnouts; crossings; slope stakes; earthwork; grades; curvature of rails; coning of wheels. Strength of Materials—Elasticity; safe limits; shearing stress; flexure and strength of beams and columns; practical formulas.
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