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19 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COURSES Required: Civil Eng'g 12 and free-hand sketches, with dimensions, showing full details of a bridge measured by the student. 14. BRIBGE DESIGN.—Each student designs a bridge, proportioning the sections and wo.rking out the details, and afterward makes a complete set of drawings. / / . ; daily; 1 and 2; (5). Professor BAKER. Required: Civil Engineering 12, 13. 15. TUNNELING.—This subject is given by lectures and assigned reading. Students are required to make written reports upon the methods employed in particular tunnels. Some time is given to practice in boring wells, dredging, quarrying, and sub-aqueous blasting. / / . ; W.; 4 and 5; (1). Professor BAKER. Required: Math. 1, 3, 6; General Engineering Drawing 1, 2; Mechanical Engineering I, 16, 17; Chemistry 1; Physics I, 3. 16. ENGINEERING CONTRACTS AND SPECIFICATIONS.—A study is made of the fundamental principles of the law of contract, and of examples of the general and technical clauses of various kinds used in engineering specifications. Johnson's Engineering Contracts and Specifications. II.; M., Tu.; 3; (2). Professor BAKER. Required: Civil Engineering 5, 12, 13; Municipal and Sanitary Engineering 2, 3. 17. RAILROAD STRUCTURES.—Instruction is given by lectures and references to standard authorities. Current practice is studied by the examination of existing structures and by means of a collection of the standard drawings of leading railroads. / / . ; Th., F.; 3 and 4; (2). Associate Professor PENCE. Required: Civil Engineering 4. COURSES FOR GRADUATES All primary unless otherwise stated. 101. Location and Construction. 102. Railway Track and Structures, and their Maintenance. 103. Yards and Terminals. 104. Motive Power and Rolling Stock. 105. Signal Engineering. 106. Railway Operation and Management. 107. Bridge Designing. 108. Cantilever and Swing Bridges. 109. Metallic Arches. no. Metallic Building Construction, i n . Roof Construction.
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