A TREATISE ON THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE DOCK ENGINEERING. BRYSSON CUNNINGHAM, DSc, B.E., MINs. CE, BRS.B, THIRD EDITION, Reviews ThnoUcnour AND EnLanceo, ‘With 49 Folding Plates and over 609 gHlusteations in the Text. LONDON: CHARLES GRIFFIN & COMPANY, LIMITED; EXETER STREET, STRAND, W.C.2 1922 [Ad Rights Reserved}279095 Csr tite JUL - 9 1924 svR CA 1B PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION. ‘Tar Second Edition of this work was satisfactorily running its course when the outbreak of the Great War eaused i to be censored for sales abroad, and as engineers at home were Gceupied with a great diversity of pressing problems not connected with this subject, the call for @ new edition was delayed. Careful notes were prepared for the revision of the work as soon as publication was permissible, and the present edition has been brought up to date in all par ‘ticulars, fresh material of an important nature being incorporated, An abstract of the latest British Standard Specifieation for Portland ‘Cement. bas been introduced as an Appendix, together with other ‘useful notes. The publishers have spared no expense in tlieir en= deavour to maintain the standard position attained by the work, and many illustrations have been redrawn, whilst valuable new Plates and Tustrations iu the text (nearly 250 in all) have been added, ‘The Index has been revised to cover all new matter. Having regard to the exeessive costs of printing and book- ‘production generally, it was deemed advisable to withhold this ‘dition from press, hoping for more reasonable prices. Unfortun- ately this has resulted in the work being off the market for about twelve months, but, happily, the mew edition ean now be issued without any large increase in the published price, and it is hoped that in its new and improved form itwill continue to be of service to those interested in the subject of Dock Engineering. Lenox, September, 198%PREFACE. Manrmius Bagineering is » ecience of peculiar and vital importance to the national and eominereal welfare ofan insular people, ‘The subject, however, in ite entirety, is much too extensive to be deslé ‘with within the limits of a single volume, and, even in treating that section of it relating to dock, the author feels that he is but touching on the fringe of a theme fraught with manifold possibilities and capable of great fotUre development. His aim throughout has been to,des! thoroughly rather than extensively, and to investigate in detail mther than in geveral, leering nothing undone, in order that promises and conclusions alike might be presented in their completes sad most intelligible form. And here it may be remarked that, ‘while the book bas been written largely, and even mainly, for the student ¢ is hoped thet it will not be without some value for reference purposes te the expert and, indeed, to all who are in any way concerned with this branch of fenginoering and its cognate interests ‘The compilation of such a work has naturally entailed, in addition to lusis of long personal experience, much correspondence and research, nd the author takes this opportunity of acknowledging his indebtedness to rmany professional frends, who have contributed valuable information and ‘who have otherwise rendored him assistance in a task of no inconsiderable Jificaty, To the Councils of the Tnstitation of Civil Bngincers, the Ta- stitution of Mechanical Bngineers, the Tastitution of Naval Arebitect, the “Amerivan Society of Civil Hogineers, and the Liverpool ugineering Society, be tenders his thanks for permission to reproduoe diagrams end to make extracts (rom papers puplshed in ther respective Minutes of Proceedings, a well as t the writers of the papers for their special sauiction. Tn addition to these gentlemen, the author feels that he eannot omit to specify hie great bligation to Mr. A. G. Lyater, EogincerinOhief to the Meney Docks and Harbour Board, for the privilege of making use of much vsluable rmsterial ; to M. Pastakot, of St Petesburg; M- Delachanal, of Havre find to many other English and Continestal engineers for esteemed. onteibotions relaing to reeent practice at various ports ‘The Taitors of Bnginering and of The Engineer aro thanked for permission, very courteously aovorded, to make extvacts from the columns of their journals. A number of well known engineering firms have elao Kindly placed at the author's disposal diagrams of plant and. appliancoe manafactared by them. “Whilst every care hs been talzen to ensure the aovuracy of statistics and cateulations, iis possible that fow errors may have crept in and escaped detection. It is trusted that these, if discovered, may prove to be of minor importance; but, in any case, the author will be very grateful for an imation of them. BRYSSON CUNNINGHAM. avearoot, January, 1004,