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Cambridge Library Collection-Technology Ser.: Description of Westminster Bridge : To Which Are Added, an Account of the Methods Made Use of in Laying the Foundations of Its Piers by Charles Labelye (2014, Trade Paperback)

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A number of candidates presented their surveys to the commissioners of the bridge, but it was the Swiss-born Charles Labelye (1705–62) who was appointed to oversee construction in 1738. The bridge opened to traffic in 1750.

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101108071953

ISBN-139781108071956

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Number of Pages132 Pages

Publication NameDescription of Westminster Bridge : To Which Are Added, an Account of the Methods Made Use of in Laying the Foundations of Its Piers

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHistory, Europe / Great Britain

Publication Year2014

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTravel, Technology & Engineering

AuthorCharles Labelye

SeriesCambridge Library Collection-Technology Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight6.3 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

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SynopsisThe construction of the first Westminster Bridge, upon which Wordsworth composed his famous sonnet, presented many challenges in terms of the materials and methods with which a sturdy bridge could be built in tidal water and on a gravelly riverbed. A number of candidates presented their surveys to the commissioners of the bridge, but it was the Swiss-born Charles Labelye (1705-62) who was appointed to oversee construction in 1738. The bridge opened to traffic in 1750. This 1751 publication expands upon the shorter work that Labelye had prepared in 1739 to address the laying of the foundations. Significantly, he used caissons - vast wooden structures sunk into the riverbed - within which the stone piers were built. Although the promised illustrations did not appear in this work, the book provides a valuable insight into the technical problems of a major engineering project, and the solutions available at that time., The appointment of Swiss-born Charles Labelye (1705-62) as the engineer in charge of the construction of the first Westminster Bridge ruffled some feathers among British professional rivals. This 1751 publication expands upon the shorter work Labelye had prepared in 1739 to explain how the foundations were laid., The construction of the first Westminster Bridge, upon which Wordsworth composed his famous sonnet, presented many challenges in terms of the materials and methods with which a sturdy bridge could be built in tidal water and on a gravelly riverbed. A number of candidates presented their surveys to the commissioners of the bridge, but it was the Swiss-born Charles Labelye (1705 62) who was appointed to oversee construction in 1738. The bridge opened to traffic in 1750. This 1751 publication expands upon the shorter work that Labelye had prepared in 1739 to address the laying of the foundations. Significantly, he used caissons - vast wooden structures sunk into the riverbed - within which the stone piers were built. Although the promised illustrations did not appear in this work, the book provides a valuable insight into the technical problems of a major engineering project, and the solutions available at that time."