Practical plane and solid geometry for advanced students, including graphic statics, adapted to the requirements of the South Kensington syllabus (1899)
Harrison, Joseph, Baxandall, George Albert · London Macmillan · leaf 488
s side. Next consider the cutting which rises from AD. With ^/.,9 as centre, radius 6 feet to scale, describe acircle ; the tangent common to this circle and to the onewith a.i0 as centre is the 35-feet contour on this cutting.The remaining contours are drawn parallel to the onejust found at… … 35 30 X 25 20 intersects the first curve in/and the edge of the plot in e.These points represent the highest and lowest points of thecutting on this side. AF is the line of intersection of the two cuttings. Atthe point E the embankment begins. The student should now be able to complete the…
