A TREATISE ON THE

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

OF

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A TREATISE ON THE

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

OF

DOCK ENGINEERING.

BY

BRYSSON CUNNINGHAM, D.Sc., B.E.,
M.INST.C.E., F.R.S.E.,

CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEER; LECTURER ON WATERWAYS, HARBOURS AND DOCKS AT
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON; EDITOR OF "THE DOCK AND HARBOUR
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