Aid Book to Engineering Enterprise Abroad (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Aid Book to Engineering Enterprise Abroad This book has been written from an Englishman's point of view as an aid to those who may be interested in the projection of engineering enterprises in foreign countries. The intimate relations which arise between the promoters of new undertakings abroad and the English engineers capitalists and contractors upon whom they depend, render it important that all those concerned should be in full accord. Too often, foreign or international transactions are hindered by the insufficient knowledge, on one side or the other, of the necessary facts; and in the following pages it is attempted to classify and link together those technical and economical conditions which determine the success or failure of Public Works and Engineering ventures; and especially to enumerate those preliminary particulars on which alone designs and estimates of cost can be framed. It is intended in a Second Part, or sequel, to draw attention to the more important considerations by which the choice of engineering material and appliances for use in foreign countries should be guided; and to elucidate some of the incidents connected with their exportation. The Author is glad of this opportunity to acknowledge the assistance he has received from many friends in regard to various special subjects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.