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Engineering Ireland /

Contributor(s): Cox, Ronald C.
Publisher: Cork : Collins Press, 2006Description: xii, 371 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 30 cm.Content type: text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781905172061; 9781905172061 :; 1905172060.Subject(s): Engineering -- Ireland -- History | Engineers -- IrelandDDC classification: 624.09415
Contents:
Pt. 1. Engineering Ireland -- Introduction / John (Sean) de Courcy & Ronald Cox -- Evolution of engineering / James Dooge -- Engineering training and education / James Dooge -- The Irish chartered engineering institution / Ronald Cox & Finbar Callanan -- Pt. 2. Transportation -- Roads / Peter O'Keeffe, Declan McIlraith & Billy McCoubrey -- Inland waterways / John McKeown -- Railways / Patrick Jennings -- Bridges, aqueducts and viaducts / Ronald Cox & Michael Gould -- Docks and harbours / Ronald Cox -- Ports and shipping / Brian Torpey -- Irish maritime lights / Gordon Millington -- Civil aviation in Ireland / Brendan Clancy -- Pt. 3. Construction and public works -- Construction materials / Finbar McSweeney, Ronald Cox, Sean de Courcy -- Geotechnical engineering / Trevor Orr -- Water sources, treatment and supply / Kevin O'Donnell & Michael Gould -- Wastewater collection, treatment and disposal / Patrick Hennigan -- Building services / Sean Mulcahy and Tom Gallagher -- The office of public works / Pierce Pigott -- Pt. 4. Energy and industry -- Energy sources pre-1880 / Colin Rynne -- Generation and uses of electricity / Jock McEvoy -- Rural electrification / Michael Shiel -- Early industries in Ireland / Colin Rynne -- The growth of industry in the Republic of Ireland / Liam Connellan -- The engineering industries of Northern Ireland / John Moore -- The Irish peat industry / Finbar Callanan -- Automotive engineering in Ireland / Donal Fingleton Telecommunications / Gerald Condon -- Engineering in Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE) / Kevin O'Connell -- The Irish computer industry / John Moriarty.
Summary: This project of the Irish Academy of Engineering reflects the nature of engineering in all its facets from military, civil, mechanical, electrical and other branches of the profession to the successful completion of projects throughout Ireland. An historical overview of the profession is followed by chapters on the areas of engineering.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 624.09415 COX (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0051866
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Engineering Ireland -- Introduction / John (Sean) de Courcy & Ronald Cox -- Evolution of engineering / James Dooge -- Engineering training and education / James Dooge -- The Irish chartered engineering institution / Ronald Cox & Finbar Callanan -- Pt. 2. Transportation -- Roads / Peter O'Keeffe, Declan McIlraith & Billy McCoubrey -- Inland waterways / John McKeown -- Railways / Patrick Jennings -- Bridges, aqueducts and viaducts / Ronald Cox & Michael Gould -- Docks and harbours / Ronald Cox -- Ports and shipping / Brian Torpey -- Irish maritime lights / Gordon Millington -- Civil aviation in Ireland / Brendan Clancy -- Pt. 3. Construction and public works -- Construction materials / Finbar McSweeney, Ronald Cox, Sean de Courcy -- Geotechnical engineering / Trevor Orr -- Water sources, treatment and supply / Kevin O'Donnell & Michael Gould -- Wastewater collection, treatment and disposal / Patrick Hennigan -- Building services / Sean Mulcahy and Tom Gallagher -- The office of public works / Pierce Pigott -- Pt. 4. Energy and industry -- Energy sources pre-1880 / Colin Rynne -- Generation and uses of electricity / Jock McEvoy -- Rural electrification / Michael Shiel -- Early industries in Ireland / Colin Rynne -- The growth of industry in the Republic of Ireland / Liam Connellan -- The engineering industries of Northern Ireland / John Moore -- The Irish peat industry / Finbar Callanan -- Automotive engineering in Ireland / Donal Fingleton Telecommunications / Gerald Condon -- Engineering in Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE) / Kevin O'Connell -- The Irish computer industry / John Moriarty.

This project of the Irish Academy of Engineering reflects the nature of engineering in all its facets from military, civil, mechanical, electrical and other branches of the profession to the successful completion of projects throughout Ireland. An historical overview of the profession is followed by chapters on the areas of engineering.

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