An American Engineer in China
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" In the former let the reader note the arch lines ; the proportions existing between the arches and the piers ; the cut-water ends to the latter to prevent drift catching ; the carved stone railing, supple- menting but not detracting from the lines of the main structure ; and finally the shrine on the cen- tre pier, indicating that although the constructor was compelled to place a pier in midstream, that nevertheless he had the courage to emphasize it, and that by making it a feature of the de...sign he jus- tified its location. In the other structure, crossing a stream flowing from the Cheling Pass to the China Sea, we have a design admirably meeting in every respect the local conditions. The stream is of no great importance, so that a central pier and two spans would have answered as a mere bridge, but such would not have been a well-con- sidered design. On one side the ground is much higher than on the other ; which is overcome by spanning the brook with a bold single arch, whose rise is the same as that of the high bank, with steps on the lower side.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" In the former let the reader note the arch lines ; the proportions existing between the arches and the piers ; the cut-water ends to the latter to prevent drift catching ; the carved stone railing, supple- menting but not detracting from the lines of the main structure ; and finally the shrine on the cen- tre pier, indicating that although the constructor was compelled to place a pier in midstream, that nevertheless he had the courage to emphasize it, and that by making it a feature of the de...sign he jus- tified its location. In the other structure, crossing a stream flowing from the Cheling Pass to the China Sea, we have a design admirably meeting in every respect the local conditions. The stream is of no great importance, so that a central pier and two spans would have answered as a mere bridge, but such would not have been a well-con- sidered design. On one side the ground is much higher than on the other ; which is overcome by spanning the brook with a bold single arch, whose rise is the same as that of the high bank, with steps on the lower side.
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