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BY
Harry Clow Boardman
THESIS
FOR THE
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
PRESENTED JUNE, 1910
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING.
June 1, 1910
This is to certify that the thesis of HARRYCLOW BOARDMAN entitled The Panama Canal is approved by me asmeeting this part of the requirements for the degree ofBachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
F. O. Dufour
Instructor in Charge.
Approved:
Ira O. Baker.
Professor of Civil Engineering.
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| I. | INTRODUCTION | v |
| II. | INTEROCEANIC CANALS | 1 |
| III. | HISTORY OF THE PANAMA CANAL | 6 |
| IV. | TYPE OF CANAL, (Lock or Sea-level) | 13 |
| V. | LOCATION, SIZE AND PLAN | 20 |
| VI. | ORGANIZATION OF FORCES | 21 |
| VII. | CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANAL PRISM | 26 |
| VIII. | CONSTRUCTION OF THE LOCKS | 29 |
| IX. | CONSTRUCTION OF THE DAMS | 33 |
| X. | SANITATION | 38 |
| XI. | SOCIAL LIFE | 40 |
| XII. | ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE | 43 |
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The building of a canal across the American Isthmus hasoccupied the attention of the world for four hundred years. Whileyet the sailors who crossed the sea with Columbus were living in allthe vigor of mature manhood, a Spanish engineer drew the plans foran artificial waterway across the Isthmus and sub