The Technical World Magazine, Volume 6Technical World Company, 1906 |
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Page 53
... ground on both sides of it . When the ground became too soft to sup- port even a 2 - foot - gauge railroad , a railroad was built on piles , or , as was done in the Ku- dan Lake , on floats , and the sand tipped over from the truck ...
... ground on both sides of it . When the ground became too soft to sup- port even a 2 - foot - gauge railroad , a railroad was built on piles , or , as was done in the Ku- dan Lake , on floats , and the sand tipped over from the truck ...
Page 310
... ground for five acres around us is almost burning hot - soft and treacherous , too . It is made up of decomposed basalt with red , white , and pink clay , fused with sulphur . A choking odor of burning brimstone fills the air . The ground ...
... ground for five acres around us is almost burning hot - soft and treacherous , too . It is made up of decomposed basalt with red , white , and pink clay , fused with sulphur . A choking odor of burning brimstone fills the air . The ground ...
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... ground , even making it follow in places the backbone line of the preliminary survey , running from one course to the next by means of suitable curves . In the hands of a good engi- neer , the method is not necessarily very bad , but it ...
... ground , even making it follow in places the backbone line of the preliminary survey , running from one course to the next by means of suitable curves . In the hands of a good engi- neer , the method is not necessarily very bad , but it ...
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