The Location, Construction and Maintenance of RoadsD. Van Nostrand, 1918 - 226 pages |
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... , Construction and Maintenance of Roads BY JOHN M. GOODELL Reprinted from GOOD ROADS YEAR BOOK 1917 ORNIA NEW YORK D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY 25 PARK PLACE AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY PREFACE In the. 1918.
... , Construction and Maintenance of Roads BY JOHN M. GOODELL Reprinted from GOOD ROADS YEAR BOOK 1917 ORNIA NEW YORK D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY 25 PARK PLACE AMERICAN HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY PREFACE In the. 1918.
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... York on light Soils 10 ° " Whenever the amount of water in ditches will be great . cutan intercepting diten ot top of bank 20 20 Center referred to on Profile Not less than 24-0- No 2 Section in Cuts on light to moderately heavy Soils ...
... York on light Soils 10 ° " Whenever the amount of water in ditches will be great . cutan intercepting diten ot top of bank 20 20 Center referred to on Profile Not less than 24-0- No 2 Section in Cuts on light to moderately heavy Soils ...
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... York State highway department has had a long experience in treating grade - crossing problems and as a result has adopted the following general rules for location at such crossings : 1. The alignment should be laid out so that ...
... York State highway department has had a long experience in treating grade - crossing problems and as a result has adopted the following general rules for location at such crossings : 1. The alignment should be laid out so that ...
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... York State highway department's rules for the elim- ination of grade crossings are as follows : 1. Subways shall have a clear head - room of not less than 13 feet and a clear width between abutments of not less than 26 feet . The ...
... York State highway department's rules for the elim- ination of grade crossings are as follows : 1. Subways shall have a clear head - room of not less than 13 feet and a clear width between abutments of not less than 26 feet . The ...
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... York . It has been suggested that with rainfalls of less intensity or flatter slopes than those of the section which furnishes the data on which the formula is based , the areas of necessary waterways may be taken at some percentage of ...
... York . It has been suggested that with rainfalls of less intensity or flatter slopes than those of the section which furnishes the data on which the formula is based , the areas of necessary waterways may be taken at some percentage of ...
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Page 107 - The cement shall not develop initial set in less than 45 minutes when the Vicat needle is used or 60 minutes when the Gillmore needle is used. Final set shall be attained within 10 hours.
Page 108 - The cement shall be stored in such a manner as to permit easy access for proper inspection and identification of each shipment.
Page 117 - Mixtures of native or pyrogenous hydrocarbons and their non-metallic derivatives, which may be gases, liquids, viscous liquids, or solids, and which are soluble in carbon disulphide.
Page 107 - The specific gravity of cement shall not be less than 3.10. Should the test of cement as received fall below this requirement, a second test may be made upon a sample ignited at a low red heat. The loss in weight of the ignited cement shall not exceed 4 per cent.
Page 108 - The cement shall be delivered in suitable bags or barrels with the brand and name of the manufacturer plainly marked thereon, unless shipped in bulk. A bag shall contain 94 Ib. net. A barrel shall contain 376 Ib.
Page 107 - Portland cement is the product obtained by finely pulverizing clinker produced by calcining to incipient fusion an intimate and properly proportioned mixture of argillaceous and calcareous materials, with no additions subsequent to calcination excepting water and calcined or uncalcined gypsum.
Page 117 - ... the application of heat, and which consist of a mixture of hydrocarbons and their derivatives of complex structure, largely cyclic and bridge compounds.
Page 110 - Healdton grade for example, it exists in a form requiring special treatment for its elimination. Oils from the Gulf Field are characterized by relatively high percentages of asphalt and low percentages of the lighter gravity distillation products. Considerable sulphur is present, much of which, however, is in the form of sulphureted hydrogen, and is easily removed by steam before refining or utilizing the oil as fuel. Oils from Wyoming and Colorado are in the main of paraffin base, suitable for refining...
Page 108 - Packages varying more than 5 per cent from the specified weight may be rejected; and if the average weight of packages in any shipment, as shown by weighing 50 packages at random, is less than that specified, the entire shipment may be rejected.