The Location, Construction and Maintenance of RoadsD. Van Nostrand, 1918 - 226 pages |
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... called " banking the curves . 99 Grade Crossings . - The elimination of grade crossings is a prob- lem that frequently complicates the location or relocation of highways . The usual method of carrying the road under or over the railroad ...
... called " banking the curves . 99 Grade Crossings . - The elimination of grade crossings is a prob- lem that frequently complicates the location or relocation of highways . The usual method of carrying the road under or over the railroad ...
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... called " berm ditches . " In sections where irrigation is practiced , considerable trouble is sometimes experienced as a result of the overflowing of the road , and to pre- vent this the following law has been enacted in Colorado : No ...
... called " berm ditches . " In sections where irrigation is practiced , considerable trouble is sometimes experienced as a result of the overflowing of the road , and to pre- vent this the following law has been enacted in Colorado : No ...
Page 27
... called a Telford foundation and is 6 inches or more thick . It is still used extensively for the purpose but there are sub- stitutes for it which have come into use . In some cases from 6 to 12 inches of coarse gravel or small field ...
... called a Telford foundation and is 6 inches or more thick . It is still used extensively for the purpose but there are sub- stitutes for it which have come into use . In some cases from 6 to 12 inches of coarse gravel or small field ...
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... called the " water table " by many engineers , is greater than many persons realize . Prof. Ira O. Baker has reported the following experimental proof of the extent of this influence . Lines of drain tile were laid 50 feet apart and 2 ...
... called the " water table " by many engineers , is greater than many persons realize . Prof. Ira O. Baker has reported the following experimental proof of the extent of this influence . Lines of drain tile were laid 50 feet apart and 2 ...
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... called to the following comment by the Iowa highway commission : The impassable condition to which some contractors and county road crews reduce their roads while cuts , fills and other improvements are being carried out , is absolutely ...
... called to the following comment by the Iowa highway commission : The impassable condition to which some contractors and county road crews reduce their roads while cuts , fills and other improvements are being carried out , is absolutely ...
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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.