The Location, Construction and Maintenance of RoadsD. Van Nostrand, 1918 - 226 pages |
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... Rocks . 75 Concrete Roads ..... 90 Standard Specifications for Portland Cement . 107 Petroleum and Residuums ... 109 Asphalt and Native Solid Bitumens . 117 Asphaltic Materials for Roads . 124 Tar and Tar Products .. 132 Bituminous ...
... Rocks . 75 Concrete Roads ..... 90 Standard Specifications for Portland Cement . 107 Petroleum and Residuums ... 109 Asphalt and Native Solid Bitumens . 117 Asphaltic Materials for Roads . 124 Tar and Tar Products .. 132 Bituminous ...
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... rock excavation will be reduced to the lowest practicable amount . On the Maryland State high- ways , the expense of moving 100 to 150 cubic yards of earth is from $ 50 to $ 75 , which is equal to the cost of making a mile of careful ...
... rock excavation will be reduced to the lowest practicable amount . On the Maryland State high- ways , the expense of moving 100 to 150 cubic yards of earth is from $ 50 to $ 75 , which is equal to the cost of making a mile of careful ...
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... to 1 2 to 1 1 to 1 3 to 1 1 to 1 Clay and clay gravels . 1 to 1 3 to 1 1 to 1 Hard pan . to 1 3 to 1 1 to 1 Solid rock . As it stands 3 to 1 As it stands 2010 Center referred to on Profile • Not - less LOCATION AND GRADES OF RURAL ROADS 5.
... to 1 2 to 1 1 to 1 3 to 1 1 to 1 Clay and clay gravels . 1 to 1 3 to 1 1 to 1 Hard pan . to 1 3 to 1 1 to 1 Solid rock . As it stands 3 to 1 As it stands 2010 Center referred to on Profile • Not - less LOCATION AND GRADES OF RURAL ROADS 5.
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... rock crushing plants along the road . 9. The current wages paid to teamsters and laborers in the locations through which the road will pass . Amount paid for hire of mules or horses ( without driver ) per day . Amount paid for man and ...
... rock crushing plants along the road . 9. The current wages paid to teamsters and laborers in the locations through which the road will pass . Amount paid for hire of mules or horses ( without driver ) per day . Amount paid for man and ...
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... rock or earth . The minimum side ditch should be 1 foot wide on the bottom and 1 foot deep below subgrade . The mini- mum grade for side ditches should be 0.30 per cent If the rate of grade of the track in any cut is less than 0.30 per ...
... rock or earth . The minimum side ditch should be 1 foot wide on the bottom and 1 foot deep below subgrade . The mini- mum grade for side ditches should be 0.30 per cent If the rate of grade of the track in any cut is less than 0.30 per ...
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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.