The Location, Construction and Maintenance of RoadsD. Van Nostrand, 1918 - 226 pages |
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... yards of earth is from $ 50 to $ 75 , which is equal to the cost of making a mile of careful surveys that may be reasonably expected to save more than 150 cubic yards of such earthwork . The accompanying illustration shows the saving in ...
... yards of earth is from $ 50 to $ 75 , which is equal to the cost of making a mile of careful surveys that may be reasonably expected to save more than 150 cubic yards of such earthwork . The accompanying illustration shows the saving in ...
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... yards . The gravel is first screened , because by taking out the material of suitable size for road work only the ... yard motor trucks which are used for delivering it . The pit material is delivered to the screen by a belt conveyor ...
... yards . The gravel is first screened , because by taking out the material of suitable size for road work only the ... yard motor trucks which are used for delivering it . The pit material is delivered to the screen by a belt conveyor ...
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... Yards of Loose Gravel Required to make One Mile of Road of Dif- ferent Widths and Thicknesses . Based on Table of Commissioner of Pub- lic Roads of New Jersey . THICKNESS OF ROAD AFTER CONSOLIDATION , INCHES WIDTH ... Yard of GRAVEL ROADS 55.
... Yards of Loose Gravel Required to make One Mile of Road of Dif- ferent Widths and Thicknesses . Based on Table of Commissioner of Pub- lic Roads of New Jersey . THICKNESS OF ROAD AFTER CONSOLIDATION , INCHES WIDTH ... Yard of GRAVEL ROADS 55.
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John Milton Goodell. STATE SAND GRAVEL Weight in Pounds Per Cubic Yard of Sand and Gravel . From " Mineral Resources of the United States , 1915. " STATE SAND GRAVEL STATE SAND Massachusetts 2710 2810 || Oregon ..... 2645 2895 Michigan ...
John Milton Goodell. STATE SAND GRAVEL Weight in Pounds Per Cubic Yard of Sand and Gravel . From " Mineral Resources of the United States , 1915. " STATE SAND GRAVEL STATE SAND Massachusetts 2710 2810 || Oregon ..... 2645 2895 Michigan ...
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... yards of compacted material per mile to build up 6 - inch shoulders and retain the minimum width of 20 feet on top . The cost of hauling and placing this material is usually very much greater than the value of the stone or gravel saved ...
... yards of compacted material per mile to build up 6 - inch shoulders and retain the minimum width of 20 feet on top . The cost of hauling and placing this material is usually very much greater than the value of the stone or gravel saved ...
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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.