Street Pavements and Paving Materials: A Manual of City Pavements, the Methods and Materials of Their ConstructionJ. Wiley & Sons, 1901 - 555 páginas |
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... according to Prof. Haupt ....... 134 138 156 158 48. Showing effect of size of wheels and width of tire on tractive force ... 158 49. Showing tractive force per ton according to London experiments ... 159 50. Showing tractive force per ...
... according to Prof. Haupt ....... 134 138 156 158 48. Showing effect of size of wheels and width of tire on tractive force ... 158 49. Showing tractive force per ton according to London experiments ... 159 50. Showing tractive force per ...
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... according to descriptions it must have been the modern boulevard with all the accessories that the times and unlimited wealth would allow . The Carthaginians , however , are generally given the credit of being the first people to ...
... according to descriptions it must have been the modern boulevard with all the accessories that the times and unlimited wealth would allow . The Carthaginians , however , are generally given the credit of being the first people to ...
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... according to the condition of the public treasury . The first Highway Act for the improvement of roads in Eng- land was passed in 1555 . The above facts relate to roads rather than pavements proper , and it is interesting to note to ...
... according to the condition of the public treasury . The first Highway Act for the improvement of roads in Eng- land was passed in 1555 . The above facts relate to roads rather than pavements proper , and it is interesting to note to ...
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... according to a statement made in the City Council by an alderman during a controversy as to the relative merits of wood and stone pavements , there were 600,000 square yards of the latter , probably nearly if not all macadam . These two ...
... according to a statement made in the City Council by an alderman during a controversy as to the relative merits of wood and stone pavements , there were 600,000 square yards of the latter , probably nearly if not all macadam . These two ...
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... according to the num- ber and quantity of their components . Rock can be defined as any material forming a portion of the earth , whether hard or soft . Rocks are divided into two general classes , stratified and unstratified ...
... according to the num- ber and quantity of their components . Rock can be defined as any material forming a portion of the earth , whether hard or soft . Rocks are divided into two general classes , stratified and unstratified ...
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Página 402 - All loss or damage arising out of the nature of the work to be done under this agreement, or from any unforeseen obstructions or difficulties which may be encountered in the prosecution of the same...
Página 412 - ... authorities, and •whenever required by them to do so, and in such manner as they may prescribe. In the case of neglect of any corpo-ration to make these pavements or repairs after the expiration of thirty days' notice to do so, the local authorities may make same at the expense of such corporation." The street-car companies, however, have not always lived up to this requirement, and it was stated in a paper read before the American Society of Civil Engineers in December, 1896, that bills aggregating...
Página 412 - Every street surface railroad corporation so long as it shall continue to use any of its tracks in any street, avenue or public place in any city or village shall have and keep in permanent repair that portion of such street, avenue or public place between its tracks, the rails of its tracks, and two feet in width outside of its tracks, under the supervision of the proper local authorities, and whenever required by them to do so, and in such manner as they may prescribe. In case of the neglect of...