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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... Concrete - Early Use of - Proportions for Concrete- Mixing - Amount of Material per Cubic Yard of Concrete - Voids in Broken Stone - Proper Consistency of Concrete - Relative Value of Hand- and Machine - mixed Concrete - Concrete ...
... Concrete - Early Use of - Proportions for Concrete- Mixing - Amount of Material per Cubic Yard of Concrete - Voids in Broken Stone - Proper Consistency of Concrete - Relative Value of Hand- and Machine - mixed Concrete - Concrete ...
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... concrete .. 3. Plan of old Roman road .. 4. Cross - section of old Roman road .. 5. Cross - section of old Roman road . 6. Plan of pavement , Catania , Italy . 7. Cross - section of a cobblestone pavement .. 8. Cross - section of a ...
... concrete .. 3. Plan of old Roman road .. 4. Cross - section of old Roman road .. 5. Cross - section of old Roman road . 6. Plan of pavement , Catania , Italy . 7. Cross - section of a cobblestone pavement .. 8. Cross - section of a ...
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... Concrete - beam construction , Department of Highways , Brooklyn ..... 441 37. Toronto track - construction ... 38. Sioux City track - construction ... 39. Third Avenue Railway construction , New York . 40. Detroit railway construction ...
... Concrete - beam construction , Department of Highways , Brooklyn ..... 441 37. Toronto track - construction ... 38. Sioux City track - construction ... 39. Third Avenue Railway construction , New York . 40. Detroit railway construction ...
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... concrete , but the material did not give good satisfaction . Brick was used in 1894 , and chert in 1895 . The dimensions of granite blocks were 14 x 10 × 88 inches . Cleveland . The first stone pavements of Cleveland were con- structed ...
... concrete , but the material did not give good satisfaction . Brick was used in 1894 , and chert in 1895 . The dimensions of granite blocks were 14 x 10 × 88 inches . Cleveland . The first stone pavements of Cleveland were con- structed ...
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... CONCRETE . WHEN a pure limestone has been properly burned or calcined . the result is lime , that is , the carbonic acid has been driven off by the action of the heat . When water is applied to the lime it slakes . with a great increase ...
... CONCRETE . WHEN a pure limestone has been properly burned or calcined . the result is lime , that is , the carbonic acid has been driven off by the action of the heat . When water is applied to the lime it slakes . with a great increase ...
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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...