Street Pavements and Paving Materials: A Manual of City Pavements : the Methods and Materials of Their ConstructionJohn Wiley & Sons, 1900 - 532 páginas |
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... Blocks - Cost of Belgian Pavement- Granite Pavements - Quality and Size of Blocks - Specification for Blocks in Different Cities - Preparing Foundation - Laying Blocks- Joint - fillers - Cross - section of Pavements - Concrete Base ...
... Blocks - Cost of Belgian Pavement- Granite Pavements - Quality and Size of Blocks - Specification for Blocks in Different Cities - Preparing Foundation - Laying Blocks- Joint - fillers - Cross - section of Pavements - Concrete Base ...
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... blocks in Rome were about 2 cubes long , and on being set up endwise had an area of 10 square inches . This would give a block about 7 inches long , 3 inches deep , and 3 inches wide . They were set on 12 inches of cement concrete . A ...
... blocks in Rome were about 2 cubes long , and on being set up endwise had an area of 10 square inches . This would give a block about 7 inches long , 3 inches deep , and 3 inches wide . They were set on 12 inches of cement concrete . A ...
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... block and wood for pavements in 1841 , and asphalt in 1873 . Recent excavations show that the streets of Pompeii were paved with lava from Vesuvius . The pavement must have been laid some time previous to its destruction , as the blocks ...
... block and wood for pavements in 1841 , and asphalt in 1873 . Recent excavations show that the streets of Pompeii were paved with lava from Vesuvius . The pavement must have been laid some time previous to its destruction , as the blocks ...
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... blocks . The stone being of a poor quality , the result was not satisfactory and the attempt was not repeated . Some five years later wooden blocks were tried , but the expansion was so great that the surface was deformed , and the ...
... blocks . The stone being of a poor quality , the result was not satisfactory and the attempt was not repeated . Some five years later wooden blocks were tried , but the expansion was so great that the surface was deformed , and the ...
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... blocks were laid up as far as Franklin Street in 1849. These blocks came from Staten Island and were from 2 to 3 feet square . In 1855 the blocks on the grades were grooved to give better foot- hold to the horses . This pavement was ...
... blocks were laid up as far as Franklin Street in 1849. These blocks came from Staten Island and were from 2 to 3 feet square . In 1855 the blocks on the grades were grooved to give better foot- hold to the horses . This pavement was ...
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Página 425 - ... prescribe. In the case of neglect of any corporation 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 more than $700,000 had accumulated against surface railways on Manhattan Island...