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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... Action of Illuminating Gas on Asphalt - Condition of Pave- ment at End of Guaranty - Rock Asphalt Pavements - Asphalt Pave- ments in London - Repairs and Maintenance - Cost of , in Different Cities - Noiseless Manhole - covers - Cost of ...
... Action of Illuminating Gas on Asphalt - Condition of Pave- ment at End of Guaranty - Rock Asphalt Pavements - Asphalt Pave- ments in London - Repairs and Maintenance - Cost of , in Different Cities - Noiseless Manhole - covers - Cost of ...
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... actions , however , do not seem to have accom- plished much , as it is recorded that as late as 1789 the country roads of France were generally in a state of nature or worse . It is , however , stated that in 1556 a stone road was built ...
... actions , however , do not seem to have accom- plished much , as it is recorded that as late as 1789 the country roads of France were generally in a state of nature or worse . It is , however , stated that in 1556 a stone road was built ...
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... action of the elements , all clays being formed by the decomposition of feldspar . Amphibole . This mineral is sometimes called hornblende , which term really belongs to but one variety , of which there are two , the aluminous and the ...
... action of the elements , all clays being formed by the decomposition of feldspar . Amphibole . This mineral is sometimes called hornblende , which term really belongs to but one variety , of which there are two , the aluminous and the ...
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... action of the elements depend greatly upon the accessory com- ponents . Hornblende is a mineral which permits a granite to take a high polish , while pyroxene , being very brittle , often breaks out when a stone is being hammer ...
... action of the elements depend greatly upon the accessory com- ponents . Hornblende is a mineral which permits a granite to take a high polish , while pyroxene , being very brittle , often breaks out when a stone is being hammer ...
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... action of the waves and tides ; while those of a desert or any place subject to the action of the winds are most rounded of all . It is only in desert sands that the smallest grains show any great effect of attrition . Sandstone is ...
... action of the waves and tides ; while those of a desert or any place subject to the action of the winds are most rounded of all . It is only in desert sands that the smallest grains show any great effect of attrition . Sandstone is ...
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