Street Pavements and Paving Materials: A Manual of City Pavements, the Methods and Materials of Their Construction |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 23
Page vi
... Shales - Fire - clays - Definition of " Vitrified " -Early Clay Products - First Brick - kiln in United States - Production of Paving- brick - Manufacture of Paving - brick - Crushing the Clay - Screening -Pugging - Moulding ...
... Shales - Fire - clays - Definition of " Vitrified " -Early Clay Products - First Brick - kiln in United States - Production of Paving- brick - Manufacture of Paving - brick - Crushing the Clay - Screening -Pugging - Moulding ...
Page 32
... shale and by drift clay . At Peninsula , however , the formation is from thirty to sixty feet above the canal , making the quarrying work very easy . It is of great value for building - stone , as it is easily gotten out into regular ...
... shale and by drift clay . At Peninsula , however , the formation is from thirty to sixty feet above the canal , making the quarrying work very easy . It is of great value for building - stone , as it is easily gotten out into regular ...
Page 38
... shale . It contains well - preserved specimens of the Lower Silurian Age . It changes in color and composition as it extends in different directions , but is easily followed by its distinctive features . It is used for building purposes ...
... shale . It contains well - preserved specimens of the Lower Silurian Age . It changes in color and composition as it extends in different directions , but is easily followed by its distinctive features . It is used for building purposes ...
Page 48
... shales . They found what they considered to be specimens showing every stage of transformation from the first deposit to the total obliteration of organic structure , when nothing but the ex- ternal form of the wood was left . After ...
... shales . They found what they considered to be specimens showing every stage of transformation from the first deposit to the total obliteration of organic structure , when nothing but the ex- ternal form of the wood was left . After ...
Page 50
... shale , from which it exudes as petroleum or maltha , according as the shales have been brought into contact with the atmosphere . The asphalt is produced by further exposure after the bitumen has reached the surface . He continues ...
... shale , from which it exudes as petroleum or maltha , according as the shales have been brought into contact with the atmosphere . The asphalt is produced by further exposure after the bitumen has reached the surface . He continues ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abutting prop Alumina amount asphalt pavement asphaltene asphaltic cement average binder bitumen bituminous rock blocks brick pavement broken stone Brooklyn carbon cent centre City Engineer clay clean coal-tar cobblestone construction contract contractor cost course creosote cubic yard curb depth durable entire erty owners expense feet wide feldspar filled foundation grade granite gravel grooved rail grout gutter hard heat hornblende inches inches deep inches thick inches wide iron joints laid less lime limestone macadam ment method miles mineral mixed mixture mortar obtained oxide paving material paving-brick paving-cement petroleum placed Portland cement practically proper quantity quartz rail rammed repairs road roadway rock asphalt roller rolling sand sandstone screenings shows sidewalk Silica smooth specific gravity square yard street street-car strength subgrade TABLE temperature tion track traffic trap-rock vary wearing surface width wood pavements York York City
Popular passages
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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...