Street Pavements and Paving Materials: A Manual of City Pavements : the Methods and Materials of Their Construction |
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... Cleaning - Slipperiness - Maintenance - Favorable- ness to Travel - Sanitariness - Consideration of Different Pavements- Conclusion as to Best Material - Application of Principles Deduced— Annual Cost of Pavements - Pavements of Leading ...
... Cleaning - Slipperiness - Maintenance - Favorable- ness to Travel - Sanitariness - Consideration of Different Pavements- Conclusion as to Best Material - Application of Principles Deduced— Annual Cost of Pavements - Pavements of Leading ...
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... cleaned , and that the Talmud says the streets of Jerusalem were swept every day , and accordingly concludes that they must have been paved . A consular report from Palestine states that the pavements of Jerusalem laid by the Romans ...
... cleaned , and that the Talmud says the streets of Jerusalem were swept every day , and accordingly concludes that they must have been paved . A consular report from Palestine states that the pavements of Jerusalem laid by the Romans ...
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... cleaned by the French in 1813 , the old Roman pavements were found on an average of 12 feet below the then surface . The stones in these old pavements were polyangular in shape , containing from 4 to 5 square feet and 12 to 14 inches ...
... cleaned by the French in 1813 , the old Roman pavements were found on an average of 12 feet below the then surface . The stones in these old pavements were polyangular in shape , containing from 4 to 5 square feet and 12 to 14 inches ...
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... clean sand , and in others upon sand that is saturated with oil . The vein of asphalt is found in a dike and consequently runs parallel with the mountain range , is covered with a soft brown rock which can be traced for several miles ...
... clean sand , and in others upon sand that is saturated with oil . The vein of asphalt is found in a dike and consequently runs parallel with the mountain range , is covered with a soft brown rock which can be traced for several miles ...
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... cleaning the grate- bars . Annealing . After the kiln has been maintained long enough at the vitrify- ing temperature to heat the bricks through the centre , the kiln should be tightly closed and allowed to cool very slowly . Slow ...
... cleaning the grate- bars . Annealing . After the kiln has been maintained long enough at the vitrify- ing temperature to heat the bricks through the centre , the kiln should be tightly closed and allowed to cool very slowly . Slow ...
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