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... adam and Telford - Construction of broken - stone pavement - Founda- tion - Wearing Surface - Binding - Rolling - Quantity of Stone Re- 329 quired - Crown - Cementing Properties of Stone - Sprinkling TABLE OF CONTENTS . vii.
... adam and Telford - Construction of broken - stone pavement - Founda- tion - Wearing Surface - Binding - Rolling - Quantity of Stone Re- 329 quired - Crown - Cementing Properties of Stone - Sprinkling TABLE OF CONTENTS . vii.
Page 130
... rolling over and over on the bottom of a steel trough ten feet long , each and every stone being thrown from side to side by each row of pins , is mixed better than it is possible to mix it by hand or steam . The trough delivers the ...
... rolling over and over on the bottom of a steel trough ten feet long , each and every stone being thrown from side to side by each row of pins , is mixed better than it is possible to mix it by hand or steam . The trough delivers the ...
Page 208
... rolling , or even during the process , the pavement is sprinkled or washed with water so as to free the joints to their full depth from sand and thoroughly bed them in the sand- cushion . The spaces between the blocks are then filled ...
... rolling , or even during the process , the pavement is sprinkled or washed with water so as to free the joints to their full depth from sand and thoroughly bed them in the sand- cushion . The spaces between the blocks are then filled ...
Page 232
... rolling the broken stone in somewhat the same manner as is done for macadam pavements , a foundation can be obtained which , if not disturbed by plumbers or for any subsurface construction , will give good and satisfactory results , but ...
... rolling the broken stone in somewhat the same manner as is done for macadam pavements , a foundation can be obtained which , if not disturbed by plumbers or for any subsurface construction , will give good and satisfactory results , but ...
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... rolling should follow the distribution of the ma- terial closely , so that it shall not have time to cool before the ... rolling than others ; for if this set takes place before the final 2 1 compression is reached , no amount of rolling ...
... rolling should follow the distribution of the ma- terial closely , so that it shall not have time to cool before the ... rolling than others ; for if this set takes place before the final 2 1 compression is reached , no amount of rolling ...
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