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... ASPHALT . Derivation of Word " Asphalt " -Early Use of Bitumen - Definition of Bitumen and Asphalt - Maltha - Origin of Asphalt - Chemistry of Asphalt and Bitumen - Methods of Analyzing Asphalt - Trinidad As- phalt - Description of ...
... ASPHALT . Derivation of Word " Asphalt " -Early Use of Bitumen - Definition of Bitumen and Asphalt - Maltha - Origin of Asphalt - Chemistry of Asphalt and Bitumen - Methods of Analyzing Asphalt - Trinidad As- phalt - Description of ...
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... ASPHALT PAVEMENTS .. Early Asphalt and Coal - tar Pavements in United States - Grades for Asphalt Pavements - Character of Asphalt for Pavements - Asphaltic Cement - Penetration Test - Sand for Asphalt Pavements - Wearing Surface ...
... ASPHALT PAVEMENTS .. Early Asphalt and Coal - tar Pavements in United States - Grades for Asphalt Pavements - Character of Asphalt for Pavements - Asphaltic Cement - Penetration Test - Sand for Asphalt Pavements - Wearing Surface ...
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... asphalt - paved street in Pittsburg ... 14. Cross - section of asphalt pavement ...... 15. Showing plan and section of noiseless manhole - cover .. 16. Showing expansion - joint in asphalt pavement on Denver viaduct .... 17. Cross ...
... asphalt - paved street in Pittsburg ... 14. Cross - section of asphalt pavement ...... 15. Showing plan and section of noiseless manhole - cover .. 16. Showing expansion - joint in asphalt pavement on Denver viaduct .... 17. Cross ...
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... asphalt for paving purposes in the Département de l'Ain . In 1854 the Rue Bergère was paved with compressed asphalt , followed by the Rue St. Honoré in 1858 , from which time the suc- cess of asphalt pavements has been assured in Paris ...
... asphalt for paving purposes in the Département de l'Ain . In 1854 the Rue Bergère was paved with compressed asphalt , followed by the Rue St. Honoré in 1858 , from which time the suc- cess of asphalt pavements has been assured in Paris ...
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... ASPHALT . ASPHALT or bitumen under some name has been in use for many ages . The terms have been used so much synonymously as well as interchangeably that it is often difficult to tell just what varie- ties are referred to . The ...
... ASPHALT . ASPHALT or bitumen under some name has been in use for many ages . The terms have been used so much synonymously as well as interchangeably that it is often difficult to tell just what varie- ties are referred to . The ...
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abutting prop Alumina amount asphalt pavement asphaltene asphaltic cement average binder bitumen bituminous rock blocks brick pavement broken stone Brooklyn carbon cent centre chemical City Engineer clay clean coal-tar cobblestone condition 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 Large 12mo 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 rolling sand sandstone screenings shows sidewalk Silica smooth specific gravity square inch square yard street street-car strength subgrade TABLE temperature tion track traffic trap-rock wearing surface width York York City
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