Street Pavements and Paving Materials: A Manual of City Pavements : the Methods and Materials of Their Construction |
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... sufficient information to prepare specifications for , and intelligently supervise the construction of , pavements . BROOKLYN , N. Y. , Sept. 1 , 1900 . G. W. T. STATE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY . Lexington , Kentucky : . 1V PREFACE .
... sufficient information to prepare specifications for , and intelligently supervise the construction of , pavements . BROOKLYN , N. Y. , Sept. 1 , 1900 . G. W. T. STATE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY . Lexington , Kentucky : . 1V PREFACE .
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... sufficiently por- ous below the surface to carry petroleum , gas , etc. It is too soft for paving purposes , but is used very generally for curbing and flagging . The formation is supposed to represent an old shore - line , as much of ...
... sufficiently por- ous below the surface to carry petroleum , gas , etc. It is too soft for paving purposes , but is used very generally for curbing and flagging . The formation is supposed to represent an old shore - line , as much of ...
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... sufficient only to render it easily recognized . It would seem , therefore , that a definition might be reached by com- bining some of the ideas herein given that would satisfy all scien- tific requirements and not be too long . This ...
... sufficient only to render it easily recognized . It would seem , therefore , that a definition might be reached by com- bining some of the ideas herein given that would satisfy all scien- tific requirements and not be too long . This ...
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... sufficient carbon and hy- drogen for the formation of asphalt are animal and vegetable re- mains . The latter are particularly abundant at La Brea , where most of the asphaltic beds have been originally carbonaceous and lignitic shales ...
... sufficient carbon and hy- drogen for the formation of asphalt are animal and vegetable re- mains . The latter are particularly abundant at La Brea , where most of the asphaltic beds have been originally carbonaceous and lignitic shales ...
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... sufficient activity to indicate clearly the source of material and the manner of de- velopment . In commenting on the above theory , Richardson says that ex- cavations made at the pitch lake since the report of Wall and Saw- kins do not ...
... sufficient activity to indicate clearly the source of material and the manner of de- velopment . In commenting on the above theory , Richardson says that ex- cavations made at the pitch lake since the report of Wall and Saw- kins do not ...
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abutting prop Alumina amount asphalt pavement asphaltene asphaltic cement average barrels Belgian binder biotite bitumen bituminous rock blocks brick pavement broken stone Brooklyn carbon centre chemical City Engineer clay clean coal-tar cobblestone condition construction contractor cost creosote cubic yard curb deposit depth durable entire erty owners feet feldspar filled flux foundation grade granite gravel grout gutter hard heat hornblende inches inches deep inches thick inches wide iron joints laying less lime limestone macadam Magnesia ment method miles mineral mixed mixture mortar obtained oxide paving material paving-brick paving-cement petrolene petroleum Portland cement pounds practically proper quantity quartz rail rattler repairs road roadway rock asphalt rolled samples sand sandstone shows Silica smooth specific gravity square inch square yard street street-car strength subgrade TABLE temperature tion track traffic trap-rock vary vitrified wearing surface width wood pavements York York City
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