... be avoidedwherever possible. If, therefore, themacadam type of construction were to be used, how did the Bir Ministrv decide on the thickness of pavementrequired for particular soil and traffic con- ditions ? Mr Skinner had stated that plate-bearing testcsould be made on the soil and the pressure determined...

... at the timeof the flooding and that hadresulted in theflooding of the subsidiary valley to a depth of 12 feet at the railway embankment. To relieve the pressure on that culvert pumping had been resorted t o and after l8 hours t,he culvert, runningfull, had been dealing with only the dry weather overflow from...

... Investigations. Fish Invest., Series 1, vol. 3 (1926), No. 1. The Paper is accompanied by one photograph and two diagrams, from which the half-tone page plate and the Figures in the text have been prepared. Discussion The Author, in presenting the Paper, referred to the first experiments madewith pressure...

... GROUTING MAINTENANCE CONSTRUCTION GRADING MATERIALS DRAINAGE TREATMENT IN SITU PRESSURE CLAYS FISSURES WATFORD FRANCE UK USA 42 TOMS AND BEATTY ON REMEDIMALEASIJRFEOSR contact with drainswill constitute an importantsimplification of construction. The normal glazed-stoneware pipe...

... PLATES LOADING TESTS COMPACTION FILLING PRESSURE GROUTING WORKING NETHERLANDS HOLLAND DENMARK SWEDEN NORWAY FRANCE E © Thomas Telford and ICE 1950 THEINSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS RAILWAYENGINEERINGDIVISION REMEDIALMEA.SURE8 FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF RAILWAY TRACKFORMATIONS...

.... Besides excluding water from the surrounding ground, the compressed air also stabilized the ground while the concrete filling was being placed and prevented the exterior pressures from blowing up the bottom. Rotary compressorsoccupied little space-a veryimportant con- sideration in the sinking...

...D A DAVIES METEOROLOGY AIRPORTS CONSTRUCTION DESIGN AIRFIELDS VISIBILITY FOG CLOUDS PRECIPITATION WEATHER WIND PRESSURE TEMPERATURE THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. BIRPORTENGINEERING DIVISION MEETING. Tuesday, 16 November, 1948. Sir ARTHUR WHITAKER, K.C.B., M.Eng., M.I.C.E...

...H Q GOLDER RUNWAYS THICKNESS METHODS CARRIAGES DESIGN PROPERTIES SUBGRADE SOILS STANDARDS LOADS SOILS CBR RATIOS CLAYS SHEAR STRENGTH SAND BEARING PRESSURE SUBMERGENCE TESTS TIRES TYRES PRESSURE FRICTION BIBLIOGRAPHY STANDARDS AIRPORTS FOUNDATIONS CALIFORNIA ©...

...G WILSON SOILS TESTS DESIGN FOUNDATIONS SAFETY MECHANICS FAILURES BLOCKS FOUNDATIONS STRIP SITE INVESTIGATION DESIGN FOOTINGS HYDROSTATICS PRESSURE TANKING CONSOLIDATION PILING FLOATING SOIL MECHANICS COHESION CLAYS STRENGTH © Thomas Telford and ICE 1946...

...A J SUTTON PIPPARD; A BAILEY; G P MANNING; G B GIFFORD HULL; A S GRUNSPAN; T P O SULLIVAN; A SCHWARCZ; W E J BUDGEN; T BEDFORD; W F J NEAL; G WILSON © Thomas Telford and ICE 1946 BUILDING RESEARCH STATION WIND PRESSURE ROOFS MATERIALS TRAMS OMNIBUSES SUCTION MONOLITHIC...

... STRUCTURES PRESSURE CLAYS SHRINKAGE FAILURES MOISTURE ELASTICITY CONCRETE RESULTS TO THE DESIGN OF SIMPLE FOUSDSTIONS. 27 may act, as a rigid box and spread the load over the wholeof t,he base, instead of only on the footing as intended ; in such cases the earliest signs of trouble will appear a t...

...J K FISHER; A GOODE; C E DOCKER PROBLEMS DESIGN CONSTRUCTION LARGE AIRFIELDS AIRPORTS LENGTH WEIGHT AIRCRAFT RUNWAYS TIRES TYRES PRESSURE ALTITUDE ORIENTATION GRADIENTS BUILDINGS RESTRICTIONS LOCATION SITES GEOLOGY TOPOGRAPHY METEOROLOGY GEOGRAPHY RIGID DESIGN STRENGTH...

...E O WILLIAMS © Thomas Telford and ICE 1946 WIND BUILDINGS PRESSURE SUCTION TUNNELS TESTS SPEED ROOFS SHIELDING FLAT THE INSTITUTION OB CIVILENGINEERS. STRUCTURAL AND BUILDINGENGINEERINGDIVISION MEETING. Tuesday, 20 November 1945. MALCOLM GORDON JOHN McHAFPIE, M. Inst. C.E...

...F M DU PLAT TAYLOR; FMDP TAYLOR; M NACHSHEN; J E G PALMER; A W SKEMPTON; C PEEL; A L BAKER; G C BLOFIELD © Thomas Telford and ICE 1945 SHEETPILING MARITIME WORKS WHARVES TIMBER SEA DEFENCES PIERS PROTECTION SUBWAYS EARTH PRESSURE CALCULATIONS WALLS CLAYS QUAYS SUSPENDED...

...F S SNOW; W H WARD; C P TAYLOR; A H MOBERLY; E F HUMPHRIES; R B KIRWAN; D T LLOYD JONES © Thomas Telford and ICE 1944 PROBLEMS CONSTRUCTIONAL WORKS ROLLING MILLS PRESSURE MOVEMENT BUILDINGS UNDERPINNING FOUNDATIONS CRACKS PILES PLANNING BEARING SHEETPILING MOISTURE CLAYS...

...F G THOMAS © Thomas Telford and ICE 1944 BUILDING RESEARCH STATION ROAD RESEARCH LABORATORY BRS RRL EXPERIMENTS CONCRETE SLEEPERS RAILWAYS CHAIRS MEASUREMENT DISTRIBUTION PRESSURE THRUST BENDING MOMENTS VERTICAL MOVEMENT DESIGN GAUGES MECHANICAL LOADS MEASUREMENT...

..., and, as there must be an interval of days between excavation and concreting, changes of moisture-content are likely to occur. It is true that the degree of swelling which will take place under zero pressure, and the consequent decrease in shear strength, can be measured, butthis is a tedious operation and can...

... RAILWAY BUILDING RESEARCH STATION LE GRAND, SUTCL GAULT CLAY SOIL MECHANICS PROBLEMS RAILWAYS SLIPS CLAYS FAILURES SLOPES CUTTINGS SAFETY BANKS SHEAR RESISTANCE REMEDIAL MEASURES BALLAST PRESSURE PREVENTION TESTING APPARATUS DRAINS GROUNDWATER SAMPLES GAULT FISSURES...

... TRACK LOADS CHAIRS PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION PRESTRESSED TENSILE TESTS BENDING CRACKS LENGTH STRAIN GAUGES APPARATUS CHEDDINGTON CALCUTTA UK INDIA 42 DISCUSSION ON EXPERIMENTS ON Discussion. The Chairman said he did not think it was necessary for him to stress the value...

...O FABER; J L MUSGRAVE; W NOBBS; A H BARKER; A F DUFTON; J I BERNARD; H H BRUCE; S B DONKIN; R GRIERSON; J M KENNEDY; R N PEGG; E B POWELL BUILDING RESEARCH BOARD HEAT BUILDINGS HEATING TEMPERATURE FUEL ELECTRICITY GAS BOILERS COAL COKE INSULATION DISTRICT APPLIANCES PRESSURE...