Proceedings of the Connecticut Association of Civil Engineers and Surveyors Association at Its 1st Annual Meeting1890 - Civil engineering |
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Page 64 - Their instruments are in general use by the US Government Engineers, Geologists and Surveyors, and the range of instruments, as made by them for River, Harbor, City, Bridge...
Page 20 - ... upon the application of two or more persons or corporations who would suffer loss or damage by the breaking away of any dam or reservoir within said city, borough, or town, shall forthwith inspect the same, and if in their opinion said dam or reservoir is not sufficiently strong and substantial to withstand the action of water under any circumstances which may reasonably be expected to occur, they shall at once notify one or more of the board of civil engineers to inspect the said dam or reservoir...
Page 38 - Stiffness to avoid any tremor, even in a strong wind, and thorough workmanship in every part. Their Instruments are in general use by the US Government Engineers, Geologists and Surveyors, and the range of instruments, as made by them for River, Harbor, City. Bridge...
Page 64 - No. 9 PROVINCE COURT, BOSTON, MASS. They aim to secure in their Instruments — Accuracy of Division ; Simplicity in Manipulation ; Lightness combined with Strength ; Achromatic Telescope, with...
Page 20 - The members of said board shall be sworn to faithfully and impartially perform the duties imposed upon them by this chapter, and shall continue in office for the term of two years and until others are appointed in their stead. They shall each receive ten dollars per day and all necessary and reasonable expenses while actually employed.
Page 18 - Government Engineers, Geologists and Surveyors, and the range of instruments, as made by them for River, Harbor, City. Bridge, Tunnel, Railroad and Mining Engineering, as well as those made forTriangulation or Topographical Work and Land Surveying, etc., is larger than that of any other firm in the country.
Page 38 - No. 9 Province Court, Boston, Mass. They aim to secure in their Instruments: Accuracy of division; Simplicity in manipulation; Lightness combined with strength; Achromatic...
Page 28 - ... its practical limit) an even and regular surface, but the top layer— with the use of the heavy roller loaded to its greatest capacity — it was found impracticable to solidify and reduce to such a surface as would prevent the stones from loosening and being displaced by the action of wagon wheels and horses
Page 21 - On motion, the reading of the minutes of the last meeting was dispensed with. The chairman announced the following committee on admission of members : Carl Brumme, Detroit; Jas.
Page 28 - Macadam's theory, that of carefully excluding all dirt and foreign material from the stones, and trusting to the action of the roller and the travel of teams to accomplish the work of consolidation. The bottom layer of stone was sufficiently compacted in this way to form and retain, under the action of the rollers (after the compression had reached...