A Treatise on Highway Construction: Designed as a Text-book and Work of Reference for All who May be Engaged in the Location, Construction, Or Maintenance of Roads, Streets, and PavementsJ. Wiley, 1892 - 686 pages |
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amount annual asphalt pavements asphaltic cement asphaltum average bitumen bituminous rock brick pavements broken stone cantonniers carts cent centre clay clean coal-tar compacted concrete condition construction contract contractor cost covered cubic foot cubic yard culvert curb depth diameter ditches drainage drains durable earth embankment employed engineer excavation feet filled foot foundation furnished grade granite gravel gutter heated highways horses hydraulic hydraulic cement inches inches thick iron joints labor laid layer length less lime limestone load Macadam machine maintenance masonry mastic material ment miles mixed morocco mortar paving pipe placed Portland cement pounds proportion quantity rammed removed repairs road roadway rock roller rolling Rosendale sand sandstone side slope Specific gravity square inch square yard steam street strength surface TABLE temperature tensile strength tion tons traffic varies vehicles wear weather weight wheels width wood pavements