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ADDITIONS—JULY 1913 337
Davies, Francis Henry. 621.715 D31
Foundations and machinery fixing. 1912. Constable.
Compilation of data relating to design, construction and cost of machine foundations
and to erection and installation of machines of various types. Information is largely
from actual installations, but partly from recommendations of engine builders.
Frye, Albert Irvin. r 620.8 F97
Civil engineers' pocket-book; a reference-book for engineers, contractors
and students, containing rules, data, methods, formulas and
tables. 1913. Van Nostrand.
Contains an immense amount of information, much of which is new. Includes references
to literature.
Garner, J. H. q 628.54 G18
Treatment of effluents from dyehouses and textile factories. Soc.
•of Dyers and Colourists.
Reprinted from the "Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists," v.28, Feb.-
May 1912.
Description of the more efficient processes in use at the present time (1912).
Lemmoin-Cannon, Henry. 628.3 L58
Textbook on sewage disposal in the United Kingdom, with a foreword
by Sir Alexander Stenning. 1912. St. Bride's Press.
Considers sources and nature of sewage, sewerage systems, and methods of sewage
•diposal. Largely descriptive.
Mannix, J. Bernard. 622.09 M33
Mines and their story. 1913. Lippincott.
Popular work on development and present practice in mining of gold, diamonds,
silver, coal and iron. Entertaining in style but not always strictly accurate.
Mason Regulator Company, Boston, pub. r 621.179 M44
Key to steam engineering; questions and answers concerning the
steam engine and boiler, the combustion of coal, expansion and condensation
of water, vaporization, evaporation, etc. Ed.5. I9i 2 -
Elementary.
r 625.7 O16
Official good roads year book of the United States [1912]. 1913-
[Amer. Highway Assoc]
"Treatises on road, bridge and culvert construction and allied subjects," 1912,
p.314-322.
Issued by the American Association for Highway Improvement.
Slight attention to engineering features. Summarizes information regarding roads
of the country, and the various agencies concerned with their maintenance.
Pan American Union. 6a6 -9 P2 1
Panama canal; what it is, what it means. 1913.
"Brief bibliography," p.i 18-120.
Very practical handbook, useful for people who are planning to visit Panama, and
for schools, clubs and classes which are studying the canal. Illustrated.
Richardson, Clifford. 625.85 R4ia
Asphalt construction for pavements and highways; a pocketbook
for engineers, contractors and inspectors. 1913. McGraw.
Instruction book on handling and application of bitumens, stone and mixtures used
in road building.