Annual Report, Volume 4

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Page 143 - ... being covered with felt and this felt kept wet. The bottom of the box is so constructed as to hold water, and the sides are provided with cleats for holding glass shelves on which to place the briquettes. Care should be taken to keep the air in the closet uniformly moist.
Page 144 - Care should be observed in centering the briquettes in the testing machine, as cross-strains, produced by improper centering, tend to lower the breaking strength. The load should not be applied too suddenly, as it may produce vibration, the shock from which often breaks the briquette before the ultimate strength is reached. Care must be taken that the clips and the sides of the briquette be clean and free from grains of sand or dirt, which would prevent a good bearing.
Page 178 - Nelson P. Lewis, Chief Engineer of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment of New York City.
Page 133 - One Part Cement, Three Parts Standard Ottawa Sand. 7 days (1 day in moist air, 6 days in water)... 200 Ibs.
Page 134 - F. as practicable, and observed at intervals for at least 28 days. (c) A third pat is exposed in any convenient way in an atmosphere of steam, above boiling water, in a loosely closed vessel for five hours. These...
Page 96 - Manganese — Not more than 0.50%. Phosphorus — Not more than 0.25%. Sulphur — Not more than 0.08%. For each new batch of spheres used the chemical analysis must be furnished by the maker, or be obtained by the user, before introduction into the charge ; and unless the analysis meets the above specifications, the batch of spheres shall be rejected. THE TEST.
Page 142 - A check upon the uniformity of the mixing and moulding is afforded by weighing the briquettes just prior to immersion, or upon removal from the moist closet. Briquettes which vary in weight more than 3 per cent from the average should not be tested. Storage of the Test Pieces.
Page 134 - A third pat is exposed in any convenient way in an atmosphere of steam, above boiling water, in a loosely closed vessel for five hours. These pats, to satisfactorily pass the requirements, shall remain firm and hard and show no signs of distortion, checking, cracking, or disintegrating.
Page 133 - All tests shall be made in accordance with the methods proposed by the Committee on Uniform Tests of Cement...
Page 133 - This term is applied to the finely pulverized product resulting from the calcination to incipient fusion of an intimate mixture of properly proportioned argillaceous and calcareous materials, and to which no addition greater than 3 per cent has been made subsequent to calcination.

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