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ICE Engineering Division Papers
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0534-2775
Volume 9, Issue 16, January 1951
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CORRESPONDENCE. NOTES ON SOME MECHANICAL AIDS TO THE MAINTENANCE OF RURAL ROADS. ROAD ENGINEERING DIVISION.
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3–3
Authors:
E C BOYCE; E R GAMBRILL
Document Type:
Letter
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10.1680/idivp.1951.12732
CORRESPONDENCE ON SOME MECFU?NOAL AIDS TO TEE MAINTENANCE OF RURAL ROADS 3 ROAD ENGINEERING DIVISION Road Paper No. 34 " Notes on Some Mechanical Aids to the Maintenance of Rural Roads " -f by EDGAR CLIFTON BOYCE, B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.C.E. Correspondence Mr E. R. Gambrill referred to the siding back of the overgrowth of roadside verges by mechanical means, which has become an important operation since the War owing to the lack of lengthmen. A test in West Sussex had indicated a maximum width of overgrowth on one side of a road of 22 inches and an average of 4 inches to 9 inches varying according to the type road and user...
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CORRESPONDENCE. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CULVERT No146, NEAR AYTON, AFTER ITS DESTRUCTION BY FLOODING IN 1948. RAILWAY ENGINEERING DIVISION.
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5–13
Authors:
J GRAHAM; A SCOTT; E F PREECE; H A FACCI
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Letter
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10.1680/idivp.1951.12733
CORRESPONDENCEON THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CULVERT NO. 146, NEAR AYTON, AFTER ITS DESTRUCTION BY FLOODMG IN 1948 5 RAILWAY ENGINEERING DIVISION Railway Paper No. 42 " The Reconstruction of Culvert No. 146, near Ayton, after its Destruction by Flooding in 1948 " -f by JOHN GRAHAM, B.Sc. , Correspondence Mr Alexander. Scott observed that as a result of the collapse of the culvert through the railway embankment on the 12th August the picture which had been presented was the Millerton Lake in the main valley and a smaller lake in the subsidiary valley...
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CORRESPONDENCE. METHODS OF EFFECTING ECONOMY IN TRACK MAINTENANCE AND RENEWAL. RAILWAY ENGINEERING DIVISION.
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15–18
Authors:
A M SIMS; F E CAMPION; E C COOKSON
Document Type:
Letter
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10.1680/idivp.1951.12737
CORRESPONDENCE ON METHODS OF EFFECTING ECONOMY 15 IN TRACK MAINTENANCE AND RENEWAL RAILWAY ENGINEERING DIVISION Railway Paper No. 43 " Methods of Effecting Economy in Track Maintenance and Renewal " t by EDWARD CHORLEY COOKSON,B.Sc.(Eng.), M.I.C.E. Correspondence Mr A. M.Sims observed that it was interesting to compare, in Table 2, certain features of the design of the head of the British Railways 109-lb. rail with those of modern designs in America and India : TABLE 2 Rail section British Railways 115 American 152 American British standard Indian new 109 lb...
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CORRESPONDENCE. THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SILOS AND BUNKERS. STRUCTURAL AND BUILDING ENGINEERING DIVISION.
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19–21
Authors:
G P BRIDGES; V H ADAMS
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Letter
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10.1680/idivp.1951.12738
CORRESPONDENCE ON THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SILOS AND BUNKERS 19 STRUCTURAL AND BUILDING ENGINEERING DIVISION Structural and Building Paper No. 27 " The Design and Construction of Silos and Bunkers bY GEORGE PERCIVAL BRIDGES, A.M.I.C.E. Correspondence " -f Mr V. H. Adams, who had collaborated with the Author in some of his earlier specializedwork of design of silos and bunkers, pointed out that importantadvantages accrued when the designs of both the structure and the remainder of the plant of which it formed part were prepared by the same organization, who, in addition, carried out the construction of the whole installation...
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CORRESPONDENCE. MAINTENANCE OF SOME RUBBLE BREAKWATERS. MARITIME AND WATERWAYS ENGINEERING DIVISION.
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23–25
Authors:
J L KING; R W BISHOP; R F LEGGET
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Letter
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10.1680/idivp.1951.12739
CORRESPONDENCE MAINTENANCE ON SOME RUBBLE BREAKWATERS OF 23 MARITIME AND WATERWAYS ENGINEERINGDIVISION Maritime and Waterways Paper No. 16 " Maintenance of Some Rubble Breakwaters by " t JOHN LEWISKING,B.Sc.(Eng.), M.I.C.E., and REGINALD WALTER BISHOP, B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.C.E. Correspondence Mr R. F. Legget, of Ottawa, Canada, observed that the construction and maintenance of breakwaters in the open seawasone of the most difficult fields of civil engineering. He commented upon another example 1 of similar work which had been recently carried out in Canada using a somewhat different technique...
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CORRESPONDENCE. THE RELATIVE MERITS OF METHODS OF SINKING BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS. WORKS CONSTRUCTION DIVISION.
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27–32
Authors:
H E WHITEHOUSE; R V G PENNEFATHER; G HOWORTH; S WILSON; S SMITH
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10.1680/idivp.1951.12740
CORRESPONDENCE ON THE RELATIVE MERITS OF METHODS OF SINKING BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS 27 WORKS CONSTRUCTION DIVISION Discussion on " The Relative Merits of Methods of Sinking Bridge Foundations Correspondence " t extremes, the two Mr H. E. Whitehouse observed that,attheir methods of well sinking had quite different functions and each had its own type of work for which it was eminently suitable. Between the two extremes there were border-line cases for which either method might be used successfully. In general, well sinking was adopted as a method of placing foundations when either the site was surrounded by water, or the ground was so waterlogged that the construction of cofferdams and the heavy pumping that would be required would cause complications and delay...
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CORRESPONDENCE. PILE DRIVING IN DIFFICULT CONDITIONS. WORKS CONSTRUCTION DIVISION.
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33–40
Authors:
A G ALLNUTT; J O LAKE; J S L VINCENT
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10.1680/idivp.1951.12741
CORRESPONDENCE PILE ON DRIVING IN DIFFICULT CONDITIONS 33 WORKS CONSTRUCTION DIVISION Discussion on " Pile Driving in DifEcult Conditions Correspondence " t Mr A. G. Allnutt referred tothe Author's conclusions on p. 6, regarding the relative weights of hammer and pile, and noted that they had been based on Pig. l, which showed the energy distribution plotted against a range of hammer sizes for a constant fall. The conclusion had Fig. 22 E N ~ Q YDISTRIBUTION WHEN INFORCED-CONCRETE DRIVLNG A PILE, 50 FEETLONG, 14-INCH-BY-14-1NOH PRE-CAST REWEIQHING 4...
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CORRESPONDENCE. THE CONSTRUCTION OF CHANGI AIRFIELD, SINGAPORE. AIRPORT ENGINEERING DIVISION.
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41–43
Authors:
J A GLEN; C R FOSTER
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Letter
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10.1680/idivp.1951.12742
CORRESPONDENCE ON THE CONSTRUCTION O F CHANGI AIRFIELD7 SINGAPORE 41 AIRPORTENGINEERINGDIVISION Airport Paper No. 14 " The Construction of Changi Airfield, Singapore '' f by ALERED GOODE, B.Sc.,A.M.I.C.E. Correspondence Mr J. A. Glen had gained the impression from the Paper that the availability of materials, no less than geological conditions, had decided thetype of construction-for example, flexible or rigid pavement. It seemed that the materials necessary for making the quantities of concrete required for the runway,taxiway, and ancillary work, would not be available locally, and extensive importation (with its attendant shipping and other problems) wouldbe necessary for that type of construction...
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CORRESPONDENCE. BUILDINGS FOR AIR TRANSPORT OPERATORS. AIRPORT ENGINEERING DIVISION.
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45–46
Authors:
R G EDKINS; B T TURNER
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10.1680/idivp.1951.12743
CORRESPONDENCE ON BUILDINGS FOR AIR TRANSPORT OPERATORS 46 AIRPORT ENGINEERING DIVISION Airport Paper No. 15 " Buildings for Air TransportOperators by EDKINS, B.A., M.I.C.E. REGINALD GEORGE t Correspondence Mr B. T. Turner observed that if Great Britain were to become really air-minded operational costs would certainly have to be reduced in the future, and it was vitally important, therefore, that all airline personnel should become cost-conscious. There seemed little doubt that Britain was a t a disadvantage compared with America, where open competition with the railways existed and all operators were forced to tailor their running costs to the absolute minimum and to carry out planned preventative maintenance on a work-study basis...
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CORRESPONDENCE. No16/ ENGINEERING FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF RIGID AND FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS. No17/ TESTING RUNWAY FOUNDATIONS & PAVEMENTS. AIRPORT PAPERS No16 & No17.
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47–59
Authors:
B H KNIGHT; J A SKINNER; L J COLYER; A GOODE; R L MITCHELL; F M MELLINGER
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10.1680/idivp.1951.12744
CORRESPONDENCE ON CHOICE OF RIGID AND FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS AND TESTING RUNWAY FOUNDATIONS PAVEMENTS AND 47 AIRPORT ENGINEERING DIVISION Airport Paper Nos 16 and 17 " Engineering Factors Influencing the Adoption of Rigid and Flexible Pavements " t by BERNARD HOWARD KNIGHT, D.Sc., Ph.D., M.I.C.E. and " Testing Runway Foundations and Pavements by " t JAMES ASTON SKINNER, B.Sc.(Eng.), M.I.C.E. Correspondence M L. J. Colyer observed that the method of assessment of aircraft r undercarriage charact,eristics, as used by B...
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