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Water Resources Of Iowa, 1873-1932, Rudolph Gustav Kasel

Professional Degree Theses

No abstract provided.

The Rahway Valley Trunk Sewer And Its Relations To, And Effect Upon The City Of Rahway, Fred A. Hedeman

Theses

This treatise is divided into three separate parts, each portraying a particular phase of the Rahway Valley improvement. Although not directly connected with the Joint Meeting, the fact that I served as Assistant City Engineer in Rahway during 1931 and 1932 naturally presented to me the opportunity of attending meetings and studying the project especially as it pertained to the City of Rahway.

Part one is a general review of the activities of the Rahway Valley Joint Meeting, both prior to and after the completion of the trunk sewer. The second portion reveals some of the intricate problems evolving in …

The Study And Solution Of A Corrosion Problem Induced By Air Conditioning, Frederick William Hoertel

Professional Degree Theses

"A recent personal investigation conducted by the writer has disclosed the extremely interesting fact that almost every large air conditioning plant in operation in St. Louis is experiencing serious difficulty in operation due to corrosion of some component part. With the ever increasing number of installations of large air conditioning plants the problem of corrosion prevention is becoming one of major economic importance"--Introduction, page 7.

Fuller's Earth In Southeast Missouri, Willard Farrar

Professional Degree Theses

"Recent work, (1933-34) in southeastern Missouri by the Missouri Geological Survey has shown that deposits of bleaching clay occur in the Porters Creek formation of Tertiary age. Various localities in Scott and Stoddard counties are described, in which favorable conditions for development exist. The method of testing the clay for bleaching power is treated briefly. Suggestions are offered in regard to prospecting, mining and milling"--Abstract, page 5.

The Effect Of Preservatives On The Inflammability Of Wood, Merton Ira Signer

Professional Degree Theses

"It is the purpose of this thesis to present some data on the fire-resistance and inflammability of wood, treated with preservatives commonly used for mine timber"--Object of Thesis, page 3.

Playgrounds And Recreation Areas In Real Estate Subdivisions, Joseph L. Doyle

Bachelors’ Theses

With the coming of the machine age, the need of adequate playground and recreation areas in large cities is steadily increasing. During the past ten years, or more, congested cities have found it necessary to supply at any cost, playground and. recreation areas, for their people, who from year to year find that they have more and more leisure time at their disposal. In an unlimited number of instances the only way this could be secured was by buying valuable land, wrecking the buildings thereon, and thus provide open spaces for recreation at an enormous cost to the city. Had …

Sewage Disposal Improvements At Pontiac, Michigan, Robert William Abbett

Professional Degree Theses

"The existing East Boulevard Sewage Disposal Plant consists of a set of bar screens, a grit chamber, a battery of three Imhoff tanks, eight trickling filter units, of the rotary-distributor type, and three secondary settling tanks. The plant was designed for a population of 52,500 in 1919 by Clarence W. Hubbell, Consulting Engineer. At the present time the plant shows evidence of loading beyond its capacity, the distress of the Imhoff tanks being particularly acute"--Present Sewage Disposal Facilities, page 5.

A Plant Efficiency Survey And Experimental Plant Results Obtained At The Sioux Falls Sewage Treatment Plant, Sioux Falls, S.D., Lowell A. Yost, Hans Jepson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

"Sioux Falls, the largest city in South Dakota is situated on a bend in the Sioux River. The flow of this river ranges from a recorded minimum flow or 9 to a maximum flood flow of 500 cu. ft. per second. As originally designed and built the sewage system emptied into the river at three main outlets. In 1910 the City had a population of approximately 14000 people, and during the next decade its population practically doubled. During this period of growth there was added to the industries of the City a large meat packing plant which has been steadily …

Mining Methods At The Arevalo Mine, El Chico, Hidalgo, Mexico, John Gay Reilly

Professional Degree Theses

"The Arevalo Mine of the Cia.de Real del Monte y Pachuca is located nine kilometers north of the City of Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. It is reached by an excellent automobile road from Pachuca. Several different branches of the Mexican Railway System place Pachuca within easy access of the different entries of Mexico"--The Arevalo Mine, Location, page 1.

The Public Health Engineer's Part On A Health Program, Walter Eric Casey

Professional Degree Theses

"In this work the Public Health Engineer should not be confused with the Sanitary Engineer as the term is commonly used today. The Sanitary Engineer is primarily a designer or builder. He is, in fact, a civil and hydraulic engineer specializing in a rather restricted field, confined for the most part to works relating to municipal water supply and sewage. The Public Health Engineer on the other hand is primarily a student and worker in the field of public health. The range of his activities is wider, and his training and knowledge are of essentially different character. It is not …

The Comprehensive City Plan Of Jacksonville, Florida, George W. Simons Jr.

City and Regional Planning -- Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

Comprehensive city plan of Jacksonville, Florida. Prepared at the direction of the City Commission of the city of Jacksonville under the guidance and supervision of the City Planning Advisory Board by George W. Simons, Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. : Simons, 1931. Includes Supplement no. 1, Zoning map...of Jacksonville, Florida. Map of Jacksonville, Florida and vicinity...1928. (Maps in oversize map box 19). PALMM.

Japan, Van Hoose Smith

Professional Degree Theses

"This ore is mined from a quartz vein which is refined by small seams of graphitic clay material, and the walls of the vein consist of a sort of graphitic shaley material. The above graphitic materials break down under treatment into a rather peculiar clay which was called primary colloidal slime. The milling process in use consists of stamp milling followed by the separation into sand and primary slime in Dorr Duplex Classifiers. The primary slime overflow from these classifiers, which is all practically thru 220 mesh, is thickened and treated by flotation. Normally and with a good supply of …

The West Side Sewage Treatment Works Of The Sanitary District Of Chicago, John Edwin Mccauley

Professional Degree Theses

"Herein following is a thesis on the West Side Sewage Treatment Works of the Sanitary District of Chicago. I have endeavored to cover a large field in one thesis, but think is giving the material I have, the fundamental points have been covered. The local need of sewage treatment is so involved with county, state, Federal, and even International issues that to write solely of local conditions would be to leave out the main part of the story. So, in writing, I have tried to dover enough of the subject to give the historical facts along with the construction side …

The North Side Sewage Treatment Works Of The Chicago Sanitary District, Floyd Allen Gerard

Professional Degree Theses

"My aim in writing this thesis has been to give a clear and concise picture of the Plant, its construction, operating experiences, results and the need for sewage treatment. For this reason, I have incorporated much information, which, while not dealing directly with the subject in hand, is closely allied to it and forms a very necessary background. As the Sanitary District considers its actual operating results confidential, I have refrained from including them. Much useful information can be derived from a careful study of the photographs and drawings included"--page ii.

A Study Of The Iodine Content Of Missouri Vegetables And Soils, Charles Jackson Potter

Masters Theses

"Investigations have shown that the iodine content of vegetables, water, and soils has a direct relationship to the goiter incidence of a given region. A few countries, notably New Zealand and Switzerland have made a rather complete survey. In the United States, South Carolina has made the most progress in this direction.

At the present time there are no available records of vegetable and soil analysis for iodine in Missouri. Hunze determined the amount of iodine in waters in Missouri. The connection of his results with the author's results will be seen later.

The present investigation was carried out at …

A Few Notes From The Sanitary Engineering Field, Ronald Davies Ward

Professional Degree Theses

"This paper, it is felt, may appear to be a somewhat disconnected discussion of a few points that have come to the writer's attention from his limited experience and practice in the field of Sanitary Engineering. It has not been the intention, however, to provide a discussion of continuity which would take the reader from the ground up through the process involved in the design and construction of any particular structure, system, or plant; but rather is it to be considered the writer's attempt - although probably a somewhat feeble one - to set forth in a note-book, as it …

The Economics Of Engineering Testing, Gerald Franklin Rackett

Professional Degree Theses

"...It becomes the province of the engineer in his functions of designing and building the various units so prominent in our contemporary civilization, to guild with due regard for economic and mortal safety. To do these things he must have reliable data of the behavior and characteristics of those materials with which he works. The data can only be obtained by the systematic testing of engineering materials and the articulated units and fabricated structures that are built with them"--Safety, page 7-8.

Chemical Analyses Of Surface Waters Of Missouri, Herbert W. Mundt

Professional Degree Theses

"This investigation was made by the Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines. The results of the analyses of surface waters of Missouri are published elsewhere.

The object of the investigation was to obtain information as to the chemical character of the river and spring waters of the state, such information being valuable and interesting to the industries and geologist as well as to the consumer of such waters.

The work for this investigation was started in June 1925 and was continued intensively during the entire summer, a few additional samples being analyzed during the spring and summer of 1926.

The …

A Study Of The Iodine Content Of Representative Missouri Waters, Edmond Carl Hunze

Masters Theses

"Investigations have shown that the iodine content of natural waters bears a direct relationship to the goiter incidence of a given region. A number of the states have analysed [sic] their water for this constituent in the development of this hypothesis. A search of the literature revealed the fact that with the exception of two instances the iodine content of Missouri water had not been determined. Since in certain regions of Missouri there is quite a prevalence of goiter, it was deemed important to determine the iodine content of Missouri waters. It was believed that such information would be a …

A Water Supply System For A Small Mining Community, Paul Donovan Windsor

Professional Degree Theses

"This thesis deals with the problems met in solving the water supply question for a small coal mining community in southern Illinois. It will contain a brief general treatise on modern water purification with a discussion of the various methods and steps in modern practice, a set of drawings and specifications for a water supply system for this community together with an explanation of them"--Introduction, page 4.

The Water Works System Of The City Of Trinidad, Colorado, John Ludwig Gustav Lehman

Professional Degree Theses

"The Trinidad Water Works is a municipal owned public utility operated by the city under the jurisdiction and regulation of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado. The plant is operated by gravity and without filtration. Estimated value of plant $5,000,000.00. for convenience the subject of this thesis will be divided into sections, namely: Collection, Storage, Purification and Distribution. No distinct lines will be drawn between the divisions however, each being treated without particular regard one to the other"--page 2.

Maine Forts, Henry E. Dunnack

Maine Collection

Maine Forts by Henry E. Dunnack, State Librarian.

Foreword by Percival P. Baxter, Govenor of Maine, State Capitol, Augusta - September 1, 1924.

Sections include: Introduction, Fort Machias, Fort Knox, Fort St.George's, Fort Edgecomb, Forts Popham and Baldwin, North and South Sugar Loaf Islands, Fort McClary, Indians and Their Wars, Fortifications in Maine , List of Old Forts.

Accident Prevention In Cement Plants, Edward Rees Abbott

Bachelors Theses

"The cement industry as a whole took up accident prevention work along with the pioneers. With the organization of the Portland Cement Association, a Bureau of Accident Prevention was formed. This Accident Prevention Bureau, by sending out literature, holding competitions, collecting and tabulating results of accidents collected from every cement manufacturer and affiliating with National Safety Council as the Cement Section, has made rapid strides each year, until today it is doubtful if any other branch of manufacturers can show more improvement in accident records than the cement industry. In spite of their marked improvements each year, there were 47 …

The Movement Of Ground Water And Its Relation To The Drainage Of Irrigated Lands, Ernest O. Larson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

One needs but to review the history of the irrigated projects of the West to see clearly the importance of drainage. Since the passing of the Reclamation Act in 1902, the construction of drainage work by the United States Reclamation Service on seventeen projects located in thirteen western states represents about 12 percent of the expenditures from the Reclamation Fund. The portion for drainage has been spent during the last few years. This work has required an annual expenditure of about $1,000,000 or a total of $8,000,000 to July, 1922⁽¹⁾. The work completed is estimated to have reclaimed …

Sewage Disposal Of The City Of Milwaukee With Experimental And Construction Features, Walter W. Genrich

Bachelors’ Theses

The City of Milwaukee, for a good many years has been confronted with the big problem of sewage disposal, in asmuch as the sewage up to the present time has been allowed to flow into its rivers which in turn emptied into Lake Michigan from which the City obtained its water supply, and consequently contaminated its surrounding waters to such an extent that the City's public health was very much at stake.

Sewer System More Than A Million Years Old, Department Of Library Special Collections

Research Collections

Article about the sewer system in early Bowling Green that used fissures in the limestone as a natural sewer; it then flows out to the river. Henry Jameson is shown and an outcropping of oolitic limestone in Reservoir Hill park.

A Complete Coal Mine Survey, Harry A. Kluge

Professional Degree Theses

"As an introduction to this thesis, it would probably be well to give the laws of the State of Illinois relative to mine maps. These laws come under "An Act to revise the laws in relation to the coal mines and subjects relating thereto, and providing for the health and safety of persons employed therein. Approved June 6, 1911, inforce July 1, 1911. leaf 1911, page 388." Section 7 reads as follows: (a) The operator of every coal mine in the State shall make, or cause to be made, an accurate map or plan of such mine, drawn to a …

Land Drainage In Central Iowa, Ernst Lorenze Chamberlain

Professional Degree Theses

"The problems encountered in land drainage are comparatively simple when seen from an engineering point of view. Most problems do not require a fine scientific or mathematical analysis but are rather questions to be decided by good judgment or practical common sense. The most difficult problems encountered are financial, legal and political, therefore, in this paper considerable attention is paid to the Iowa drainage law, facts learned from practical drainage men and to the organization and operation of the different financing systems for drainage"--page 1.

Preliminary Report On The Property Of The Ruby Copper Company, Colwell Arba Pierce

Professional Degree Theses

"The property of the Ruby Copper Company is located in Township 21 S., Range 15 E., near the southern end of the Santa Rita Mountains, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It is reached by a good wagon road from the town of Pantagonia, which, because of its location on the Benson to Nogales Branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad, is the supply point for a large mining section--page 1.

The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1914 --, Phi Sigma

The Voice of the Phi Sigma

This item is part of the Phi Sigma collection at the College Archives & Special Collections department of Columbia College Chicago. Contact [email protected] for more information and to view the collection.