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The Sinking Of Piers On Red River Bridge On Kansas City Southern Ry., Albert Spengler

Bachelors Theses

"In September, 1899, began the work on the construction of the substructure for the Red River Bridge for the Kansas City Southern Railway at Index, Texas, ten miles north of Texarkana, Texas. The new substructure was located about one hundred feet up stream from the old one, consequently it was not necessary to maintain traffic during construction. The object of the new bridge was to replace a much lighter one, which was too light for the increased weight of rolling stock of the railroad company. The substructure consists of seven piers, including a pivot pier, and two abutments. The seven …

Design Of A Three Hinged Arch Steel Bridge, Hermann Otto Schulze

Bachelors Theses

No abstract provided.

The Strength Of Cement Under Different Conditions, Francis Joseph Tayman

Bachelors Theses

"Derivation of some Empirical Formulae, showing relation between breaking strength, and various functions which enter into Cement testing. We find a great deal of experimental work done in Cement testing, also some curves plotted, but there are but few equations fitted to these curves, this, then, is the object of the present work. In this work a great many interesting points have been made manifest, most of them are of no practical value but merely of interest in themselves. The work has been on several of the most important ones, to be given subsequently. On these and a few others …

Plans For Humansville Waterworks, James O. Hendricks, Howard Joshua Taylor

Bachelors Theses

"Humansville is a thriving town of about 1200 inhabitants, situated in Polk county, Missouri, about 120 miles Southeast of Kansas City, with which city it is connected by the Kansas City and Memphis Railroad. The object of this Thesis is to design a system of waterworks for Humansville"--page ii.

Cement Testing, Arthur D. Terrell

Bachelors Theses

"For a Thesis in 1898 I did some work on cement testing with very satisfactory results, but I did but little more than get a few ideas as to how to conduct the experiments to best advantage. For the present year I have taken up the work for further investigation"--page 1.

The Manufacture Of Portland Cement, Herman C. Cowen

Professional Degree Theses

"The principal characteristics which, in the process of manufacture, sharply and clearly distinguish Portland cement from Limes, Hydraulic Limes, and other Hydraulic cements, are the necessity for carefully proportioning and finely grinding the raw materials to insure a homogenous [sic] mixture, and the extremely high temperature at which it must be burned in order to insure a sound a trustworthy product"--page 1.

Hydraulic Air Compressors, Euart Carl Torrence

Bachelors Theses

No abstract provided.

Derivation Of Some Empirical Formulae, Showing Relation Between Breaking Strength And Various Functions Which Enter Into Cement Testing, Arthur D. Terrell

Bachelors Theses

"Although we find a great many results of experimental work in cement testing, and some curves plotted, there seems to have been very little attempt made toward fitting equations to these curves. This then leaves an opening for original investigation. During my experiments quite a variety of interesting points have been made manifest. Most of them are of no practical benefit, but merely of interest in themselves. My work has been on a few of the most important ones, which will be given subsequently"--page 1.

A Day In The Estimating And Designing Room Of A Bridge Contractor, Felix John Kersting

Professional Degree Theses

"The following designs are supposed to be made for the contracting department of a bridge shop or contracting firm, with a view of being submitted in competition. The competitors in the field of structural steel in this Western Territory are as numerous as in the East, though most of the shops are located there. There are small shops in St. L., Chicago, Minn., Milwaukee and points in Ind. and Ohio. The American Bridge Co. fabricates 60% of the structural steel now used in this country"--page 6.

Design Of A 240' Through Span Railroad Bridge: Including Analysis Of Stresses Due To Concentrated Wheel Loads, Design Of Individual Members, And Drawings Showing Stresses, And Details, L. C. Torrence

Bachelors Theses

"The Span length will be 240' center to center of end pins. Truss to be square ended, Track straight. Live load to consist of two engines, concentrating 289 tons over a length of 104' followed by a uniform train of 2.1 tons per linear foot"--Page 1.

Water Supply Of Rolla, Missouri, Perry B. Anderson, Felix John Kersting

Bachelors Theses

"An essential feature of a prospering town is a system of water supply, to protect property from losses by fire and to furnish water for domestic use. Rolla, a town of about fifteen hundred inhabitants, is without a proper water supply, in consequence of which it has suffered many losses to property, which could have been averted, or at least diminished, had the proper protection been at hand. At present the only fire protection the business part of town has, is derived from one large cistern placed on the principal street, while the protection for the residence portion, is derived …

The Effects Of Temperature Upon Cement Mortar, Herman C. Cowen, Phillip Florreich

Bachelors Theses

"Probably no material in use by the Engineering profession at the present time has been subjected to more careful and rigid tests by expert Engineers than our hydraulic cements, both natural and artificial. While the manufacturer and use of cements in America is of comparatively recent origin, this industry is fast assuming enormous proportions, and the use of cement is fast displacing many of our more common building materials. Its use in our more important structures has created an increasing demand for the best quality of cements, and the manufacturers have not been slow to comply with this demand"--page 1.

A Complete Design Of A 210 Foot R.R. Bridge, John Edward Kirkham

Bachelors Theses

"I have divided the subject into two division, viz. Part I and Part II. Part I treats of the maximum stresses and the methods employed in finding them. Part II. treats of the design of the members to resist the stress"--Preface, page ii.

Designing Wire-Rope Tramways, George W. Herdman

Professional Degree Theses

"Tramways are divided into two systems viz.: the Bleichert system and the Hodgson system.

The Bleichert System: In this system the cable is fastened to the supports by means of clamps, and the loads travel on this cable.

The loads are attached to an endless rope or cable which passes around a wheel located at each terminus of the line, one of which is revolved by an engine if the incline is not steep enough so that gravity will produce motion"--page 2.

Determination Of The Hydraulicity Of Local Lime-Stone, Claude D. Grove

Bachelors Theses

"I took as the subject of my thesis the hydraulic properties of the Lime Stone of this vicinity and confined my researches to two of the larger Lime Stone Quarries about one mile South West of Rolla"--page 1.

Proposed Water Works For Rolla, Frank L. Tyrrell

Professional Degree Theses

No abstract provided.

A Concrete Culvert, Fayette Alexander Jones

Professional Degree Theses

"Before entering into the especial subject for which this paper is intended, it is, perhaps, best to give a few prefatory remarks, as to what Concrete really is, the method and manner of its formation and it application in foundations and engineering structures.

Concrete may be defined as a species of artificial stone.

Its ingredients may be classified into two parts, viz:

First, the matrix which is either lime or cement, or a mixture of both.

Second, the aggregate consisting of small broken stone gravel, broken bricks, shells, etc"--A Concrete Culver, page 1.

Tunnels And Tunneling, James E. Fulcher

Professional Degree Theses

"A tunnel is defined as a sub-terranean or sub-aqueous way, for purposes of passage. The term is also applied, in mining, to horizontal excavations, such as are commonly called drifts, headings, adits, etc., and used as underground roads, or passages for water or air.

Tunneling, at the present day, has become of such importance, that it is in its-self a profession.

The subject of Tunnels and Tunneling properly treated would require a large volume, but taking into consideration the time and space allotted to the preparation of this thesis, I shall be brief; and in order to treat it to …

Dams And Damming, Jay C. Cullings

Bachelors Theses

"Dams in general may be divided into the three distinctive titles of Coffer Dams, Weirs, and Receiver dams"--page 2.

A Thesis On The Improvement Of Western Waterways, Fremont Wilson

Bachelors Theses

"There is no subject that falls with the province of the engineer's art, that presents greater difficulties and more uncertain issues than the improvement of rivers"--page 2.

Limes, Mortars, And Cements, Curtis Alexander

Professional Degree Theses

"Lime, calcic oxide, or quick-lime contains 40 parts of the metal calcium and 16 of oxygen by weight and has a specific gravity, depending on its porosity from 2.3 to 3.8. It is a white alkaline earthy substance, quite infusible and is the only oxide of calcium. It is obtained pure by heating pure calcic carbonate to full redness; which expells the carbonic anhydride"--page 1.

Stresses In Suspension Bridges, William M. Claypool

Professional Degree Theses

"A suspension bridge is one in which the roadway over the stream or span to be crossed is suspended from chains or wire ropes.

A suspension bridge consists of the towers or piers over which the main chains or cables pass; the anchorages to which the ends of the cables are attached; the main chains or cables from which the roadway is suspended; the suspending rods or chains which connect the roadway with the cable and the roadway.

The sub-structure consists of the foundations, piers &c. The super-structure consists of the roadway and the chains or cables"--page 1.

Interoceanic Canal Projects, Frank W. Wilson

Professional Degree Theses

"The construction of a canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans has been discussed since the discovery of the New World and the whole world has only been waiting until some feasible and economical plan should be offered by which this construction could be made.

The narrow neck of land lying between the continents of North America and South America seems especially adapted to this purpose and has for years tempted exploring parties thither to seek for a practicable canal route. Of late years however another scheme has been proposed which surpasses in magnitude and in economy as well, …

Common Roads, Arthur Neustaedter

Professional Degree Theses

"The subject of this thesis is on "Common Roads", meaning by "common roads", wagon-roads; which do not include roads with Trackways, as railroads"--page 2.

Patenting Mining Claims, William R. Painter

Professional Degree Theses

"In patenting mining claims there are two sets of papers used"--page 3.

Tunnels, Ashnah B. Schrantz

Professional Degree Theses

No abstract provided.

Turbine Wheels And Water Power, Herman N. Van Devander

Professional Degree Theses

"A turbine water-wheel is one through which the water passes guided by channels either interior or exterior to the wheel its self and the walls of these channels or guides as they are termed, are placed in such positions, as to impinge the water on to the blades or wheel buckets at such an angle as will insure the greatest efficiency. The guides and buckets are usually curved in opposite directions, and are so placed with regard to each other, that the water enters the wheel with the least possible shock and leaves it with the least possible velocity. Turbines …

Imaginary Functions, Floyd Davis

Bachelors Theses

"The imaginary expression which occurs in common Algebra, and in all the higher departments of mathematical science, has been one of the most perplexing problems which the human mind has encountered in any age. It was studied by the early mathematicians and became a field of speculation, but developed no marked results, for it was generally considered algebraically and in the interpretation is a symbol of an impossible operation. But many of the problems arising from algebraic-geometrical analysis involving imaginaries was of such importance to mathematical and physical science that great attempts were made to establish their solution. It was …

Proposed Bridge Over Gasconade River, Frank W. Gibb

Professional Degree Theses

"This scheme for a bridge over the Gasconade River is presented as a thesis for the degree of Civil Engineer."--page 1.

Inter-Oceanic Transit, Loren X. Smith

Professional Degree Theses

"The feasibility of constructing a canal communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and crossing the American Isthmus has been discussed and written on since the time of Columbus but the subject has attained its present popularity only within the last few years. For several years past the press has almost constantly kept the project before the public and the indications now are that in the close of the 19th century some one of the many schemes that has been suggested will be in active operation. There has been various routes suggested for canals with and without locks. This paper …