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Photoelastic Investigation Of Short Beams, Ross R. Carrolla

Masters Theses

"In this investigation the author used beams made of Bakelite. They were of rectangular cross-section and centrally loaded. These beams were viewed in polarized light and the maximum fiber stresses observed in that manner were compared with those computed from the flexure formula. The purpose was to determine the minimum length-depth ratio for which the latter gave fairly accurate results"--Preface, page 6.

The Clark National Forest Of Missouri, Walter A. Werner

Professional Degree Theses

"The question might logically arise as to the appropriateness of a thesis with a forestry title being submitted for an engineering degree. The writer has been connected with the United States Forest Service for the past four years in an advisory capacity on staff of the Forest Supervisor of the Clark National Forest, during which time he has found that the engineers and construction men have performed a major function in the development of the forest.

As the initial development consisting of lineal surveys, construction of roads and telephone lines, erection of fire lookout towers, planning and erection of ranger …

Coordination Of Transportation Systems Of The United States, Herman Blickensderfer

Masters Theses

"To any thinking man it must be apparent that the railroads are of vital necessity to the country at large as they can more cheaply move a host of the heavy commodities than can the trucks, and of course the waterways do not and cannot reach every part of the vast territory that must be served. On the other hand it is equally apparent that many of the other types of traffic can be handled more readily and cheaply by truck than by rail. This would lead one to conclude that some way should be found to give to each …

Design Study Of A Three Span Continuous Tied-Arch Bridge, George Perry Steen

Masters Theses

"In this study of the continuous tied-arch bridge, having one main span and two equal side-spans, the following items are endeavored: (1) To set up the total internal work equations and to find the values of the unknown forces or redundants. (2) To compute to maximum moments for design and to complete the design of the super-structure for one bridge. Details, such as the gusset plates, rivets, connection angles, etc., are not designed; the effect of such being allowed in the design for dead load as a certain per cent for details. (3) To set up hypothetical conditions for other …

Malaria Control Engineering On The Pickwick Reservoir, Cornelius Wolfram Kruse

Professional Degree Theses

"During the past year in an area extending south of a line between Norfolk, Virginia and St. Louis, Missouri, it has been estimated that about 10,000 deaths and staggering economic losses were caused by malaria fever...Since the recent inauguration of river development projects on the various streams in the so-called "malaria belt" of our country, malaria control methods on impounded waters have been of increasing concern to the health workers of the South...Mosquito control on impounded waters must be constructed into the dam design and requires a careful program of reservoir preparation or conditioning of the body of water so …

The Construction Of Cofferdams Dam No. 26, Alton, Illinois, Arthur James Williams

Professional Degree Theses

"This report is intended to serve as a record of the procedure followed by the Engineering Construction Corporation in the construction and removal of the three cofferdams used during the construction of the Alton Dam with resulting problems, progress and costs"--Introduction, page 1.

The Foundations Of Lock And Dam No. 26 - Alton, Illinois, John Joseph Livingston

Professional Degree Theses

"The present Upper Mississippi River Canalization Program provides for a channel depth of nine feet, with suitable widths, at low water, in the Upper Mississippi River between the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, as amended by Public Resolution No. 10, Seventy-second Congress, First Session, approved February 24, 1932. The establishment of this nine-foot channel requires the construction of twenty-six dams and accompanying locks - two of which were already constructed - at selected points throughout the distance between Minneapolis and the mouth of the Missouri River...This series …

An Approach To County Planning - Miller County, Frederick William Hurd

Professional Degree Theses

"The purpose of this report is to present and discuss a proposed eight year state and county highway program as applicable to Miller County. Local needs for transportation service may be most readily and efficiently administered to on the county basis. The highway requirements of the state are now largely for local service roads and it is evident that a fair and just method of allocating this service must provide for the physical characteristics, economical status and local peculiarities of the area involved. We may therefore justly assume that the counties, the smallest political subdivisions in the state having direct …

Superstructure Costs Of Short Span Self-Anchored Suspension Bridges, David J. Peery

Professional Degree Theses

"Complete designs and estimates for three self-anchored highway suspension bridges are made in this paper. The span lengths investigated are commonly considered to be shorter than the economic limit for suspension bridges. Simple truss and cantilever bridges are usually considered the most economic types for these span lengths"--Synopsis, page 1.

Application Of Small-Scale, Movable-Bed River Models To Channel Improvement Studies Of The Middle Mississippi River, Eugene H. Woodman

Professional Degree Theses

"This paper deals primarily with the use of small-scale models in the study of plans for improving the channel for navigation in several reaches of the Middle Mississippi River. However, it was considered expedient to include a discussion of hydraulic model experimentation in general before dealing with specific cases, in order that the reader might obtain the greatest possible satisfaction from the discussion.

The first part of this paper includes: a discussion of the theory of models, wherein the value and utility of models are demonstrated; the application of models to hydraulic problems, including the requirements for a model to …

Hydrography Of The Larger Springs Of The Ozark Region Of Missouri, Warwick Lewis Doll

Professional Degree Theses

"This thesis is based upon a study of the larger springs of the Ozark Region of Missouri and is designed to answer many requests for information about the large springs.

Special studies were made to determine the probable location and approximate area of the drainage areas of the large springs (previous writers have referred to the drainage areas as being “very large" or "enormous", apparently, without any very definite idea as to the extent or the drainage areas). The average run-off per square mile from the assumed drainage area, herein called the "spring factor", was determined for the largest springs. …

Highway Bridges, Design And Cost, John Edward Kirkham

Professional Degree Theses

"Specifications for highway bridges have been modified considerably during the past 15 years. The principal modifications have been the result of the continuous development of motor traffic. The principal changes made have been with reference to live load, impact, and allowable unit stresses. The live load has been changed to conform with the increased weight of modern motor traffic; impact has been included to provide for the effect of heavy fast-moving trucks; and the change in unit stresses has resulted by agreement of engineers. The following specifications, which will be used herein, are practically excerpts from "Specifications for Highway Bridges," …

Line And Grade Control Of The Subaqueous Midtown Hudson Tunnel, Lauren Preston Tuttle

Professional Degree Theses

"The entire system unifies all Preliminary Survey, Construction Control, and Independent Traverse work; bringing them under one common balanced system; thus, their precise relation is definitely established regardless of which side of the Hudson River the unit occurs. The establishing of a complete system is a subject within itself, and as this paper deals with the method of obtaining and carrying to completion the method of control for the river section of the tunnel, we shall limit our reference to the Triangulation system to the River Quadrangle"--Triangulation System. General, page 1.

The Express Highway Through The City Of St. Louis, Fulton Hord Campbell

Professional Degree Theses

"Among the many important highway construction projects undertaken in Missouri, the Express Highway through the City of St. Louis ranks among the first both because of the coast and difficulties involved, and because of the improvement in traffic conditions which it provided. This highway enters the city at the southwest corner of Forest Park, which is the junction of Skinker Road and Oakland Avenue. The accompanying map will give an idea of the location of the highway from this point to its end, a distance of approximately two and ninety-six one hundredths miles. The most noteworthy feature is that there …

Design And Construction Of Ponds And Small Reservoirs, Harry Franklin Bossert

Professional Degree Theses

"In presenting this paper, "The Construction of Ponds and Small Reservoirs", the writer wishes to call attention to a report by the National Resources Committee entitled "Little Waters : A Study of Headwater Streams and Other Little Waters: Their Use and Relation to the Land"--Introduction, page 5.

U.S. Forest Service Acquisition Surveys In The Ozark Region Of Missouri, Booker Hall Rucker

Professional Degree Theses

"Some idea as to how the plans of the United States Forest Service will tie in with other national plans in establishing their various forests will be given in the following paragraphs. First, and of most interest to the engineers, - the United States Forest Service plans to tie in very securely with those of the United States Engineers Corps work on flood control in the Mississippi drainage area. The general set up of the various Federal Forests, as to management, operation, and so on, are all on the same general lines. This discussion, however, will be only of the …

Comparison Of Various Types Of Road Surfacing, Charles Cyrus Tevis

Professional Degree Theses

"It is the intention of this thesis to compare the more common types of road surfacing by establishing both the good and poor qualities of each type of pavement. All of the subject matter that follows is based on the theory that each approved type of pavement has its use and the most economical pavement to construct is the one that gives the greatest service to the traveling public per dollar, invested over a period of years...There are only four major types of road surfacing, namely; concrete, asphalt, brick and gravel that are now being constructed in most states and …

A Study Of Missouri Springs, Harry Cloyd Bolon

Professional Degree Theses

"This thesis is based upon a study of the large springs of the Ozarks and is designed to answer many of the requests that are being received continually by the Missouri and the United States Geological Surveys. The various studies inculcated in this report are made from a rather limited amount of data available regarding the size, character, and sources of these springs and what they are actually worth to the State of Missouri. The main body of the thesis is a revised tabulation of data contained in Chapter 3, Volume 20, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, "Water Resources …

Return Flow Study Of The North Platte River, E. W. Carlton

Professional Degree Theses

"The investigation of return flow on the North Platte River, between Whalen, Wyoming and North Platte, Nebraska, was authorized by House Bill No. 308, "Flood control Act," Mississippi River and Tributaries, February, 28, 1929. The purpose of this study was to determine, if possible, the amount of return flow from the United States Reclamation Service "North Platte Irrigation Project", and its effect on the future development of irrigation in the North Platte Valley, flood control of the North Platte River, and it's ultimate effect upon navigation possibilities of the Missouri River. The particular phase of the above problem of which …

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

Professional Degree Theses

No abstract provided.

The U.S.G.S. Topographic Map: Its Value And Method Of Construction, Daniel Kennedy

Professional Degree Theses

"Topographic maps, which differ from the base map in that they show not only relative distance and direction but also the accurate shape of the earths surface, are not new, but represent the constant improvement in mans efforts to reproduce on paper all that he sees and knows of regions of the globe.

While history records the first maps known to man as being made by the Babylonians on clay tablets centuries before Christ, the first relief map was made by the Ninth Inca who died in the year 1191. The present method of showing relief by contours was employed …

Cost Of Engineering On Highway Projects, Walter John Shaffer

Professional Degree Theses

"It is customary for highway departments to set up certain finances in addition to the contract price to take care of engineering and slight overruns in the contract quantities. Generally a certain percentage of the contract price is used. The Missouri Highway Commission follow the practice of setting up 10% of the contract price to finance the engineering, contingencies, and slight overruns. The term "engineering" as referred to in this paper consists of the salaries and incidental expenses of the project engineer and his assistants, project office rent, and transportation. It will be noted that the preliminary survey work, blue …

Efficient Management Of Highway Projects Under State Administration, From The Point Of View Of The Project Or Resident Engineer, Jean Paul Bryan

Professional Degree Theses

"Efficiency in any project is an admirable attribute. It is even more than admirable in an undertaking designed for the spending of the taxpayer's money in which the lack of this trait is so liable to be interpretated [sic] as graft. It is necessary. After some eight years of connection with highway construction, a familiarity with inefficiency in the management of high projects under state construction is sufficient excuse, we believe, to warrant a dissertation of the opportunities for the practice of efficiency by those in direct charge of these project - the Project Engineers or the Resident Engineers, as …

A Survey Of A Sanitary Sewer System With Findings And Recommendations, Warren Roy Gettler

Professional Degree Theses

"The object of the survey was: 1. To determine existing evils in the present system and make recommendations for their correction. 2. To create new sewer districts of the unsewered portions of the city and submit tenative [sic] estimates of quantities and costs"--page 2.

Problems In The Cement Industry, William Alonzo Mccanless

Professional Degree Theses

"The major problem of the cement companies is the matter of marketing the product in sufficient quantities and at a price which will return a profit; however, there are some other problems that are of great interest to the engineers, i.e., the interest in the economics of cement based largely on its effect on the cost of contemplated structures"--page 1.

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.

Some Problems In The Construction Of Artificial And Natural Gas Pipe Lines, Waring Mikell

Professional Degree Theses

"In 900 A.D. the Chinese piped natural gas through bamboo tubes and used it for lighting, and about 1830 artificial gas was carried by three inch wooden pipes in a town in New England. Today there are many thousands of miles of steel pipe bringing gas from Western fields to eastern cities, and many more miles of steel and cast iron pipe for the distribution of artificial and natural gas in the majority of the towns and cities in the United States. This paper will deal with the construction of acetylene welded steel pipe lines, and some of the problems …

The Location, Construction, And Maintenance Of The Rabbit Ears Pass Forest Highway, Julian Greenway Huckins

Professional Degree Theses

"The Bureau Public Roads, Department of Agriculture, has jurisdiction over the construction of, and Federal Aid Funds expended on, the Federal Aid Highways thruout the United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. It may not be generally known that the Bureau is also in direct charge of the location, construction, and maintenance of all National Forest Highways under the Department of Agriculture and all National Park Highways under the Department of the Interior. District No. 3 of the Bureau Public Roads, with headquarters in Denver, is composed of the States of Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and the Black Hills Region of South …

Investigations Of Diversion On The Lower Mississippi River, Elmer John Sperling

Masters Theses

"The purposes of this investigation were severally as follows: (a) To determine the feasibility of digging pilot channels to scour out channels through the Beouf and Atchafalaya basins of sufficient size to handle the project flows contemplated for these basins in time of superflood. (b) To determine the best forms of the pilot channels and the best approximate dimensions. (c) To determine velocities conducive to erosion, transportation, and deposition; the manner and rate of enlargement under below-bank, bankful, and overbank flows; and the character of trace to be expected after enlargement of the proposed channels. (d) To investigate any suggested …

A Study Of Influence Line Analysis Of Stresses In A Cantilever Steel Highway Bridge, Lawrence King Snyder

Masters Theses

"As its name implies, this thesis introduces to the reader the basic conceptions and principles of the use of influence line analysis of the structural theory relating to calculation of stresses in a steel cantilever bridge truss"--Preface, page i.