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INDEX 



Table of coefficients of expan- 

 sion, 286 



of coefficients of friction, 

 and angles of repose for 

 masonry materials, 272 



of coefficients of friction, 

 anyfes of repose, and 

 weights of earths, 273 



of crushing strength and 

 modulus of rupture of 

 building stone, 304 



of dimensions of pipe 

 staves, 379 



of dimensions of point- 

 switch turnouts, 246 



of dimensions of stub- 

 switch turnouts, 244 



of dimensions of surcharged 

 walls, 343 



of growth of rock, 217 



of materials required per 

 cubic yard of mortar, 

 309 



of mean refractions, 153 



of middle ordinates for 

 curving rails, 239 



of minimum spiral length, 

 191 



of moments of inertia, 266 



of number of rails, pairs of 

 angle bars, and bolts per 

 mile of track, 236 



of number of ties per mile 

 of track, 237 



of number of track bolts 

 in a keg, 237 



of quant'ties of ingredients 

 for concrete, 316 



of radii and deflections, 160 



of railroad spikes per mile 

 of track, 237 



of relations among the func- 

 tions of an angle, 23 



of requirements for high- 

 grade cements, 308 



of rolling friction for dif- 

 ferent roadway surfaces, 

 274 



of safe loads on earth sub- 

 foundations, 333 



of shearing and bearing 

 values of rivets, 282 



Table of shrinkage of earth- 

 work, 217 

 of spaces between ends of 



rails. 238 



of specific gravities. 347 

 of standard thicknesses and 



weights of cast-iron pipe, 



380 

 of superelevation of outer 



rail on curves, 171 

 of sun's parallax in altitude, 



152 

 of tensile strength of cement 



mortars, 311 



of time of upper culmina- 

 tion of Polaris, 141 

 of ultimate resistance of 



chain cables, 303 

 of ultimate strength of con- 

 crete, 318 

 of ultimate strengths of 



metals, 276 

 of ultimate strengths of 



woods, 278 

 of velocity and discharge 



for brick sewers, 387 

 of velocity and discharge 



for circular pipe seweis, 



386 

 of velocity and discharge 



for egg-shaped sewers, 



388 

 of weight and strength of 



brick, 305 

 of weight of rails required 



per mile of track, 236 

 of weights and dimensions 



of standard rails. 235 

 Tables for special constants 

 for reinf o reed -concrete 



beams, 326, 327 

 for transition spirals, 180 to 



189 



Metric conversion, 6 

 of coefficients and angles of 



friction for miscellaneous 



materials, 273 

 of properties of reinforced- 



concrete beams, 323 

 of weights and measures, 



1 to 8 

 Stadia reduction, 99 to 106 



