719 (Continued) 
The Institute's staff has conducted extensive research in casting. 
Included has been work on vibration casting, shrinkage of molds, formation 
of molds by sand blowing and high-pressure forming, centrifugal casting, and 
production of large metal castings. 
Engine and power-plant research has been conducted in fuel injection, 
gas turbines, carburetors, and lubricants for engines. 
Theoretical mechanical studies have been maintained in wear and 
friction reduction, roughness determination, and torsion wear in axles. 
Cutting tools have been investigated from the standpoint of increas- 
ing wear life of tools, increased cutting rates, abrasives, coolants, and 
new materials for drills, saws, and other cutting devices. 
The Institute publishes a Trudy and grants the Candidate's Degree. 
Courses are offered in automobiles and tractors, internal-combustion engines, 
machine building, machine tools, pressure working of metals, and casting 
equipment and technology. 
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Name: Moscow Automotive-Transportation Institute 
(Moskovskiy avtomobil'no-dorozhnyy institut) 
Address: Moscow, Leningradskiy prospekt, 64 
Director: L. L. Afanas*yev, Docent (1961) 
Deputy Directors: V. F. Babkov, Professor (1961) 
ke, Yu. M. Lakhtin, Professor (1961) 
Administrative Affiliation: Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special 
Education, R.S.F.S.R. (1960) 
Selected Staff Members: 
V. M. Arkhangel'skiy, Docent 
N. R. Briling, Corresponding Academician (U,S.S.R.) 
L. V. Dekhterinskiy, Docent 
Ye. Ye. Gibshman, Professor, Head of Chair 
M. S. Khovakh, Docent, Head of Chair 
S. M. Krasikov, Docent, Dean 
P. LI. Shilov, Professor 
N. E. Struve, Docent 
Description: 
The Institute provides training in civil engineering, with emphasis 
on highway- and airport-construction techniques and automotive transportation. 
Other course work covers bridges and tunnels and various types of construction 
equipment. 
