Project Gutenberg 2006-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 174 Various Verschillende Various, Various Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Final Report of Special Committee on Rail Sections, Paper No. 1177 Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Sigal Alon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXX, Dec. 1910" is a scientific publication compiled by various members of the American Society of Civil Engineers and covers topics relevant to civil engineering and railway infrastructure in the early 20th century. This particular volume features multiple reports and discussions regarding steel rails, their specifications, manufacturing processes, and quality control measures essential for railway constructions. The content of this volume primarily focuses on the final report of a special committee on rail sections, detailing recommendations, specifications for steel rails, and insights gathered through extensive testing and collaboration with other societies and manufacturing committees. It outlines the chemical composition required for different grades of steel rails, manufacturing practices to ensure quality, and the need for uniform testing protocols. Moreover, the report emphasizes the importance of careful consideration of rail specifications to address ongoing issues with rail performance and integrity, culminating in a well-structured set of guidelines aimed at enhancing safety and effectiveness in railway engineering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Civil engineering -- Periodicals Railroad rails TA TF Text Technology Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Reports & Conference Proceedings 55238 2025-10-08T06:13:02.911291 text/html 51960 2006-07-07T18:21:00 text/html 116441 2025-10-08T06:13:08.899241 application/epub+zip 114881 2025-10-08T06:13:06.414277 application/epub+zip 72496 2025-10-08T06:13:05.171272 application/epub+zip 325085 2025-10-08T06:13:10.674320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318436 2025-10-08T06:13:08.080266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87146 2022-09-09T05:51:15.664884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44674 2025-10-08T06:13:02.609339 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44608 2006-07-07T18:21:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18712 2025-10-08T06:13:10.801249 application/rdf+xml 24872 2025-10-08T06:13:05.668265 image/jpeg 4617 2025-10-08T06:13:05.416295 image/jpeg 17224 2006-07-07T18:21:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 15371 2006-07-07T18:21:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 115848 2025-10-08T06:13:02.919298 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog