. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. nt. The installation of the 150,000-pound machine has ren-dered possible the physical testing of all structural metals, concrete,brick, etc., in addition to Avhich the local shop inspection of structuralsteel has also been handled. An important part of the work of this department has been the investi-gation of asphaltic cements, asphaltic concrete, prepared roofing, sat-urated felts and paints for structural steel, wood and concrete. Thework of the department along these line


. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. nt. The installation of the 150,000-pound machine has ren-dered possible the physical testing of all structural metals, concrete,brick, etc., in addition to Avhich the local shop inspection of structuralsteel has also been handled. An important part of the work of this department has been the investi-gation of asphaltic cements, asphaltic concrete, prepared roofing, sat-urated felts and paints for structural steel, wood and concrete. Thework of the department along these lines has saved the state manythousands of dollars, and it would be extremely unwise to curtail thiswork, as proposed, by the reduction or elimination of the force employed. In addition to the regular work of the Harbor Commission, numeroustests have been made for the State Department of Engineering and theHighway Commission; these tests have been made without charge, andhave been of material assistance to the two , Jerome Newman,Chief Engineer. 46 REPORT OF BOARD OF STATE HARBOR PART III. Report of the Attorney. 48 REPORT OF BOARD OF STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS.


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