. Railway mechanical engineer . files and the like, and a room for chemical stores. 332 ||■^^. 1915 RAII-WA^ Afii, GAZICTTE, MRCHAXICAI. l-:i)iriO\ 333 Tlic lirsl (ir struct is (U-vntud In |]hysical tosls. It con-tains a pliysical laljoratory with live ii]iivi-rsal ti-iisiuii and cciin-prcssion tt-stiny niacliincs. the largest of winch lias a capacityof 1,000,000 11)., and all are served hy the traveling crane. Onthis floor are separate sections for oil, cement and lagging,hose, rail, miscellaneous and heat-treatment tests. The second (Inor is nsed fnr office, locker and toilet rooms.
. Railway mechanical engineer . files and the like, and a room for chemical stores. 332 ||■^^. 1915 RAII-WA^ Afii, GAZICTTE, MRCHAXICAI. l-:i)iriO\ 333 Tlic lirsl (ir struct is (U-vntud In |]hysical tosls. It con-tains a pliysical laljoratory with live ii]iivi-rsal ti-iisiuii and cciin-prcssion tt-stiny niacliincs. the largest of winch lias a capacityof 1,000,000 11)., and all are served hy the traveling crane. Onthis floor are separate sections for oil, cement and lagging,hose, rail, miscellaneous and heat-treatment tests. The second (Inor is nsed fnr office, locker and toilet rooms. Direct lighting with tungsten lamps is tlie system of illu-mination. .\bolite metal reflectors are used in the basementand on tlie llrst fl>or. with Pyro glass reflectors on the sec-ond or office floor. In the chemical laboratory, where metalwould be injuriously acted upon by gases. Holophanc glassreflectors are in use. All of the lighting and power conduitsw<rc ]ihiced in the floors licfore |u,nrin^ the concrete. Telc-. A Typical Floor Plan New Building; This Is the Third Floor the south end being occupied liy the office force of the engi-neer of tests and the north end by that of the chief chemist. The third floor is divided into laboratory rooms for bacterio-logy, rubber, water and gas analyses, photometry and lamptests, and the calibration of electric instruments. The whole fourth floor is used as a general chemical labo-
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