Engineering and Contracting . ldcsof tliis character. Tiie of a modern add-ing machine greatly facilitates the mechanicalwork involved, making it both rapid andreliable. drift bolted special washers to thecap pieces. All dimensions of timbers aregiven by the drawings. The is thatof the engineers of the New Orleans, La. Timber Lined Canal New OrleansDrainage System.(Staff Article.)A timber lining is being constructed on cer-tain of the canaFs of the New Orleans drain-age system according to plans shown by As indicated by the genera! plan the ex
Engineering and Contracting . ldcsof tliis character. Tiie of a modern add-ing machine greatly facilitates the mechanicalwork involved, making it both rapid andreliable. drift bolted special washers to thecap pieces. All dimensions of timbers aregiven by the drawings. The is thatof the engineers of the New Orleans, La. Timber Lined Canal New OrleansDrainage System.(Staff Article.)A timber lining is being constructed on cer-tain of the canaFs of the New Orleans drain-age system according to plans shown by As indicated by the genera! plan the existingcanal bottom shown by the dotted line isshaped to provide for the timber lining and Cost of Cement Gun Lining of SmallStorage Reservoirs. To THE Kditoks : I have liefore me thearticle on Lining for Small Storage Reser-voirs appearing in Engineering & Contractingof March 11, 1914, from which the followingis an : A surface may be also plastered with a ce-ment gun whioh spreads the plaster evenly by V\AM4|iVT|^. TIO Half SectionFig. 1. Diagram Section and Details of Timber Lined Drainage Canal. New Crieans, La. from the curbs of this lining the banks aregraded by excavation or fill to the new sec-tion shown by the full lines. The timber sec-tion forms thus a sub-channel carrying allordinary flow; this timber sub-channel isstructurally the special feature ofthe newcanal. The general character of the timber lining isshown liy the enlarged details. The 12-in. pilesrange from 25 to 40 ft. in length, are cut toslope on top and arc ringed with iron. Pilesand transverse caps are of yellow pine andthe caps are fastened to the pile heads byboth drift bolts and straps. The sheathing forabout Il ft. each side of the center is cypressand for the remaining outside strips is creo-sotcd pine. The sheathing is spiked to thecaps with %x8-in. boat spikes, one spike forapproximately every 4 ft. B. M. of curb or walling is creosoted pine and is air pressure. It Is claimed
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