Engineering and Contracting . on was devotedto water-works and sewers, the second tostreets and roads, the third to power plants,the fourth to drainage, the fifth to generalbusiness and an illustrated lecture, to surveying and reinforced concrete,and the seventh to railways. In future is-sues we shall give those portions of thevarious papers that are of most interest toour readers, but here we will merely makea running review of their general char-acter. The sessions were held in one of the lec-ture rooms of the engineering building ofthe University of Illinois at Urbana, W.
Engineering and Contracting . on was devotedto water-works and sewers, the second tostreets and roads, the third to power plants,the fourth to drainage, the fifth to generalbusiness and an illustrated lecture, to surveying and reinforced concrete,and the seventh to railways. In future is-sues we shall give those portions of thevarious papers that are of most interest toour readers, but here we will merely makea running review of their general char-acter. The sessions were held in one of the lec-ture rooms of the engineering building ofthe University of Illinois at Urbana, W. F. M. Goss, of the EngineeringDepartment, welcomed the society in abrief address which was acknowledged forthe society by Mr. J. W. Alvord. Mr. Burdick then delivered an excellentpresidential address on the subject of theinfluence of various means for exchangeof knowledge upon the development of en-gineering and upon the education of engi-neers. The papers on water-works and ewersincluded a description of concrete sewer. Hg. 2—12 Cu. Yd. Capacity Koppel Dump Car. and cud plates of the body are riveted to-gether so that any strain on the end plateis transmitted to the side plate, thus elim-inating a concentrated strain, and conse-quently the wear and tear on one part. Thecars are provided with a new locking de-vice consisting of a simple latch which islocated on the diagonally opposite cornersof the body, so as to insure against acci-dental discharge. It can only be operatedfrom the side opposite the dump and auto- and link and pin couplers. Cars of 4 and6 cu. yd. capacity of the same general de-sign hut of heavier construction are alsobuilt. In Fig. 2 is shown a car of t2 capacity. It is composed of threeseparate V shaped bodies each holding4 cu. yds., each operating individually, andhaving no connection with either of the oth-ers. The bodies are mounted on an under-frame, and standard arch bar trucks suit-able for cars of 60,000 lbs. capacity. work at Decatur,
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