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Recommended Practices for Establishment and Maintenance of Turf

Description: "The intent of this report is to provide technical and practical information which will be of value to those responsible for preparation, review or accomplishment of specifications for the establishment of vegetative ground cover. [...] The report is concerned primarily with establishment of turf grasses in the continental United States. A brief discussion of maintenance practices is included as such practices have a direct bearing on the successful establishment of the desired ground cover" (… more
Date: April 1953
Creator: Cale, E. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Airfield Pavement Evaluation: Report Number 8, Ardmore Air Force Base, Ardmore, Oklahoma

Description: Summary: results of flexural strength, CBR, and plate bearing tests, moisture and density determinations, mechanical analysis, and Atterburg limits tests conducted on the pavements, bases, and subgrades of the various landing facilities at this airfield are used in this report to evaluate the load-carrying capacity of the pavements with respect to various landing-gear assemblies and operational-life categories.
Date: January 1956
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of Piezometer and Relief-Well Data: Report Number 1, Data from Sardis Dam, Mississippi

Description: Summary: Data obtained from tests and observations of the extensive piezometer and relief-well systems at Sardis Dam, Mississippi, are analyzed in this report in furtherance of a Corps of Engineers program to study the performance of earth dams and foundations.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Army Airfield Pavement Evaluation, Report 4: Simmons Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Description: "This report describes studies and analyses made to determine the load-carrying capacities of the pavements at Simmons Army Airfield with respect to various aircraft landing gear assemblies and pavement life categories. The report includes data obtained from design specifications, in-place and laboratory tests performed during construction of the pavements, and in-place and laboratory tests performed for evaluation purposes" (p. 1).
Date: January 1958
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Condition Surveys of Pavements Subjected to Channelized Traffic: Report 1, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona

Description: Preface: The purpose of this report is to present the results of a condition survey performed on taxiway 14, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, in accordance with addendum 6 to Instructions and Outline, "Condition Survey for Existing Pavements."
Date: April 1957
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Condition Surveys of Pavements Subjected to Channelized Traffic: Report 2, March Air Force Base, Riverside, California

Description: Preface: This report presents the results of a condition survey performed on taxiway 3 at March AFB, Riverside, California, in June 1955 in accordance with addendum 3 to Instructions and Outline, "Condition Surveys for Existing Pavements."
Date: June 1958
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Condition Surveys of Pavements Subjected to Channelized Traffic: Report 3, McCoy Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida

Description: Preface: This report presents the results of condition surveys of taxiway 5 and the east N-S runway, McCoy Air Force Base, Orlando, Florida, made in accordance with addendum 3 to Instructions and Outline, "Condition Surveys for Existing Pavements."
Date: November 1958
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Correlation of Soil Properties with Geologic Information: Report Number 2, Correlation of Liquid Limit and Mechanical Analysis

Description: Introduction: The general project of correlating soil properties with geologic information and with simple soil index characteristics, one phase of which is described in this report, consists in comparing soil properties with soil types and with their geologic history and environment in order to determine what correlations are possible.
Date: December 1951
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flood Protection Plans for Cumberland, Maryland & Ridgeley, West Virginia: Hydraulic Model Investigation

Description: Report of a hydraulic model investigation "to determine the most economical method of providing protection for Cumberland and Ridgeley against floods somewhat greater than the flood of March 1936 Specifically, the model was used to determine: the proper sections and grades of channels required to pass the design flood with maximum reductions in flood stages; the minimum heights of levees and walls; and the channel treatment required at bridges to insure the safe passage of floodwaters with min… more
Date: January 1957
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Forecasting Trafficability of Soils, Report Number 3, The Development of Methods for Predicting Soil Moisture Content: Volume 2, Prediction Sites at Vicksburg Mississippi

Description: Preface: The study was initiated in early 1951 to develop methods of predicting the moisture content of several soils in the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Date: October 1954
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geology of the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain, Southeastern Louisiana: Volume 1

Description: "The purpose of this report is to consolidate data gathered by the Corps of Engineers in various geologic investigations, and to augment this material with pertinent information garnered from the extensive investigations and studies [of the Mississippi River deltaic plain and its associated offshore area]" (p. 1). The report focuses primarily on those materials that are most important from an engineering standpoint.
Date: July 1958
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Durability of Concrete Exposed to Natural Weathering, Report No. 5: Summary of Results 1936-1953

Description: The following report presents the results of various investigations on the study of the durability of concrete exposed to natural weathering. The report is divided into two parts: first, the natural weathering exposure stations and test procedures are analyzed, then follows the analysis of the programs of investigations.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of the Suitability of Prepakt Concrete for Mass and Reinforced Concrete Structures

Description: The purpose of the investigation reported herein was to develop data on the suitability of Prepakt concrete for mass concrete dams and for reinforced concrete construction. Prepakt concrete is made by packing the forms with coarse aggregate and then pumping in a cement base intrusion mixture (grout) to fill the voids.
Date: October 1951
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of the Suitability of Prepakt Concrete for Mass and Reinforced Concrete Structures: Appendices A and B

Description: Introduction: Three matters discussed in the main report on the investigation of the suitability of Prepakt concrete for mass and reinforced concrete structures, issued in October 1951, required further study. These matters are (a) the properties of Alfesil, (b) the permeability of Prepakt concrete, and (c) the resistance of Prepakt concrete to natural weathering.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Performance of Relief Wells Along Missouri River Levees: 1951-1952 Floods

Description: "The purpose of this report is to present the results of a study of the performance of the three relief well systems [along the Missouri River] during the July 1951 and April 1952 floods, and to compare their performance with design predictions. [...] The report includes observed uplift and well-flow data, descriptions of relief well operations during the floods, and an analysis of the effectiveness of the well systems together with discussion and comments on several experimental and test wells… more
Date: December 1956
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pile Loading Tests Combined Morganza Floodway Control Structure

Description: Series of pile loading tests performed on the Morganza Floodway control structure to determine the most economic way to support the foundation in the compressible underlying soils. The report also provides information about the structure and previous tests.
Date: January 1950
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Review of Soils Design, Construction, and Performance Observations: Benbrook Dam, Texas

Description: "This report contains a summary of construction of procedures and field observations made during and after construction of Benbrook Dam, a brief review of the original design data, and comparisons of design predictions with performance data" (p. 1). It is part of a series to compare field experience and performance of existing structures with design predictions.
Date: March 1957
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Review of Soils Design, Construction, and Performance Observations, John H. Kerr project (Buggs Island and Island Creek Dams) Virginia

Description: This report contains general background information about the John H. Kerr project, which comprises a retaining structure, Buggs Island Dam, and a backwater protection structure, Island Creek Dam. It also provides more detailed information about the design, construction, and prototype observation of each of the dams.
Date: August 1957
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Review of Soils Design, Construction, and Performance Observations: Lookout Point Dam, Oregon

Description: This report reviews the performance of the Lookout Point Dam located on the Middle Fork of the Willamette River in Oregon. "This study is one of a series of similar studies of the foundation and soil mechanics features of earth dams [...] In these studies original design data are reviewed, construction experience is summarized, and performance fo the completed structures is compared with design predictions to provide information for use in the design and construction of future similar projects… more
Date: May 1959
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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