Endurance Tests of Tires (open access)

Endurance Tests of Tires

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on the endurance of tires. 230 tires of 36 different brands were tested during the studies. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and photographs.
Date: May 25, 1926
Creator: Holt, W. L. & Wormeley, P. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurements on the Thermal Expansion of Fused Silica (open access)

Measurements on the Thermal Expansion of Fused Silica

Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over thermal expansion of fused silica. As stated in the abstract, "this paper gives the results of an investigation on the thermal expansion of transparent and nontransparent fused silica for various temperature ranges between -125 and +1,000 degrees Celsius. A detailed description of the apparatus and the methods used in this research and a summary of available data obtained by previous observers on the thermal expansion of fused silica are given" (p. 1). This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1926
Creator: Souder, Wilmer H. & Hidnert, Peter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report of the Nineteenth National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1926 (open access)

Report of the Nineteenth National Conference on Weights and Measures, 1926

Report of the annual conference on weights and measures, hosted by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards in Washington D.C. It includes conference proceedings, a list of attendees, information about committees and officers, and other reports or commentaries discussed at the meetings.
Date: 1926
Creator: United States. Bureau of Standards.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strain Lines Developed by Compressive Tests on Structural Members of the Delaware River Bridge at the United States Bureau of Standards for the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission (open access)

Strain Lines Developed by Compressive Tests on Structural Members of the Delaware River Bridge at the United States Bureau of Standards for the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission

Strain lines illustrations from Delaware River Bridge.
Date: March 10, 1926
Creator: United States. Bureau of Standards.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tests of Large Columns with H-Shaped Sections (open access)

Tests of Large Columns with H-Shaped Sections

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on h-shaped columns. Physical and chemical tests were conducted on different types of columns. The results are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: June 11, 1926
Creator: Tuckerman, L. B. & Stang, A. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of Sulphite Cellulose Extract as a Tanning Material (open access)

Use of Sulphite Cellulose Extract as a Tanning Material

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over chemicals used for tanning leather hides. As stated in the introduction: "an investigation was conducted to determine the suitability of sulfite cellulose extracts, derived from the waste liquors discharged from paper pulp mills, for use in tanning hides for the manufacture of leather" (p. 309). This report includes tables, and photographs.
Date: November 1, 1926
Creator: Wallace, E. L. & Bowker, Roy Clement
System: The UNT Digital Library