Comparative Study of Magnetic Surveys of Worcester County, Maryland: Made on the Ground and From Airplane Observations (open access)

Comparative Study of Magnetic Surveys of Worcester County, Maryland: Made on the Ground and From Airplane Observations

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on magnetic surveys conducted on Worcester County, Maryland. The results of observations obtained on the ground and from the air are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and maps.
Date: May 1947
Creator: Kuehn, Hugo E. & Dent, Guy E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report of the Nonmetals Division: Fiscal Year 1942 (open access)

Report of the Nonmetals Division: Fiscal Year 1942

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the operations of the Nonmetals Division during 1942. The work done by the division is discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: November 1942
Creator: Ralston, Oliver C. & Stern, A. George
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Titanium Minerals in the Heavy Sand Deposits of Assateague Island, Maryland (open access)

Titanium Minerals in the Heavy Sand Deposits of Assateague Island, Maryland

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over titanium deposits of Assateague Island, Maryland. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this project was to study a typical coastal deposit of beach sands in the Middle Atlantic States, particularly in the area surrounding the Delmarva Peninsula" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1959
Creator: Kuster, W. V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Experimental Evaluation of the Radiation Protection Afforded by a Large Modern Concrete Office Building (open access)

An Experimental Evaluation of the Radiation Protection Afforded by a Large Modern Concrete Office Building

Abstract: "An experimental study was made to determine the effective shielding provided by a modern reinforced-concrete office building (AEC Headquarters building) from nuclear fallout. Pocket ionization chambers were used for measurement of the radiation-field strength. Fallout was simulated with distributed and point-source configurations of Co-60 and Ir-192 sources. Four typical sections were selected for study, and experiments were performed on each. These included an external wing with exposed basement walls and an external wing with a buried basement. Roof studies were made on an internal wing with a full basement and on the east end of wing A, which has a thin-roof construction. The thick-roof construction of 8 in. of concrete and 2 in. of rigid insulation covers all the building except the east end of wing A, which has 4 in. of concrete and 2 in. of insulation."
Date: May 1, 1959
Creator: Batter, J. F., Jr.; Kaplan, A. L. & Clarke, Eric Thacher
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerial Radiometric and Magnetic Survey: Salisbury National Topographic Map, Virginia/New Jersey/Delaware/Maryland (open access)

Aerial Radiometric and Magnetic Survey: Salisbury National Topographic Map, Virginia/New Jersey/Delaware/Maryland

Final report documenting a high-sensitivity airborne gamma radiation and magnetic field survey of the Salisbury National Topographic Map segment (NJ 18-5 quadrangle) including a description of the program and results with the flight line profile data and statistical analysis results.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium in the Southern United States (open access)

Uranium in the Southern United States

From introduction: In this study on raw material sources of uranium the Southern Interstate Nuclear Board has catalogued all known occurrences of uranium and some references to thorium in a 17-state area (P1. 1). These occurrences have been evaluated as potential sources of uranium by the State Geological Surveys and the consultant group of SINB. Favorability guides have been applied to the known occurrences and recommendations have been made for future action by the states involved, federal agencies, or by industry. State recommendations are included in state-by-state summaries. The state reports were written either by personnel of the State Geological Surveys or were abstracted from State geological survey data by members of the consultant group...The purpose of this study was to compile information on and systematically assess uranium and other radioactive occurrences in the region. The SINB undertook the project because of its statutory, interstate capability as an extension of government in each of the 17 states, an arrangement that lends itself effectively to this cooperative undertaking.
Date: November 1970
Creator: Southern Interstate Nuclear Board
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Elementary Review of the Mathieu-Hill Equation of Real Variable Based on Numerical Solutions (open access)

An Elementary Review of the Mathieu-Hill Equation of Real Variable Based on Numerical Solutions

Abstract: description is given of a large number of trajectories of Mathieu's equation made on the ENIAC in 1948 and available at BRL. A large chart describing the behaviour of the solutions is given. The occasion is taken to review the essentials of the Mathieu theory for the benefit of the occasional user-proceeding from the point of view of an inspection of the numerical data.
Date: April 1955
Creator: Zaroodny, Serge J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gabbros and Associated Hornblende Rocks Occurring in the Neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland (open access)

The Gabbros and Associated Hornblende Rocks Occurring in the Neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland

From introduction: The present paper is intended as a contribution to our knowledge of a particular phase of metamorphism in eruptive rocks, i.e., that one which is dependent on the secondary development of hornblende by the paramorphism or pseudomorphism of pyroxene.
Date: 1886
Creator: Williams, George Huntington
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Maryland (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Maryland

Report documenting the suitability of Maryland for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, water sources, and local interest.
Date: May 7, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Lower Coal Beds in Georges Creek and North Part of Upper Potomac Basins, Allegany and Garrett Counties, Maryland: Reserves, Petrographic and Chemical Characteristics of Coals, and Stratigraphy of Area (open access)

Investigation of Lower Coal Beds in Georges Creek and North Part of Upper Potomac Basins, Allegany and Garrett Counties, Maryland: Reserves, Petrographic and Chemical Characteristics of Coals, and Stratigraphy of Area

Report presenting the results of an investigation into various charactaristics that could increase the output lower, thinner coal beds, to replace the upper coal beds which are nearing exhaustion.
Date: 1949
Creator: Toenges, Albert L.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Williams, Lloyd & Smith, H. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Investigation of Lower Coal Beds in Georges Creek and North Part of Upper Potomac Basins, Allegany and Garrett Counties, Maryland: Reserves, Petrographic and Chemical Characteristics of Coals, and Stratigraphy of Area (Maps)

Series of eleven maps to illustrate coal mines in Maryland, to accompany a report about thinning in the coal beds.
Date: 1949
Creator: Toenges, Albert L.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rehabilitation of the South Jetty, Ocean City, Maryland (open access)

Rehabilitation of the South Jetty, Ocean City, Maryland

Partial abstract: Frequent dredging requirements and scouring at the foundation of Ocean City Inlet's south jetty resulted in a study to determine the source of the shoaling and scouring. The study concluded that sand was being transported northward along Assateague Island, through and over the south jetty, and deposited inside the inlet. The sand was then transported north by ebb currents where it encroached on the Federal navigation channel. A rehabilitation program was initiated to create a littoral barrier to eliminate the shoaling problem and to repair the scour hold. Three headland breakwaters were constructed to stabilize Northern Assateague Island. The site was selected as part of the Monitoring Completed Coastal Projects (MCCP) Program to determine how well the rehabilitation project accomplished its design purpose.
Date: March 1994
Creator: Bass, Gregory P.; Fulford, Edward T.; Underwood, Steven G. & Parson, Larry E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flood Protection Plans for Cumberland, Maryland & Ridgeley, West Virginia: Hydraulic Model Investigation (open access)

Flood Protection Plans for Cumberland, Maryland & Ridgeley, West Virginia: Hydraulic Model Investigation

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 minimum alterations to the structures" (p. 4).
Date: January 1957
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Low-Temperature Carbonization Assays of North American Coals (open access)

Low-Temperature Carbonization Assays of North American Coals

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on low-temperature carbonization of coal. Methods and results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1957
Creator: Selvig, W. A. & Ode, W. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Allegany County, Maryland (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Allegany County, Maryland

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines investigating the estimated reserves of coking coal in Allegany County, Maryland. The investigation also studied properties of coals and coal blends not widely used for metallurgical coke making. This report includes maps and tables.
Date: May 1953
Creator: Wallace, Joseph J.; Dowd, James J.; Williams, Lloyd; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Allegany County, Maryland (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Allegany County, Maryland

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines investigating the estimated reserves of coking coal in Allegany County, Maryland. The investigation also studied properties of coals and coal blends not widely used for metallurgical coke making. This report includes maps and tables.
Date: May 1953
Creator: Wallace, Joseph J.; Dowd, James J.; Williams, Lloyd; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerodynamic Measurements Made During Navy Investigation of Human Tolerance to Wind Blasts (open access)

Aerodynamic Measurements Made During Navy Investigation of Human Tolerance to Wind Blasts

From Summary: "This report presents the aerodynamic measurements made during a Navy investigation conducted in the Langley 8-foot high speed tunnel to determine the actual human tolerance to wind blasts."
Date: March 11, 1947
Creator: Loving, Donald L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An analytical study of the effect of airplane wake on the lateral dispersion of aerial sprays (open access)

An analytical study of the effect of airplane wake on the lateral dispersion of aerial sprays

From the Introduction: "In the present reports the paths of liquid spray droplets issued in the flow field behind an airplane are calculated."
Date: 1954
Creator: Reed, Wilmer H., III
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gold Veins Near Great Falls, Maryland (open access)

Gold Veins Near Great Falls, Maryland

From abstract: Small deposits of native gold are present along an anastomosing system of quartz veins and shear zones just east of Great Falls, Montgomery County, Md. The deposits were discovered in 1861 and were worked sporadically until 1951, yielding more than 5,000 ounces of gold. The vein system and the principal veins within it strike a few degrees west of north, at an appreciable angle to foliation and fold axial planes in enclosing rocks of the Wissahickon Formation of late Precambrian (?) age. The veins cut granitic rocks of Devonian or pre-Devonian age and may be as young as Triassic. Further development of the deposits is unlikely under present economic conditions because of their generally low gold content and because much of the vein system lies on park property, but study of the Great Falls vein system may be useful in the search for similar deposits elsewhere in the Appalachian Piedmont.
Date: 1969
Creator: Reed, John Calvin, Jr. & Reed, John Calvin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Baltimore Harbor and Channels Deepening Study: Chesapeake Bay Hydraulic Model Investigation (open access)

Baltimore Harbor and Channels Deepening Study: Chesapeake Bay Hydraulic Model Investigation

From abstract: Tests on the Chesapeake Bay hydraulic model were conducted to specifically investigate possible changes in the hydrodynamic characteristics of velocity, salinity, and tidal elevations associated with the proposed channel enlargements.
Date: February 1982
Creator: Granat, Mitchell A. & Gulbrandsen, Leif F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chromite and Other Mineral Deposits in Serpentine Rocks of the Piedmont Upland, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware (open access)

Chromite and Other Mineral Deposits in Serpentine Rocks of the Piedmont Upland, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware

From abstract: The Piedmont Upland in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware is about 160 miles long and at the most 50 miles wide. Rocks that underlie the province are the Baltimore gneiss of Precambrian age and quartzite, gneiss, schist, marble, phyllite, and greenstone, which make up the Glenarm series of early Paleozoic(?) age. These are intruded by granitic, gabbroic, and ultramafic igneous rocks. Most of the ultramafic rocks, originally peridotite, pyroxenite, and dunite, have been partly or completely altered to serpentine and talc; they are all designated by the general term serpentine. The bodies of serpentine are commonly elongate and conformable with the enclosing rocks.
Date: 1960
Creator: Pearre, Nancy C. & Heyl, Allen V., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beach and Borrow Site Sediment Investigation for a Beach Nourishment at Ocean City, Maryland (open access)

Beach and Borrow Site Sediment Investigation for a Beach Nourishment at Ocean City, Maryland

Report describing the methodology used to sample and analyze sediment at Ocean City, Maryland as part of a beach nourishment project. During the project, sediment was moved from borrow sites to construct parts of the beach area; both the borrow sites and native beach were tested.
Date: May 1990
Creator: Anders, Fred J. & Hansen, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fisheries Ecosystem Model of the Chesapeake Bay: Methodology, Parameterization, and Model Exploration (open access)

Fisheries Ecosystem Model of the Chesapeake Bay: Methodology, Parameterization, and Model Exploration

Report on the construction of a model to manage fisheries in the Chesapeake Bay region, to see how stocks affect the food web and provide quantified estimations. "This report describes an ecosystem model of the Chesapeake Bay, the Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Ecosystem Model (CBFEM), prepared using the Ecopath with Ecosim approach and software" (p. 5).
Date: October 2009
Creator: Christensen, Villy; Beattie, Alasdair; Buchanan, Claire; Ma, Hongguang; Martell, Steven J. D.; Latour, Robert J. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report of the 2nd National Ecosystem Modeling Workshop (NEMoW II) : Bridging the Credibility Gap - Dealing with Uncertainty in Ecosystem Models (open access)

Report of the 2nd National Ecosystem Modeling Workshop (NEMoW II) : Bridging the Credibility Gap - Dealing with Uncertainty in Ecosystem Models

The following document addresses the terms of reference (TOR) such that a group of scientists forming the National Ecosystem Modeling Workshops (NEMoWs) could explore the facets of ecosystem model (EM) uncertainty and make pragmatic suggestions of how the NMFS could proceed in its EM endeavors by dealing with uncertainty using a suite of "best practices" recommended herein.
Date: January 2010
Creator: Link, J. S.; Ihde, T. F.; Townsend, H. M.; Osgood, K. E.; Schirripa, M. J.; Kobayashi, D. R. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library