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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS BULLETIN ISSUED WEEKLY

Vol. XI DECEMBER 15, 1913 No. 16 (Entered as seconci -class matter. December 11, 19l2. at the Post Offlce at Urbana,

Illinois , under the Act of August 2<1, 1912.]

SHORT COURSE

IN

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

JANUARY 19-31, 1914

Under the Direction of the Civil Engineering Department

College of Engineering

PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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SHORT COURSE IN HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

The purpose of the Short Course in Highway Engineering is to aid the newly appointed County Superintendents of Highways in preparing for their duties, and also to help any who may aspire to become .the assistants of the County Superintendents of Highways, or who seek employment under the State Highway Commission. It is hoped that the instruction given, the demonstrations made, and the machin­ery exhibited will prove of interest also to contractors, con­tractor's foremen, and to Highway Commissioners and others interested in road improvement.

It is not expected that the product of the Short Course will be experienced, efficient road engineers ; but it is believed that even experienced civil engineers who have not made a specialty of road engineering, may receive valuable help. It is also believed that men without experience in gen­eral engineering or in road work, may receive valuable suggestions concerning road and bridge construction, and may also acquire some first-hand knowledge of road mater­ials and machinery.

CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION

There will be no charges of any kind by the University. The course will be open to any one without examination or other condition, except to register in Room 221, Engineering Building, upon arrival.

ROOM AND BOARD

The residences and rooming houses near the University in Champaign and Urbana will be canvassed for informa­tion concerning room and board for those who attend the Short Course in Highway Engineering. The data thus collected will be in the hands of the Employment Bureau of the Y. M. C. A. in its building adjoining the campus, and may be consulted by any one. The street cars between Urbana and Champaign run near all the railroad stations in both cities; and theY. M. C. A. building may be reached on the street cars, either directly or by transfer.

MAIL

l\t:lail or prepaid telegrams addressed to 203 Engineering Building, Urbana, will be distributed to persons attending the Short Course.

QUESTION BOX

Any one desiring information upon any particular topic connected with road or bridge work is invited to write his question upon a slip of paper and deposit it at the earliest opportunity in a box provided for that purpose. At 3 P. M. on Friday, January 30, Mr. A. N. Johnson, Chief Engineer Illinois Highway Commission, will answer the questions personally or secure some one who will.

PROMPTNESS

Every effort will be made to carry out the program as printed. Students are urged to be in their places before the time set for an exercise to begin. Speakers are expected to confine themselves to the allotted time.

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PROGRAM All exercises are to be in Engineering Lecture Room,

Room 22I, Engineering Building, unless otherwise stated.

MONDAY, JAN. I9, I9I4

3 :oo Registration 4 :oo Address of W elcome ______ ______ DR. EDMUND JANES JAMES

President of the University 7 :30 Illustrated Address : The Panama CanaL ________ _

8:oo

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IRA 0. BAKER Professor of Civil Engineering

TUESDAY, JAN. 20 Surveys and Plans for Roads __________ ________ G. W. PICKELS

Instructor in Civil Engineering Discussion ___ _________ ____ __ _________________ ___ __ __ _______ __ B. H. PIEPMEIER

Road Engineer, Illinois Highway Commission General Discussion

Surveys and Plans for Culverts and Bridges N. B. GARVER

Instructor in Civil Engineering Discussion ___ ___________ __ __ _____ ______ ____________________ _____ CLIFFORD OLDER

Bridge Engineer, Illinois Highway Commission Explanation of Campus Plan, and Visit to

Stock Judging Pavilion ____________ ______ PROF. J. M. WHITE Supervising Architect

Demonstration of Road Graders, Road Drags, Wheel and Drag Scrapers _______ ________________________ __________ _

AusTIN-WESTERN RoAD MAcHINERY Co., Chicago

Demonstration of Maney (four-wheeled) Scraper __________ ____ _________ _______ BAKER MANUFACTURING Co.,

Springfield

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Drainage o£ Roads .................................... B. H. PIEPMEIER Road Engineer, Illinois Highway Commission

The Source, Preparation and Use of Asphalt for Roads and Pavements (Illustrated with moving pictures) ...................................... .]OHN MAcVICAR

Representative of Barber Asphalt Co., Philadelphia

WEDNESDAY, ]AN. 21 Co-operat;_ou Necessary for Public Improve-

ments ..................................................................... JOHN MAcVrcAR Ex-Commissioner of Public Works, Des Moines, Iowa

Interpretation and Explanation of the Law of 1913 on Roads and Bridges .................. A. N. JoHNSON

· Illinois State Highway Engineer Visit to New Armory ........................ PROF. J. M. WHITE

Supervising Architect Demonstration of Monroe Road Machine ........... .

N. S. MoNROE & SoNs, Arthur, Illinois Demonstration of Uncle Jim Road Machine ......

· BRESEE MFG. Co., Mattoon, Illinois Earth Roads ................................................................. .IRA 0. BAKER

Professor of Civil Engineering Movable Bridges (Illustrated ) ............... W. M. WILSON

Asst. Professor of Structural Engineering

THURSDAY, }AN. 22

Small Culverts ................................................... W. S. GEARHART Kansas State Highway Engineer

Culverts of Different Types ........................... N. B. GARVER Instructor in Civil Engineering

Inspection of University Demonstration of Traction Engine ...................... ..

AuLTMAN-TAYLOR McHY. Co., Decatur, Illinois Demonstration of Road Graders and Road

Drags ............................................................................................ . GooD RoADS MACHINERY Co., Fort Wayne, Ind.

Co-operation between County Superinten-dents and Township Road Officials ................ ..

A. N. JoHNSON Illinois State Highway Engineer

7:30 'rhe I11inois Way ot Roadside Planting (Ilius-trated) ............................................................... WILHELM MILLER

Asst. Professor of Landscape Horticulture

This address is to be presented in the Auditorium before a joint session of the members of the Short Course in Highway Engineering and the Corn Growers' and Stockmen's Convention.

FRIDAY} ]AN. 23 8 :oo Brick Pavements ............................................................ C. C. WILEY

Instructor in Civil Engineering 9 :oo Gravel Roads .................. ................................................... ]. E. SMITH

Asst. Professor of Civil Engineering IO :oo Importance of Tests of Materials ...... P. C. l\1cARDLE

Asst. State Highway Engineer II :oo Inspection of University

I :oo Demonstration of Methods of Testing Brick and Macadam Stone ........................................................ .

RoAD LABORATORY1 CIVIL E GI EERING DEPT. :z :30 Explanation of Experiments on Pressure of

Wet Concrete on Forms .................. A. B. McDANIEL Asst. Professor of Civil Engineering

3 :oo Road Economics ................................................ DR. L. I. HEWES Chief of Economics and Maintenance, Office o i

Public Ro<!-ds, Washington, D. C.

7 :30 Brick Pavement Construction (Illustrated)

8:oo

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w. p~ BLAIR Sec'y J ational Paving Brick Mfgrs. Association

SATURDAY} ]AN. 24

Construction and Maintenance of Water-Bound Macadam Roads ........................ B. H. PIEPMEIER

Road Engineer, Illinois Highway Commission Hydraulic Cement... .................................. ........ A. B. McDANIEL

Asst. Professor of Civil Engineering Highway Bon9s ................................................ DR. L. I. HEWES

Chief of Economics and Maintenance, Office of Public Roads, Washington, D. C.

General Demonstration qf Road Machinery ...... ALL ExHIBITORS

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MONDAY, ]AN. 26

Gravel and Broken Stone ........................ A. B. M cDANIEL Asst. Professor of Civil Engineering

Concrete Aggregates (Illustrated) ......... G. H. REITER Representative Universal Portland Cement Co., Chicago Inspection of University Demonstration of Macadam-Road Machinery

ALL ExHIBITORS Demonstration of Testing Hydraulic Cement

CEMENT LABORATORY, CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPT. Bituminous Surfaces and Bituminous Pave-

ments .................................................................. A. H. BLANCHARD Professor of Highway Engineering, Columbia

University, New York City, and Consulting Highway Engineer

Addresses by Members of State Highway Commission-A. D. GASH, President; S. E. BRADT, Secretary; JAMES WILSON

Modern Developments in Highway Engineer-ing in Europe ............................................. A. H. BLANCHARD

Professor of Highway Engineering, Columbia University, New York City, and Consulting Highway Engineer

TUESDAY, ]AN. 27 Concrete .................................................................. A. B. McDANIEL

Asst. Professor of Civil Engineering Elevating Graders in Construction of Roads

T. H. MAcDoNALD Iowa State Highway Engineer

Inspection of University Demonstration of Road Machinery ... ALL ExHIBITORS Demonstration of Mixing Concrete by hand

CoNCRETE LABORATORY OFT. & A.M. DEPT. ConcFete Bridges ...................................................... N. B. GARVER

Instructor in Civil Engineering Discussion ...................................................... CLIFFORD OLDER

Bridge Engineer, Illinois Highway Commission

General Discussion

8:00

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2:00

8:oo

Concrete Roads (Illustrated by moving pic-tures ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------C. M. Pow ELL

Representative Universal Portland Cement Co., Chicago

WEDNESDAY) }AN. 28

Bridge Floors .................................................................. }. I. PARCEL Asst. Professor of Structural Engineering

Discussion ................................................... CLIFFORD OLDER Bridge Engineer, Illinois Highway Commission

General Discussion Construction of Concrete Roads (Illustrated)

c. M. POWELL Representative Universal Portland Cement Co., Chicago

Inspection of University Demonstration of Road Machinery ....................... .

ALL EXHIBITORS Demonstration of Mixing Concrete by Ma-

chinery ......................................................................................... . CoNCRETE LABORATORY OF T. & A. M. DEPT.

Modern Road Construction .............................. LI N WRITE Chief Engineer, South Park Commission, Chicago

Modern Machines for Road Construction (Illustrated by moving pictures) ...... S. F. BEATTY Representative Austin-Western Road Machinery Co.

THURSDAY) }AN. 29

Dust Pallatives ............................................................ F. L. RoMAN Testing Engineer, Illinois Highway Commission

Paints for Steel Bridges .................................... F. L. RoMAN Preservatives for Timber .............................. F. L. RoMAN Steel Bridges ..................................................................... }. I. PARCEL

Asst. Professor of Structural Engineering rr :oo Inspection of University I :oo Demonstration of Method of Testing Gravel,

RoAD LABORATORY) CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT F. L. RoMAN

Testing Engineer, Illinois Highway Commission 3 :oo The County Highway Engineer ........................ A. R. HIRST

Wisconsin State Highway Engineer

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8:oo

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Wood, Steel, and Concrete Bridges ..... -]. I. PARCEL Asst. Professor of Structural Engineering

Manufacture of Crude Coal Tar and Its Method of Refinement (Illustrated with moving pictures) ------------------------- ----- ------------P. P. SHARPLES

Representative Barrett Mfg. Co., Chicago

FRIDAY, ]AN. 30

Inspection of Bridges-Old and New __ __ ________ _____ _ CLIFFORD OLDER

Bridge Engineer, Illinois Highway Commission Cost of Steel Bridges ............................................... -]. I. PARCEL

Asst. Professor of Structural Engineering Inspection of University Demonstration in testing tar, asphalt, etc.,

Room 111, Chemistry Building ........... . F. L. RoMAN

Testing Engineer, Illinois Highway Commission Question Box ............................................................ A. N. JOHNSON

Illinois State Highway Commission Bridge Lettings ______ _______ _______ _____ _________________ _________________ .IRA 0. BAKER

Professor of Civil Engineering

DISCUSSION ----------------------------- -- -------- ---------CLIFFORD OLDER Bridge Engineer, Illinois Highway Commission

SATURDAY, ]AN. 31

F oundations __________ __ ___________ __ __________________ ______ __ _____ _______ W. M. WILSON Asst. Professor of Structural Engineering

Bridge Abutments and Bridge Piers ...... N. B. GARVER Instructor in Civil Engineering

Inspection of University

MACHINERY EXHIBITS Athletic Field, North Campus, at north end of

Burrill Avenue

The following exhibits have already been arranged for:

I. N. S. Monroe & Sons, Arthur, Illinois Monroe Road Machine

2. Bresee Manufacturing Co., Mattoon, Illinois Uncle Jim Road Machine

3· Baker Manufacturing Co., Springfield, Illinois Maney (four-wheeled) Scraper

4· Aultman & Taylor Machinery Co., Decatur, Illinois Tractor

s. Austin-Western Road Machinery Co., Chicago One Ten-ton Road Roller Three sizes of Road Graders Stone-Spreading Wagon Dump Wagon Road Sprinkler for Water Power Distributor for Road Oil Road Scarifier Road Drag Wheel and Drag Scrapers Road Plow '

6. Good Roads Machinery Co., Fort Wayne, Indiana Rock Crusher Outfit Standard Steam Road Roller Monarch Road Oil Distributor Climax Road Oil Distributor Fort Wayne Road Oil Distributor Little Winner Grader National Reversible Grader National-Hercules Grader Several Road Drags

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EXHIBIT OF ENGINEERS' SUPPLIES

Keuffer and Esser Co., Chicago, and Eugene Dietzgen Co., Chicago, in a room near that in which the addresses are delivered will exhibit: Field Instruments, Drawing Room Instruments, Drafting Room Supplies, Technical Books.

INSPECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY

Arrangements have been made for visits to the following points of interest about the University. A guide will accom­pany the party to give the necessary explanations.

r. Locomotive Testing Plant 2. Laboratory of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 3· Mining Laboratory 4· New Armpry S· Stock Judging Pavilion 6. l\1en's Gymnasium 7. Military Drill

A brief account of each of the -following branches of the University activities will be given~

r. State Geological Survey-F. W. DeWolf, Director 2. State Water Survey-Prof. Edward Bartow, Di­

rector 3· Engineering Experiment Station-Dean C. R. Rich­

ards, Director

The exact time of the above trips and addresses are not stated in the program because some of them depend upon the weather, and others upon the work in the laboratories.

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DEMONSTRATION OF GAS ENGINES

Gasoline and kerosene engines are much used in road and bridge work to drive pumps, concrete mixers, hoisting apparatus, road rollers, tractors, etc. ; and consequently it is important that the road engineer and road inspector should know something about the management of such motors, which are usually· briefly referred to as gas engines. There­fore, attention is cal}ed to the lectures and demonstrations on the gas engine by the Department of Farm Mechanics in connection with the sessions of the Corn Growers' and Stockmen's Convention, at the Farm Mechanics Building, on the South Campus, at the south end of Mathews Avenue. These lectures and demonstrations are open to those attend­ing the Short Course in Highway Engineering. The pro­gram is as follows :

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, I :30-3 :30. Gas Engines-Theory of Operation, batteries, make-and-break ignition.

MoNDAY, JANUARY 26, I :3o-3 :30. Gas Engines-Selec­tion and operation.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, I :30-3:30. Gas Engines-­Jump-spark ignition, wiring diagra,ms, magnetos.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, I :30-3:30. Gas Engines-­Fuel and carburetion.

FRIDAY, JANU~RY 30, I :30-3:30. The Coi·n-Belt Trac­tor . .

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