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PREFACE
A large part of the contents of this pamphlet was contained in a report made to the village authorities of tests of
material to be used in paving streets in Avondale, where the writer was employed as village engineer. The investigation
then made was as thorough as the time and means at hand would justify. Inquiries for the results of the work have been so numerous, and requests for the same have been so frequently repeated, that it has been deemed advisable to publish the work in this form.
If any information or suggestions herein contained shall aid in the construction of better pavements, or prevent the
waste of money upon bad ones, or shall bring people to a consideration of placing municipal improvements under systematic
control and direction, or shall cause manufacturers to see that their true interest will best be subserved by placing
only good material upon the market, then this little pamphlet will have served a useful purpose.
M. D. BURKE.
CINCINNATI, March 16, 1892.
CONTENTS
The Samples Submitted for Testing How the Specimens were Prepared Description of Specimens Submitted How the Tests were Made Abrasion and Impact Description of the Tables. The Chemistry of Brick Manufacturing Discussion of the Tests. The Absorption Tests Transverse Strength Statistics of Traffic and Durability of Pavements The Probable Durability of a Brick Pavement Municipal Methods General Discussion of Pavements What Shall be Specified What Has Been Done The Matrix Where Should Brick be Used for Street Pavements Maintenance What is in a Name. Size of Paving Brick Country Roads
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