Tests and researches on building stones
M. R. L’Hermite
1948, Open-File Report 48-17-E
In 1941, the "Association Francaise de Normalisation" (French Association of Standardization) decided to create a Commission for the purpose of writing out a standard for building stones. When this Commission met under the chairmanship of Mr. Pol Abraham, Architect, they realized how far behind was our precise technical knowledge of...
Geologic study of the landslide at Prattville, Alabama
D. Hoye Eargle
1948, Open-File Report 48-16
Choice of materials most suitable for ballast
Leo Maddalena
1948, Open-File Report 48-17-A
"Choice of materials most suitable for ballast", by Leo Maddalena, describes the properties needed for good railroad ballast material. Important rocks of Italy and general rock types, such as granite, syenite, lavas, sandstones and limestones, are considered with respect to their structure, texture, compaction, accessory elements, porosity, alteration, and strength....
Protection of roads against rock falls
Leo Maddalena
1948, Open-File Report 48-17-C
"Protection of roads against rock falls", by Leo Maddalena, describes the relation between rock falls and the degree of fissuring and the mineralogy of the rocks involved. The characteristics of various types of rocks are outlined and suitable types of protection described....
Wells drilled for oil and gas in the state of Utah
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1948, Open-File Report 48-37
Preliminary report on the geology of the Zahl No. 3 Quadrangle, North Dakota
Robert M. Lindvall, Wallace R. Hansen
1948, Open-File Report 48-8
Preliminary report on a lead-zinc occurrence at Berg Basin, Wrangell district, southeastern Alaska
R.G. Ray
1948, Open-File Report 48-27
A brief examinatin of lead-zinc occurrence at Berg Basin, Wrangell district, southeastern Alaska, was undertaken in 1947 as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's program of minerals investigations in Alaska. No lead-zinc ore body has yet been proved at Berg Basin, but because of recent interest in that area this...
Special problem caused by the epigenetic alterations of Liassic rocks
Henry Joly, Ninck Joly
1948, Open-File Report 48-17-B
"Special problem caused by the epigenetic alterations of Liassic rocks", by Henry Joly and Ninck, describes damages to the foundation of a building in Nancy due to swelling of a Jurassic shale bed. The swelling was due to the formation of calcium sulphate by chemical reaction of constituents of the...
Annual runoff in Columbia River basin in percent of the mean, 1928-45
Charles Casto McDonald, Henry Chiles Riggs
1948, Circular 36
Progress report on the ground-water hydrology of the Republican and Frenchman River valleys, with a section on the chemical quality of the ground water
Herbert A. Waite, Herbert A. Swenson
1948, Circular 19
No abstract available....
Index of surface-water records, part 3, Ohio River basin, to September 30, 1948
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1948, Circular 39
This report summarizes ground-water-quality data, for Wisconsin, stored in the U.S. Geological Survey 's computer system (WATSTORE). The summary includes water-quality data for 2,443 wells which tap one of the State 's three major aquifers (sand and gravel, Silurian dolomite, and sandstone). Data for dissolved solids, hardness, alkalinity, calcium, magnesium,...
Surface water supply of the United States, 1946, Part IV, St. Lawrence River basin
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1948, Water Supply Paper 1054
Geology and water-bearing properties of the "1,400 foot" sand in the Memphis area
Robert Schneider, Elliot Morse Cushing
1948, Circular 33
Surface water supply of the United States, 1946, Part IX, Colorado River basin
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1948, Water Supply Paper 1059
Construction materials in Smith County, Kansas
Frank E. Byrne, Max S. Houston, Melville Rhodes Mudge
1948, Circular 25
No abstract available....
Reservoirs in the United States
G. Earl Harbeck Jr.
1948, Circular 23
Man has engaged in the control of flowing water since history began. Among his early recorded efforts were reservoirs for muncipal water-supplies constructed near ancient Jerusalem to store water which was brought there in masonry conduits. 1/ Irrigation was practiced in Egypt as early as 2000 B. C. There the...
Index of surface-water records, Part 6, Missouri River basin, to September 30, 1947
B. R. Colby, R.E. Oltman
1948, Circular 35
Construction materials in Phillips County, Kansas
Frank E. Byrne, Henry Vorhees Beck, Max S. Houston
1948, Circular 21
Water levels and artesian pressure in observation wells in the United States, 1945, Part 1, Northeastern States
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1948, Water Supply Paper 1023
Discharge and runoff in the Missouri River basin
Bruce R. Colby, Roy E. Oltman
1948, Circular 37
Within the Missouri River Basin the precipitation and temperature vary greatly with both time and geographical location. Differences in weather and climate combine with differences in topography and geology to produce large differences in runoff from time to time and from place to place in the basin. The average annual...
Tables of d spacings for angle 2[theta] : CuKa, CuKa1, CuKa2, FeKa, FeKa1, FeKa2
George Switzer, J. M. Axelrod, M.L. Lindberg, E.S. Larsen
1948, Circular 29
Analytical methods as applied in petrographic investigations of Appalachian Basin
Gordon Rittenhouse
1948, Circular 22
Magnetic survey and geology of the eastern and southeastern parts of the Iron River district, Iron County, Michigan
Harold Lloyd James, K. L. Wier
1948, Circular 26
No abstract available....
Flood of September 1946 at San Antonio, Texas
Seth D. Breeding
1948, Circular 32
A flood occurred in the streams in and near San Antonio, Teat., during the early morning hours of September 27, 1946, as a result of heavy rains falling during the previous night. Much property damage occurred in San Antonio and below, and four lives were lost. . It is the...
Map showing construction materials and nonmetallic mineral resources of Nebraska
Ralph W. Richards (compiler), R. A. Weeks, D. M. Larrabee
1948, Missouri Basin Study 15
