Engineering 1941 Jul-Dec: Index: General

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GENERAL

ABELL, SIR W. S., on Merchant Sea-Power, 1919-39, 371
Abrasive Materials, Production in the United States, 208

Accidents :

Air Ferry Disasters, 153
Failure of Squirrel-Cage Electric Rotor, 306 * Fire on Passenger Train, London and North Eastern Railway, Report, 32
Firedamp Explosions, investigations by Safety in Mines Research Board, 235
Railway Accident, Brentwood, Report, 105 — Collision, Dolphin Junction, Report, 396 Holmes Chapel Report, 233, 413
Road Accidents, Reports on, 13, 333 in War-Time (Review), 504
Acetylene Welding. See Welding Acheson, E. G., Ltd., Use of “ Aquadag ” in Die Casting, 40
Adams, R. C., on Performance Specifications for Greases, 225
Adamson, D. and Co., Ltd., “ Precalorie ” Fusion-Welding Process, 103
Address, Presidential. See Presidential Address Adhesives, Synthetic, for Plywood and Bakelite (Aero Research, Ltd.), 336
Admiralty Inspection Department, Sheffield, Investigation on Spectrographic Analysis of Segregates, 298*, 454
— Jubilee of Armament Supply Department, 293
— See also Warships
Aerial Navigation. See Aeronautics
— Transport. See Aeronautics
Aero Research, Ltd., Synthetic Adhesives for Plywood and Bakelite, 336
Aeronautical Society, Royal, Wright Lecture on Ocean Air Transport, by J. T. Trippe, 14, 34, 45

Aeronautics :

Aeroplanes, American, for Royal Air Force, 487*
— Hydraulically-Operated Gun Turret for (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 446*
— Long-Range Fighting, “ Beaufighter,” 116*
Air Attack, Research on Resistance of Reinforced-Concrete Structure to, 328
— Navigation (Review), 244
— Raid Precautions, Electrical Devices for Incendiary-Bomb Detection, Specification, 8. See 148, 196*
Precautions, Luminiscent Signs for, 76
Precautions, Photo-Electric Devices for Incendiary-Bomb Detection, Specification, 148. See 8, 196*
Precaution Signs for Gas Cleansing Centres, Specification, 8
Shelters, Air-Purification Plant for (Andamite, Ltd.), 66*
Shelters, Heating by Cura Coal Stoves, 514
Shelters, Surface-Type, Electrically-Warmed Floors for, 292
— Transport, Ocean, 14, 34, 45
Aircraft Carrier “ Ark Royal,” Loss of, 413
•— Construction, Materials of (Review), 24
•— Factory Construction, Report of Select Committee on National Expenditure, 173
— for Ocean Transport, 14, 34, 45 ;
— Production in the United States, 236
— Trans-oceanic, Accidents to, 153
Airport Construction in United States, 155 Balloon, Kite, Wire Rope for, Specification, 208
Engine, Aeroplane, Sleeve-Valve, ” Bristol ” Hercules III (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 116*, 466*
for Ocean Transport, 14, 34, 45
— Aircraft, Production, Progress in United States, 175
Royal Air Force, Skilled Men in. Report, 191; Engineers for, 486 ; American Aircraft for, 487*
— Canadian Air Force, Strength of, 356 See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Aeroplanes. See Aeronautics Agreements, Labour. See ijubour Agricultural Engineering during War, 294
— Motors. See Engines; Tractors
— Society, Royal, Tests of Fordson Tractors, 451
— Tractors. See Tractors
Agriculture. See also Irrigation and PARAGRAPH INDEX
A.I.N.O., on the Inspector’s Point of View, 494 Air, Compressed. See Compressed Air
— Compressor, After-Cooler for (Broom and Wade, Ltd.), 236. See LETTER, 250
Air Conditioning of Indian Railway Coaches, 174, 224, 275
— Force, Royal. See Aeronautics
— Pollution, Report on, 188
— Purification Plant for Air-Raid Shelter
(Andamite, Ltd.), 66*
by Traughber Froth-Flotation Filter,106*
— Raid Precautions. See Aeronautics
— Resistance of Ships, Froude’s Experiments on,160
Aircraft. See Aeronaidics
— Carriers. See Aeronautics
“ Airgraph ” Letter Service, 7*
? Alarm Switch for Cooling-Water Systems,
I (Negretti and Zambra), 56*
Alaskan International Highway Scheme, 412 Alfa Laval Co., Ltd., Hand-Operated, Oil- Transporting Truck, 316
Allied Fleets, Numbers and Types of Ships, 215 Allowances in Machine Work. See Gauges Alloys. See Metallurgy; Microphotographs; PARAGRAPH INDEX
Aluice Magnets, Manufacture by Powder- Metallurgy Methods, 516
Alpine Tunnels, Construction of, 436, 457 Alternating Current. See Electric
— Stress. See Fatigue under Tests (Materials) Alternators. See Generators, Electric Alumina, Activated, Dryrt^g Gases by (Birmingham Electric Furnaces, Ltd.), 406* i Aluminium Alloys. See Alloys under Metal- ' largy
— Works, Granville, New South Wales, 148
— See also Metallurgy
America, North, Notes from, 56, 155,168, 236, 395, 476
— South, Notes from, 517
War-Time Trends in Markets, 113 American Bureau of Shipping. See United States
— Gas and Electric Service Corporation,
Claytor Hydro-Electric Plant, 421*, 441*
— Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. See
Mining
American Locomotive Co., Scotch Marine Boilers for British Cargo Steamers, 250*
— Navy. See United States under Warships American Screw Co., Formation of, 505
— Silver Producers’ Research Project, Research on Silver, 420
— Society of Mechanical Engineers. See Mechanical Engineers
for Testing Materials. See Testing
— Synthetic Sand Practice, 144, 164
— See also United States
Ames Crosta Mills and Co., Ltd., Compressed- Air Actuated Pump, 177*
Ammeter. See Meter under Electric Ammunition Proving Ground, Reinforced-
Concrete Shelters for, 336*
Analysis of Minerals and Ores of the Rarer Elements (Review), 104
— Spectrochemical, of Metals and Alloys
(Review), 4
of Segregates, 298*, 454
Andamite, Ltd., Air-Raid Shelter Air-Purification Plant, 66*
Anderson, C. F., and Son, Ltd., War-Time : ‘ Factory Lighting Scheme, 37. See Addendum, 268
Anderson, E. A., on Finishing of Zinc-Alloy Die-Castings, 225
Anderson, J. P., the late, 274
— Ranch Dam, River Boise, Idaho, 236 Angle Comparator, J. Porter’s, 64* Annealing. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Annuals and Reference Books, 48,168, 347, 369, 408. See LITERATURE INDEX
Anti-Friction Metals. See Alloys under Metallurgy
Antimony Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Effect on Magnesium, 338
Antwerp, Scheldt Tunnel, Construction of, 480 Appalachian Electric Power Co., Claytor Hydro- Electric Plant, 421*, 441*
Apparatus, Electrical, Cements for Glass Inserts in. Report, 245
— Scientific, Gem Stones in, 518*
— Single-Wheel, for Measuring Road Surface
Roughness, 57*
Appointments. See PARAGRAPH INDEX Apprenticeship. See Education
Aquadag ” for Mould and Core Washes in
Die Casting, 40 Arc. See Electric; Furnace; Welding Arch Bridge, Steel, at Niagara Falls, 168, 37? Archibald, Dr. R. D., the late, 189 Architects, Naval. See Naval Architects Argentine Trade Position, 416, 517
— Trade, War-Time Trends in, 113 Arizona, Monenci Copper Mine, 395
“Ark Royal,” H.M. Aircraft Carrier, Loss of, 413
Arlberg Tunnel, Construction of, 457 Arms, Small, Barrel-Finishing Machines for (Builders Iron Foundry), 506*
Armament Supply Department, Admiralty, Jubilee of, 293
Armoured Ships. See Warships Army, Canadian, Strength of, 356
— Skilled Men in, Report, 191
Arnott, D., Award of Miller Medal to, 393 Arterial Roads. See Roads
Arts, Royal Society of, Research in Canada, by Lieut.-Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton, 65, 105: Co-operation for Production, by Sir E. Crowe, 393 ; Report on Examinations, 425 ; Irrigation in India, by Sir B. Barley, 427
Ash, S. H., on Water Problems in Pennsylvanian Anthracite Mines, 193
Ashbridge, Sir N., on Broadcasting and Television, 353, 392
Ashford Builders’ Co. Ltd., K.D. System of Concrete Construction, 481*
Askania Control for Blast-Furnace Blower, 388 Asphalt, Mastic, for Roofing, Specification, 508 Assembly Processes, Modern (Review), 26.3
Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., Machinery for Coupled Oil-Driven Railcars, 419* Association, British. See British Association
— Engineering. See Institutions
Astronomy, Work of Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 88
Atlantic Charter, and Trade and Industry, 152
— Ferry Aircraft, Accidents to, 153
— Liners. See Ships ; Steamers ; Motorships
— Ocean, Air Transport across, 14, 34, 45 Atmospheric Pollution, Report on, 188 Atomiser, Lubricating-Oil, for Steam Cylinders (Sharvania Oil and Grease Corporation), 497*
Austin Dam Hydro-Electric Plant, Automatic Adjustable-Blade Hydraulic Turbine, 19* Australia, Electricity Supply in, 247, 273
— Narrabeen, Corrugated Sheet-Steel Catenary Dam, 387*
— Report, Annual, South Australian Railways, 133 •
— Woronora Bam, 25
Australian Aluminium Company Proprietary, Ltd., Granville Aluminium Works, New South Wales, 148
— Council for Scientific and Industrial Re
search, Annual Report, 33 ; Influence of Temperature on Lubricating Properties of Greases, by Dr. B. Tabor, 178*
— Institute of Refrigeration, Formation of, 29 Autogenous Welding. See Welding Automobile Engineers, Institution of, Report
on Overheating of Tyres and Brakes on ’Buses, 38* ; Report on Research on Motor-Car Engine Bearing Temperatures, 215 ; Annual Report of Research Committee, 313
— See Motor Cars
Aviation. See Aeronautics

BABCOCK and WILCOX, LTD., Boiler Equipment for H.M. Corvette, 269 : Research on External Deposits on Boilers, 514
Baffles for Sampling Gas-Borne Particles, 141* Baird, C., Work in Russia, 503
Bakelite, Synthetic Adhesives for (Aero Research, Ltd.), 336
Baker, W. A., on Porosity in Tin-Bronze Castings, 254 .
Balancing of Engines, Effect on Vibration, 339 — of Locomotives and Hammer-Blow Effects, 513
Balfour, G., the Late, 275 Ball, H. S., the Late, 275 Balloons. See Aeronautics
Bannister, F. K., on Theory of Kadenacy System, 54, 134. See LETTER, 94
Barges, Reinforced-Concrete, Construction of, 133,150*
Barker, F. G., on Spectrographic Analysis of Segregates, 298*. See 454
Barlow’s Tables of Squares, Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots and Reciprocals (Review), 62
Barnes, J, C., on Method of Finding Equations of Curves, 334. See LETTERS, 375, 434
Barr, Dr. W. M., on Speed, Specifications and Safety, 154
Barrage, Lloyd, Sukkur, India, 427 Barrel-Finishing Machines for Small Arms
(Builders Iron Foundry), 506*
Bary, V. A., on Engineering Industry in Russia, 124
Battery Locomotive for Industrial Haulage (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.), 137* Battle of the Seas: The Fighting Merchantmen (Review), 24
Battleships. See Warships
Bay City Shovels, Inc., Mobile Crane for Railway Worl 875*
Beams, Fixed End and Continuous Flexure of, 341*
— Wood, Glued, Laminated, Teats of, 246
Beard, J. R., on Electricity Supply in British
Empire, 247. See 273
Bearing, Bronze, Oil-Retaining (Bound Brook Bearing Co.), 128
— Flexible, “ Silentbloc,” (Silentbloc, Ltd.) 180
— Lead-Base Alloys for. Properties of, 225
— Metals. See also Alloys under Metallurgy
— Porous Bronze, Manufacture of, 515
— in Sea Water, Alloy for, Report, 245
— Temperatures in Motor-Car Engine, Report,
215
— Thrust, for 100,000-kVA Alternator, 107
“ Beauftghter ” Long-Range Fighting Aeroplane, IIG*
Beck, P. A., on Lead-Base Bearing Alloys, 225 Behr, A., on Industrial History of Russia, 494. See 424. See ERRATUM, 455
Belgian Shipping, War Losses of, 215
Belyea, A. R., on Sampling of Steam and Boiler Water, 246
Ben Nevis Tunnel, Construction, 436, 458*, 499* Bending Machine. See Machine Tools
— Moments on Continuous Beams and Beams
with Fixed Ends, 341*
Diagrams for Welded TrussedPiirlins, 282*
— Tests. See Tests {Materials}
Beveridge Committee on Skilled Men In Services, Report, 191
Bicentenary of Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, 374
Bigwood, .1., and Son, Ltd., Crank-Operated Bending and Straightening Machine, 246*
Binary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Binder, W. O., on Stress-Strain Characteristics of Stainless Steels, 186
Birkbeck, Dr. G., Centenary of, 433 Birmingham Electric Furnaces, Ltd., Birlec
Lectrodryers for Drying Gases by Activated Alumina, 406*
— Research on Conditions of Living and
Working in (Review), 463
Bismuth in Stainless Steel, Effect on Machining Properties, 186
Bituminous Materials, Road Construction. See Roads
Black Sea, Fleets and Bases in, 373
Blackwall Tunnel, Construction of, 478
Blackwash for Moulds, Preparation of, 176*
Blading, Automatic Adjustable, for Hydraulic Turbines, 17*
Blast Furnaces. See Furnaces
Blocks, Building, Pressed-Steel (Le Tourneau Corporation), 346*
Blower, Centrifugal, Turbine-Driven, for Blastfurnace (De Laval Steam Turbine Co.), 387
— Electric, for Continental Divide Tunnel, 510* “ Bluebird II,” Motor Boat, Model Tests of, 11)8 Board of Education, State Bursaries in ' Science, 153
— of Trade, Appointment of Sir A. R. Duncan
as President, 13 ; Location of Industry (Restriction) Order, 1941, 93,135 ; Hollow- Ware (Control of Manufacture) Order, 1941, 232, 291 ; Control of Factory and Storage Premises, 473. See 93, 135
See also Overseas Trade Department Boats, Submarine. See Warships
Boddington, H., on City of London Reconstruction, 11
Boiler Equipment, Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., for H.M. Corvette, 269
— Feed Water. See Feed and Water
— Fouling, External Surfaces, by Deposits, Research on, 514
— Locomotive, Developments in, 357*, 376* See also Locomotive
— Marine, Scotch, for British Cargo Ships
(American Locomotive Co.), 250*
— Portable, Oil-Fired (Merryweather <fe Sons. Ltd.), 286*
— Small and Medium-Sized, Investigation on
Firing of, 453
— Water-Tube, for Merchant Ships, 396
Tube in United States and Russian District Heating Stations, 183, 284
— See also Engines and Boders, in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Boise River, Idaho, Anderson Ranch Dam, 236
Bolton, L. W., on Resistance of Cast Iron to Deflection under Load, 97*
Bombs, Incendiary, Detector for (Mortimer Gall and Co., Ltd.), 196*
Electrical Detection Devices for, Specification, 8
Photo-Electric Detection Devices Specification, 148
Books, New, Notes on, 48, 164, 188, 207, See LITERATURE INDEX
— Received, 8, 28, 48, 88, 108, 128, 148,
Boston, O. W., on Surface Quality of Medlum-
, Carbon Steel, 35*
Boulder City Research Station, Investigation on Low-Grade Manganese Ores, 430
Bound Brook Bearing Co., Oil-Retaining Bronze Bearings, 128
Bower, G. S., on Tide-Generating Forces, 255. See LETTERS, 154*, 195*, 255, 315
“ Bowgage ” Independent Grinding Wheelhead, 7*
Boxes, Light, Pneumatic Riveting Machine for (Broom and Wade, Ltd.), 287*
Bradby’s Engineering Works, Ltd., Portable Petrol-Driven Pump, 427*
Brakes on ’Buses, Overheating of, Investigations on, 38*
— Railway, Mastering Momentum (Review), 285
— Wheels of Suffolk Post Mills, 445*, 464*
— See also Dynamometer
Brass, Corrosion of. See Corrosion
— Prevention of Dezincification by Arsenic, Antimony and Phosphorus, 225
Brazil, Trade Position, 114, 416, 517 War-Time Trends in, 114 Breakdowns. See Accidents
Brentwood Railway Accident, Report, 105 Bricks, Fire. See Firebricks
— Building, Specification, 268
Brickwork, Jointing Mortars for, War-Time Bulletin on, 8
Bridges, High-Tensile Structural Steel for, Specification, 128
— Steel Arch, over Niagara River, 168, 373
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Briggs, E. R., Two-Wheeled Lifting Platform Truck, 230*
Briquetting Plant for Metal Swarf (W. Johnson and Sons (Leeds), Ltd.), 306*..366*, 426*
Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., “ Bristol ” Hercules III Aero Engine, 116*, 466* ; Hydraulically-Operated Aeroplane Gun Turret, 446*

British Association :

Division for Social and International Relations of Science:
Conference on Science and World Order, 213, 271, 311. See LETTER, 335
World Heat and Power Requirements and their Social Implications, by Sir H. Hartley, 277. See 271, 311
British Bound Brook Bearing Co., Oil-Retaining Bronze Bearings, 128
— Broadcasting Corporation, Pamphlet on
B.B.C. at War, 493
— Cast-Iron Research Association, Resistance
of Cast-Iron to Deflection under Load at High Temperatures, by L. W. Bolton, 97* ; Annual Report, 414
— Coal Utilisation Research Association, Investigation on Firing of Boilers, 453; Annual Meeting, 513, 514 ; Presidential Address by Sir E. Williams on Research in Coal Utilisation, 513, 514; Election of Officers, 513
— Electrical and Allied Industries Research
Association, Report on Lightning Discharge, by C. E. R. Bruce and R. H. Golde, 192 ; Report on Surge Phenomena (Review), 203. See 211. See LETTER, 255 ; Report on Experience with Calcium Sulphate and other Types of Cement for Glass Inserts in Flameproof Enclosures, by A. P. Paton, 245
— Empire, Electricity Supply in, 247. See 273
— Foundrymen, Institute of. Presidential Address by Major R. Miles on Future of Foundry Industry, 53 ; British National Specification for Cast Iron, by J. G. Pearce, 125* ; American Synthetic Sand Practice, by N. J. Dunbeck, 144, 164; Mould and Core Washes, by W, Y. Buchanan, 176*
— Hard Coke Association, Formation of, 293
— Industries, Federation of. See Federation
— Naval Policy, 1880-1905 (Review), 383
— Navy. See H.M. under Warships
— Paint, Colour and Varnish Manufacturers’
Research Association, Investigation on Effect of Cutting Oils on Varnishes and Rubber Paints, 319
— Railways. See Railways
— Records Association, Annual Report, 393 ; Discussion on Paper Salvage, 393
British Rema Co., Ltd., Mixer for Blackwash, . 176*
— Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding
— Shipping. See Shipping
— Shipyards in United States, 86*
— Standards Institution. See Standards British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Commutating Windings for Alternating-Current Motors, 26*; Electric-Battery Locomotive, 137*
British Timken, Ltd., 21st Anniversary Lunch, Address by J. Pascoe on Industry and Technical Press, 473
— Trade. See Trade
Britton, S. C., on Corrosion of Copper Alloys in Atmospheres Polluted with Coal Smoke, 78*
Broadcasting, Distribution of Wavelengths for, 392. See 353
Broadway Engineering Co., Ltd., Grinding Wheelhead with Hydraulic Feed, 7*
Bronze, Aluminium, Corrosion by Coal Smoke, 78*
— Bearings, Porous, Manufacture of, 515
— Castings, Causes of Porosity in, 254 Brooks, A., on Practice of Evaporation, 293 Broom and Wade, Ltd., Aftercooler for Air Compressor, 236. See LETTER, 256 ; Pneumatic Riveting Machine for Light Boxes, 287*
Brownlie, D., on District Heating in United States and Russia, 183*, 284
Bruce, C. E. R., on Lightning Discharge, 192 Brunel, M. 1., Invention of Tunnelling Shield, 460, 478 •
Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., Apprenticeship Training Scheme, 77, 108
Buchanan, J. A., on Single-Wheel Apparatus for Road Roughness Tests, 57*
Buchanan, W. Y., on Mould and Core Washes, 176*
Budenberg, C. F., the Late, 415
Builders and Contractors, Registration of. 153
— Iron Foundry, Barrel Finishing Machines for
Small Amis, 506*
Building Again After War (Review), 463
— Bricks, Specification, 268
— Bulletin, War-Time, No. 16, on Jointing
Mortars for Brickwork, 8 ; No. 17, on Resistance of Reinforced-Concrete Structures to Air Attack, 328
— and Civil Engineering Work, Essential Work
Order, 1941, 33
— on Clay Foundation, Settlement of, 261*
— Concrete, Development of 481*, 501*
— Construction, Pressed-Steel (Le Tourneau
Corporation), 346*
See also i'erro-Concrete and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— in Country Areas, Appointment of Committee on,353
— Glazing for, Specification, 228
— Industry, Working Hours in, 493
Payment by Results, 453, 473
— Research Station, War-Time Building Bulletin, No. 16, on Jointing Mortars for Brickwork, 8 ; No. 17, on Resistance of Reinforced-Concrete Structures to Air Attack, 328
Buker, H., the Late, 477
Bureau of Mines. See United States
— of Shipping. See United States
— of Standards. See United States
Burma and China, Communications between, 96*
Burner for Liquid Pitch Fuel, 400*
Bursaries, State, in Science, 153
Bylander, S., on City of London Reconstruction, 11

CABLES. See Wire Ropes and Electric
Caisson for Ranney Well Construction, Indiana Ordnance Works, 462*
Calcium Sulphate Cement for Glass Inserts in Electrical Apparatus, Report, 245
Calderwood, J., General Observations on Vibration, 339, 344
California, Richmond, Todd-California Ship- ’ building Corporation Shipyard, 86*
“ Calgon ” for Scale Prevention (Keith Piercy, Ltd.), 467
Calorific Value of Gas, Standardisation of, 85* Camshaft-Hardening Machine, Automatic (Shorter Process Co., Ltd.), 186*
Canada, Alaskan International Highway Scheme, 412
— Electricity Supply in, 247
Engineering Notes from 236, 395, 476
— Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission, Annual Report, 232
— Royal Bank of, Statement on Canadian War Effort, 356
— Scientific and Industrial Research in, 65,105
— War Effort, Statement on, 356
Canadian Army, Navy and Air Force, Strengths of, 356
Canal Committee, Central, Appointment of, 253
— Irrigation, in India, 427
— Russian, 75*
— Transport, Inauguration of “ Q ” Campaign, 373
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Capstan Lathe. See Lathe under Machine Tools Cars, Motor. See Motor Cars ; Motor Vehicles
— Rail. See Carriages, Railway
“ Carbicut ” High-Speed Lathe, 206*
Cargo Steamers. See Steamers
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Annual Report of Director of Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, 123
Carpenter, H. V., on Future of Power Utilisation in Pacific North-West, 72
Carr, W. M., on Future Grouping of Gas Undertakings, 25
Carriage, Railway, Coupled Oil-Driven Railcar (Great Western Railway), 419*
— .— Damaged, Rebuilding of, 330*
— — Indian, Air-Conditioning of, 174, 224, 275
Cartridge Brass, Stress Corrosion Cracking of, 225
Cassie, Dr. W. F., on Cement-Lime Mortars and Concretes, 301*
Cast Iron, British National Specification for, 125*
Graphite in. Evaluating Microstructure of, 187
— Grey, Strain-Hardening of, 187
at High Temperatures, Resistance to Deflection under Load, 97*
Linings for Tunnels, 478*
Phosphoric, High-Duty, Report on, 118* Research Association, British, Resistance of Cast Iron to Deflection under Load at High Temperatures, by L. W. Bolton, 97* ; Annual Report, 414
Castings, Aluminium Alloys, Unsoundness in, Investigation on, 254, 278*
— Tin-Bronze, Porosity in. Causes, of 254 Catalogues, 40, 120, 220, 260, 440. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Catenary Dam, Corrugated Sheet-Steel, Narra- been. New South Wales, 387*
Catudal, A. L., on Single-Wheel Apparatus for Road Roughness Tests, 57*
Cauvery River, Mettur Dam, Madras, 428 Cellulose Acetate, Mechanical Tests of, 225 Sheeting for Protection of Documents, Report, 265
Cement for Glass Inserts in Electrical Apparatus, Report, 245
— Lime Mortars and Concretes, Strength of, 301*
— Portland, Blast-Furnace Specification, 368
— Portland, United States Industry, 259
— See also Concrete and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Centenary of Dr. G. Birkbeck, 433 ,
— Fenchurch Street Station, 113 i
Center Scope Instrument Co., “ Center Scope ’* '
Tool-Positioning Device, 485*
Central Electricity Board, Seven Years’ Research on Surge Phenomena (Review), 203. See 211. See LETTER, 255
— Register, Future of, 493
— Station. See Power Station
— Uruguayan Railway, “ Webb ” Conveyor
Chain for Truck Haulage, 147*
Centrifugal Pumps. See Primps
Chain for “ Webb Conveyor System, 147* Chamberlain, A., the Late, 129
Chapman, E. E., on Steam and Diesel-Electric Locomotive Operation, 157
Charlestown, Indiana, Ranney Wells at Indiana Ordnance Works, 416*
Chatley, Dr. H., on Fundamental Problems of Energy, 305, 335
Chemical Analysis. See Analysis
— Engineers, Institution of, Election of Members, 48, 288 ; Purification of Sewage and Trade Effluents, by Dr. A. Parker, 484
— Industries Exhibition, New York, 270
— Industry, Society of, Reports on Progress of
Applied Chemistry (Review), 24 ; Purification of Sewage and Trade Effluents, by Dr. A. Parker, 484
— Plant, Standard Symbols for Diagrams, 308
Chemistry, Applied, Reports on Progress of (Review), 24
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Chesters, Dr. J. H., on Dolomite Bricks for Steelworks, 317*
Chilean Trade Position, 416, 517 War-Time Trends in, 114
Chimneys, Steel, Prevention of Corrosion in, 204*
China and Burma, Communications between, 96*
Chippings, Stone, Naturally-Coloured, for Road Surfaces, 346
Churchill, W. S., on War Production, 93; on Progress of War, 213, 273
Churchward, G. J., Work on Locomotives, 351, 357, 376
City and Guilds of London Institute, Annual Report of Council, 273
— and South London Railway Tunnel, 479

Civil Engineers, Institution of :

Road-Traffic Calculations, by A. J. H. Clayton, 132
Colonial Railways, 1929-1938 : An Economic Review, by J. W. Spiller, 212
Election of Members, 288, 348, 408, 428,488 Ingenuity Competition Results, 425 Presidential Address, by Prof. C. E. Inglis, on University Education of Engineers, 365, 384, 404. See 391
Hammer-Blow in Locomotives : Can it be Abolished Altogether, by Sir H. N. Colam and Major J. 1). Watson, 513 Civil Engineers of Ireland, Institution of. Papers
by Junior Members, 186*
— Engineering and Building Work, Essential
Work Order, 1941, 33 Clarke, C. L., the late, 477 Clays, Bonding, for Foundry Sands, 145, 164
— Fire, See Firebricks
— and Soil Mechanics, 241*, 261*. See Erratum, 268
Clayton, A. J. H., on Road-Traffic Calculations, 132
Claytor Hydro-Electric Plant, Virginia, 421*, 441*
Cleveland and the Northern Counties, Notes from, 9, 29, 49, 69, 89, 109, 129, 149, 169, 189, 209, 229, 249, 269, 289, 309, 329, 349, 369, 389, 409, 429, 449, 469, 489, 509. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Cliffs, Clay, Stabilisation of, 242.* See Erratum, 268
Climate. See Meteorological
Clinker Production, Rotary Kiln for, 317* Clock Motor, Warren Synchronous, Jewel
Bearings in, 518*
Clockwork Mechanism, Gears for, Specification, 328
Clogher Valley Railway, Ireland, Closing of, 280 Coaches, Railway. See Carriages
Coal-Dust Inflammation, Suppression by Stone Dust, 235
— Economy. See Fuel
— Gas. See Gas
— Low-Temperature Carbonisation Committee, Recall of, 463
— Mine. See Colliery
— Position, Report on, 373
— Pulverised. See Pulverised Coal
— as Source of Energy, 305, 335
— Utilisation Research Association, British,
Investigation on Firing of Boilers, 453 ;
Annual Meeting, 513, 514 ; Presidential Address by Sir E. Williams on Research in
Coal Utilisation, 513, 514; Election of Officers, 513
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Coastal Shipping, Government Control of, 352 Coatings, Metallic, Electro-Deposited, American Specification for, 225
Cochin, Port of, Willingdon Island, India, Annual Report, 109
Cohen, G., Sons and Co., Ltd., Dismantling of Welsh Highland Railway, 53
Coke, Hard, Formation of British Association, 293
— Research Committee, Midland, Annual Report, 450
Colam, Sir H. N., on Hammer Blow in Locomotives, 513
Cold Storage. See Refrigeration
College. See Education
Collieries, Anthracite, Pennsylvania, Water
Problems in, 193
— Cable Glands and Sealing Boxes for, Specification, 488
— Flameproof Enclosures, Cements for Glass
Inserts in Electrical Apparatus Report, 245
— Safety in Mines Research Board, Annual
Report, 235
— Winding. See IFindiw^
— Wire Ropes, Specifications, 508
— See also Mines and Coal Collisions. See Accidents
' i^conoriiic Re
Colorado, Construction of Deep Mine Drainage Tunnel, 436
Authority, Automatic Adjustable- Blade Hydraulic Turbine, 19*
System of Continental Divide Tunnel, 510*
Colours Temperature-Indicating (Synthetic and Industrial Finishes, Ltd.), 416. See LETTER,494
Columbia River, Power from, 72
Combined Stress. See under Tests (Materials) Combustion and Turbulence in Pulverised-Coal Furnace, 58*
*— See also Fuel; Gases
Commerce. See Trade. Also Industries and Commerce in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Commission, Royal. See Royal Commission Commonwealth. See Australia
Companies. See PARAGRAPH INDEX Comparator, Angle, J. Porter’s, 64*
Compass, Magnetic, Development of, 326 • Compound Stress. See Tests (Materials) Compressed Air, Oil and Moisture in, 236 See LETTER,256
Temperature Effects with, 14
Use in Tunnelling, 435, 478
Compressor, Air. See Air Compressor Compulsory Powers for Local Authorities, 31 Concrete Aggregates Size, Shape, Surface Texture and Grading of, 246
— Cement-Lime, Strength of, 301*
Methods, Developments in, 4ol*, 501*
— Cylinders, Effect of Capping Methods on Compression Strength, 246
— Dam, Claytor Hydro-Electric Plant 421* 441* ’
— Density and Unit Weight of, 246 Permeability and Absorption of, 246 Railway Sleepers, Specification,’368
— Reinforced. See Fen'o-Concrete
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
ConducUvity, Thermal, of Insulating Materials, Conferences, International, on Broadcasting
Allocation of Wavelengths, 392. See 353 Bower, Midwest, Steam and Water-Power Stations, by P. W. Swain, 332
— on Science and World Order. 213 271 311 See LETTER, 335 . > , ii.
“Conquest,” H.M.S., Dynamometer Experiments on, 160*
Conservation of Coal. See Coal • Fuel
DrnU5"5*““
Constants of Straight-Line Laws, 354* See LETTERS, 414, 434
Constructional Engineering in United States
155 , ’
Consulting Engineers, Association of Election of Members, 8, 508 ; Annual Report, 13
Continental Divide Tunnel, Colorado, Ventilating System, 510*
Contractors and Builders, Registration of, 153
— Civil-Engineering, Essential Work Order, 33 Control, Askania, for Blast-Furnace Blower 388
— Economic, in Industry, 74, 143, 314 47’4
~ Vi) 4^22 ;
Ministry of Supply. See also Industries and Commerce in PARAGRAPH INDEX
~ of Power in Interconnected Electric Supply Systems, 1* 41*. 81*, 121*, 161*. 221*. 264*. See LETTERS, 274, 295, 334
— Station, Claytor Hydro-Electric Scheme 442* ’
Units for Electric Cookers, Specification. 88
Controlled Heat and Air, Ltd., Traughber Iroth-Flotation Filter, 106*
Convey, Dr. H., on Spectrographic Analysis of Segregates, 298*. See 454
Conveyor, Chain ” Webb.” for Truck Haulage on Central Uruguayan Railway, 147*
Cook, Dr. M., on Crystal Structure in Cold- ' -Annealed Copper Strip, 254
Cook W. A., on Outdoor Bushings—their
I Construction, Testing and Standardisation 452 *
Oil " Prestoold” (Pressed Steel Co. Eta.), 267* ’
Cooling Liquid Steel in Ladle, 454 ~~ ^0f^T7V'^^ Indian Railway Coaches, Costs Water Systems, Alarm Switch for (Negretti and Zambra), 56*
Copper Alloys. See Brass; Bronze; and AZZ02/S under Metallurgy
^iue, Falun, Sweden, Tercentenary of. 485 Monenci, Arizona, 395
Oxide Rectifiers, Characteristics and Applications, 172
- Cold-Rolled and Annealed, Crystal Structure of, 254
— See also Metallurgy
Cores, Borehole, Recovery from Oil Wells Report. 5*
— and Mould Washes, 176*
Cork and Orrery, Lord, on British Mercantile Marine, 274. See 231
Corrosion of Copper Alloys in Atmospheres Polluted with Coal Smoke, 78*
Steels, Experiments on, 205 187*^ Steels, Effect on Fatigue Limit,
in Steel Chimneys, Prevention of 204*
— Stress Cracking of Cartridge Brass, 225 tests, Antimony-Magnesium Alloys, 339
~ ~245 Us® in Sea Water,
— of Zinc-Coated Wires, Investigation on 187 Cosmic Sources of Energy, 305
Cost Accounts, Practical (Review) 244 Costing in Relation to Port Operation, 415 Country Areas, Building in. Appointment of Committee on, 353
Coupling, Asynchronous, for Torsional Vibrating Systems, 345
Coupling, Magnetic, Reversible (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 305* „
Coventry Housing Scheme, Myko Floor for Houses, 501*
Cox. C. H., The late. 220
Cox, E. S., on Balancing Locomotive Reciprocating Parts, 513
Cracking, Stress Corrosion, of Cartridge Brass, 225
Craftsmanship, Work of J. Porter, 62*
Crane, 4|-ton Mobile, for Railway Work (Bay
City Shovels, Inc.), 375* „
Overhead, Alternating-Current Operation oi
(Vaughan Crane Co., Ltd.), 496
Crankshafts, Diesel-Engine, Axial Vibrations, by R. Poole, 511
— Investigations on Fillets, 321* ,
Crescent Machine Co., Pattern-Making Machine, 447*
Croft, H. P., on Stress Corrosion Cracking of Cartridge Brass, 225
Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., Fuse-Controlled Oil Circuit-Breakers, 276* ,
Crookshank, Maj.-Gen. Sir S. D’A., the Late, 154
Cross, B. J., on Turbulence and Combustion in Pulverised-Coal Furnace, 58*
Crowe, Sir E., on Co-operation for Production, 393
Crude-Oil Engines. See Engines, Oil
Cruisers. See }Yarships
“ Crusader ” Cruiser Tank, 127*
Crystal Structure of Cold-Rolled and Annealed (jopper Strip, 254
of Rolled Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys,. 255
of Metals. See also Micro-Photographs Cura Stoves for Air-Raid Shelters, 514 Current, Electric. See Electric
Curves. Equations of. Method of Finding, 334. See LETTERS, 375, 434
Cutting Oils, Effect on Varnishes and Rubber Paints, 319 r- I
Cycle, Steam, Regenerative, Efficiency of, 472 Cylinders, Concrete, Effect of Capping Methods on Compression Strength, 246
— Steam, Lubricating-Oil Atomiser for (Shar- vania Oil and Grease Corporation), 497*

DAM, Anderson Ranch, River Boise, Idaho, 236
— Catenary, Corrugated Sheet-Steel, Narra-been. New South Wales, 387*
— Concrete, Woronora River, Sydney, 25
— Fort Loudon, Tennessee, Navigation Lock at, 477
— Glenville, Hydro-Electric Scheme, Progress, 477 •
— Grand Coulee, Hydro-Electric Scheme, Progress, 477
— Gravity, Claytor Hydro-Electric Plant,
421*, 441*
— Mettur, Cauvery River, Madras, 428
— Mud Mountain, Washington, Howell-Bunger
Discharge Valve, 217*
Dampers, Vibration, for Marine Engines, 345 Darley, Sir B., on Irrigation in India, 427 Davies, E. B., on Liquid Pitch Fuel, 398* Deacon, M., the late, 275
Deep Mine Drainage Tunnel, Colorado Construction of, 436
Deerr, N., on Practice of Evaporation, 293
Defence Programme, United States, Progress with, 476
De Laval. See Laval.
Delmonte, J., on Shear Strength of Moulded Plastic Materials, 225
Deposits on External Surfaces of Boilers, Research on, 514
Destructor for Wood Waste (Fisher Deane Engineering Co., Ltd.), 226*
Detection Devices for Incendiary Bombs, Specifications, 8, 148
Detector, Incendiary-Bomb (Mortimer, Gall and Co., Ltd.), 196*
Detroit Edison Co., District Heating System, 184*
Diagrams of Chemical Plant, Standard Symbols for, 308
Diamonds for Measuring Instruments, 518* Dick, C. E., the late, 408
Dickinson, Dr. H. W., on Origin and Manufacture of Wood Screws, 495, 505
Die-Cast Silicon-Aluminium Pistons, Unsoundness in, 254, 278*
— Castings, Aluminium, Finishes for, 225 Machine, “ Edgwick ” Cold-Chamber (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 167*
Magnesium, Finishing of, 225
Mould and Core Washes, Use of “ Aquadag ” for, 40
Zinc Alloy, Finishing of, 225
Diesel Engines. See Engines, Oil, Diesel; Marine Propulsion
Digging Machine. See Excavator
Directories. See LITERATURE INDEX
Disputes, Trade. See Labour
District Heating in United States and Russia, 183*, 284
Dividing Engine, J. Porter’s, 64*
Dixon, G., on Future of Gas Industry, 47
Dock, Dry, Construction of. United States, 395 Dock Labour Corporation, Ltd., National, Formation of, 253
Documents, Historic, and Paper Salvage, 393
— Protection by Cellulose-Acetate Sheeting, Report, 265
Dolomite Firebricks for Steelwprks, 317*
Dolphin Junction Railway Accident, 396
Doodson, Dr. A. T., or Tide-Generating Forces, 255. See LETTERS, 154*, 195*, 315
Douglas, W. J., the late, 156
Downs, J., the late, 374
Drainage.of Clay Cliffs, 242*. See Erratum, 268 Drawing in Engineering Education, 404
Drills and Drilling Machines. See J/acAiwe
Drilling, Rock, in Tunnelling, 435*, 499* Driver for Studs (M. Semet and Co., Ltd.), 256* Driving Chains. See Chains
Dry Dock. See Dock
Drying of Gases by Activated Alumina (Birmingham Electric Furnaces, Ltd.), 406*
— Kiln for Timber, Overhead Internal-Fan
Typ’., 201*
Timber Treatment in, 417, 470
Duckham, A., and Co., Ltd., Use of Zinc Oxide in Lubricants, 468
Du Pont de Nemours, E. I., and Co., Inc., Ran- ney Wells, Indiana Ordnance Works, 401* Dunbeck, N. J., on American Synthetic Sand Practice, 144, 164
Duncan, J., the late, 115
Dust, Coal. See Pulverised Fuel
— Extraction Plant, Investigations on Testing, 141*, 181*
Dutch Shipping, War Losses of, 215
Dynaflex Division of Manganese Bronze and Brass Co., Ltd., and Formation of Rubber Bonders, Ltd., 310
Dynamometer-Car Tests, London Midland and Scottish Railway Locomotives, 376
— Experiments, H.M.S. Conquest, 160*
— Ship-Resistance, W. Froude’s, 138*
— See also Brake
Dynamos. See Generators, Electric

Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., Apprenticeship Training Scheme, 77, 108
Canadian Universities, Research Training in, 105
City and Guilds of London Institute, Council’s Annual Report, 273
Engineering Education, Lord Sempill on, 513
Examination by Thesis, 512 Foremanship, Lectures on, 113
— Training in United States, 303, 324, 342, 362
Haverford College, Pennsylvania, Address, j on Research, by Hon. H. Hoover, 295
Manchester Municipal College nology, Prospectus, 229
Marine Engineers, Institute of, tions for Associate and Membership, 328
Naval Architects, Institution culars of Scholarships, 422
Northampton Polytechnic, London, Particulars of Courses, 230
Norwich Corporation Scheme for Training in Electrical Engineering, 36. See LETTER, 34
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Bicentenary, 374
State Bursaries in Science, 153 Technique of Teaching, 404 Training Scheme, Intensive, for Engineering, 394
Transport, Institute of. Examinations and Service Men, 169; Examination Regulations, 473, 512
Treforest School of Mines and Technology, Calendar, 309
University Education for Engineers, 365, 384, 391, 404
West Hartlepool Technical College, Prospectus, 208
Work of Dr. G. Birkbeck, 433 See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Edwards, J. D., on Finishes for Aluminium Die-Castings, 225
Effluents, Sewage and Trade, Treatment in Percolating Filters, 484
Egan, A. L., on Flexure of Continuous Beams and Beams with Fixed Ends, 341*

Electric :

Alternator. See Generator
Ammeter. See Meter (below)
Apparatus, Electrical, Cements for Glass
Inserts in, Report, 245
Arc Discharge, 1*, 41*, 81*
— Furnaces. See Furnace. Electric
— Welding. See Welding
Atmospheric Electricity, Investigations,123 Bombs, Incendiary, Devices for Detection, Specifications, 8, 148
Selenium-Cell Detector (Mortimer, Gall and Co., Ltd.), 196*
British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, Report on Lightning Discharge, by C. E. R. Bruce and R. H. Golde, 192 ; Report on Surge Phenomena (Review), 203.’ See 211. See LETTER, 255 ; Report on Experience with Calcium Sulphate and other Types of Cement for Glass Inserts in Flameproof Enclosures, bv A. P. Paton, 245
Bushings, Outdoor, Construction, Testing and Standardisation, 452
Cables, Effect of Surges on, Investigations •
203
— Glands and Sealing Boxes, Specification, 488
Capacitors for Radio Receivers, Specification, 128
Central Electricity Board, Seven Years’ Research on Surge Phenomena (Review), 203. See 211. See LETTER, 255
— Stations. See Power Stations
Cookers, Control Units, Specification, 288 Cranes. See Cranes
Current, Alternating, Commutator Machines, Auxiliary Commutating Windings for, 26*
— Electronic and Ionic, Significance of, 2* Dynamo. See Generator
Electrical Devices for Incendiary-Bomb Detection, Specification, 8, 148. See 196*
— Engineering, Research in, 203, 211. See LETTER, 255
— Equipment, Industrial, Directorate of, ' Formation, 390, 448
Electricity Commissioners, Memorandum on War-Time Operation of Electricity Undertakings. 9 ; Report ori Reconditioning Jewels and Pivots in Meters, 166* ; Statement on Expenses, 193 ; Electricity Supply Statistics, 1938- 1939, 227
Electroplating. See Electro Furnaces. See Furnaces Fuses and Control of Power, 264* Generating Stations. See Power Stations Generator. See Generator
Glow Discharge, Mechanism of, 2*, 41* Heating of Floors of Surface-Type Air- Raid Shelters, 292
Hydro-Electric Power Plants. See Power Plants
Insulators, High-Voltage, Specification, 28 Lamps, Electric Discharge (Review), 464 — Fluorescent, Tubular (Edison Swan Electric Co., Ltd.), 210*
Lighting Installations, War-Time Proposals for, 413
Lightning Discharge, Investigations on, 192, 203
Locomotives. See Locomotives, Electric Machines. See Generators ; Motors Magnetos. See Magnetos ; Ignition Mains. See Cables (above) Mercury-Arc Rectifiers and
Power, 1*
Meters, Reconditioning Jewels of, Report, 166*
— Test Panel for Ammeters
meters (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 327*
— Valve Voltmeters (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.). 149
Motors. See Motors, Electric Oil Switch. See Sivitchgear Photo-Electric Devices for Incendiary- Bomb Detection, Specification, 148. See 8,196*
Power Stations. See Power Stations
— See Power
Precipitator, Electrostatic, for Sampling Oil Mists, 181*
Railways. See Railways Rays. See Rardgen
Rectifiers, Mercury-Arc, and Control of Power, 1*
— Metal, Characteristics and Applications, 172
Resistance Welding. See Welding Rontgen Rays. See Rbntgen
Rural Electrification in Ontario, Report, 232
in Sweden, 183
Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion Space Charge in Heavy Current Work, 1* Surge Phenomena, Seven Years’ Research for Central Electricity Board (Review), 203. See 211. See LETTER, 255
— Protection in Electric Supply Systems, 41*
Switchgear. Telegraphy. Telephony. Traction.
ways
Transformers. See Transformers Voltmeters. See Meters (above) Welding. See Welding
Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy; Radio
— Telephony. See Telephony ; Radio X-Rays. See Rontgen Rays See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Electrical Engineers, Institution of :
Election of Members, 68, 108, 448, 468 I Award of Scholarships, 69
Metal Rectifiers, by Dr. A. L. Williams and L. E. Thompson, 172
Characteristics and Applications of Selenium Rectifier, by E. A. Richards, 172 The Lightning Discharge, by C. E. R.
Bruce and R. H. Golde, 192 Arrangements for 1941-42 Session, 316 Post-War Planning Committee, Formation of, 333
Presidential Address, by Sir N. Ashbridge, on Broadcasting and Television, 353, 392
Outdoor Bushings — their Construction Testing and Standardisation, by W. A. Cook, 452
London Students Section: Electricity Supply in British Empire, by J. R. Beard, 247. See 273 Telecommunications of the Future, by Dr. W. G. Radley, 405 Installations Section: Formation of Section, 52 Proceedings at First Meeting, 169 Space Heating by Means of Electrically-
Warmed Floors as Applied to Surface ' Air-Raid Shelters, by R. Grierson, 292 ; Solving War-Time Electrical Problems, by A. G. Ramsey, 413
Electricity Commissioners. See under Electric
Electrochemical Industry in Pacific North- West, 72
Electrodes, Welding, for Nickel-Chromium Steels (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 225
Electroplated Coatings, American Specification for, 225
Elphinstone, Sir K., the Late, 54
“ Encounter,” Model Tents, 198*, 218*
Endurance J'ests. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
Energy, Fundamental Problems of, 305, 335
— Utilisation and Progress of Civilisation, 277 Engines, Aero. See Aeronautics
— Diesel. See Engines, Oil, Diesel; Marine Propulsion; Motorships
— Gas. See Producer; and PARAORAPH INDEX
— Internal-Combustion, Dual-Fuel, 200-b.b.p.
Four-Cylinder (National Gas and Oil Engine Co., Ltd.), 205*
Combustion, Kadenacy System of Scavenging, Theory of, 54. See LETTER, 94,134 Combustion, Vibration due to Air Inlet, 344
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— Motor Car. See Engines, Petrol
— Newcomen, First in Russia, 425
— Oil, Diesel, Axial Vibration of Crankshafts,
by R. Poole, 511
Diesel. See also Motorships ; Marine Propulsion
Marine, Vibration of, 339, 344
105-b.h.p. Six-Cylinder, for Kailcars
(Associated Equipment Co., Ltd.), 419 See also Tractors and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Paraffin, Four-Speed, for Fordson Tractor,
451
— Petrol, Aeroplane. See Aeronautics
Motor-Car, Research on Bearing Temperatures in,215
l|-h.p. Single-Cylinder, for Pumping Set
(Bradby’s Engineering Works, Ltd.), 427* See also Aeronautics ; Motor Cars
— Steam, Compound, Locomotive, History of,
358, 376
Introduction into Russia, 503 Marine, Vibration of, 339, 344 Marine. See also Marine Propulsion
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Engineers’ Education. See Education
— fOT H.M. Forces, 486. See 471
— Institutions. See Institutions
— Post-War Employment of, 151
— and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Institution of,
Presidential Address, by F. C. Stewart, on Compass and other Aids to Navigation, 326
— Society of, Measurement of Frustruins, by Prof. C. L. T. Griffith, 127
— in United States, Employment and Earnings of, 252
Engineering Apprentices. See Education
— Education, Education
— Industries Association, Control of War
Production, by E. C. G. England, 272 in Russia, 124
— Institutions, Thesis Tests for Membership, 512
Sectional Interests in, 52.See LETTER, 94
— Laboratories. See Laboratories ; National Physical
— in Russia, History of, 503
— Standards. See Standards Institution
— Societies. See Institutions
— Works. See
England, E. C. G., on Control of War Production, 272
Equations, Method of Finding, Curves of, 334.
See LETTERS, 375, 434
” Eureka ” Packing Machine, 507* Euston Station, Road-Transport Exhibition,297 Evaporation, Development of Practice of, 293 Everdur Alloy, Corrosion, by Coal Smoke, 78* Examination by Thesis, 512
Excavators for Tunnelling Shields, 478* Exhaust Gases, Determination of Water
Vapour in, 54
Exhibition, (Chemical Industries, New York, 270
— Road-Transport, Euston Station, 297
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Experimental Tank. See Tank ; Ship Resistance
Explosions, Colliery. See Accidents and Col- liei'y
Explosives for Tunnelling, 435
Export Trade. See Trade ; and Industries in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Extractor for Studs (M. Semet and Co., Ltd.), 256*

FABRIC Sheet, Synthetic-Resin Bonded.
Specification, 288
Factory Accidents. See Accidents
— Accounts. See Costs ; Works Management
— Employment of Women. See Labour
— Management. See Works Management
— National Filling, Labour Problems in, 73
— and Storage Premises, Control of, 93,135,473
— War-Time, Lighting Scheme (C. F. Anderson and Son, Ltd.), 37. See Addoidum, 268
Falun, Sweden, Tercentenary of Copper Mine 485 ’
Fantail Carriage of Peasenhall Post Mill Suffolk, 444*
Farming. See Agricultural; Tractors
Farnsworth, S. T., Woronora Dam, Sydney, 25 latigue Tests of Metals. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
Federation of British Industries, 25th Anniversary, 313
Feed-Heating and Regenerative Steam Cycle 472
— Water Softener. See Water
See also Water
Female Labour. See Labour; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Fenchurch Street Station, Centenary, 113
Ferro-Concrete Barges, Construction, 133, 150* 4^*^^501* I*evelopments in, Linings for Tunnels, 478*
Shelters for Ammunition - Provinc Ground, 336*
Structures, Resistance to Air Attack 328 See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Silicon, Manufacture of, 6
Fildes, J. H., on Paper and Munitions. 455. See 432
Fillets, Shaft, Investigation on, 321*
Filling Factories, National, Labour Problems, 73
Filter, Air, for Air-Raid Shelter (Andainite Ltd.), 66*
Percolating, Treatment of Sewage and Trade Effluents in, 484
— Stillite, for Sampling Oil Mists, 181*
— T^ughber Froth-Flotation, for Air and Gas
Purification (Controlled Heat and Air, Ltd.) 106*
Findlay, W. N., on Mechanical Tests of Cellulose Acetate, 225
Fink, F. W., on Free-Machining Addition to Stainless Steels, 186
Finniecome, J. R., on Design Factors for Propeller and Kaplan Turbines, 21*
Fire Prevention (Business Premises) (No. 2) Order, 253 f \ f
— Risks on Railway Trains, 32
Firebricks, Dolomite, for Steelworks, 317* for Roofs of Basic Open-Hearth Furnaces, 455, 484
Firedamp Explosions. See Accidents and Colliery
Firth, F. W., the Late, 415
Fisher, A., on Science and World Order, 335. See 271
Fisher, Dr. H. L., on Natural and Synthetic Rubbers, 155
Fisher Deane Engineering Co., Ltd., Nesfleld Deane Stoker for Wood-Waste Firing, 226*
Fitchburg Grinding Machine Corporation, Grinding Wheelhead with Hydraulic Feed, 7*
Fitting of Shafts in Holes. See Qauges
Flat Surfaces, Generation of, 381*
Fleet. See Warships
“ Flexiform ” Roofing, 501*
Flexilant Works and Formation of Rubber Bonders, Ltd., 310
Flexure of Continuous Beams and Beams with Fixed Ends, 341*
Flight. See Aeronautics
Floor Heating, Electric, for Surface-Type Air- Raid Shelters, 292
— “ Myko,” 501*
Florence Lake Tunnel, California, Construction of, 436
Flow through Centrifugal Pumps, 101*
— Fluid, within Nests of Tubes, 361*, 401*
— of Gas-Borne Particles in Pipes, Investigation of, 141*
Flue Gases, Determination of Water Vapour in. 54
• Fluid Friction. See Air Resistance; Hydrodynamics ; Ship Resistance
— Motion within Nest of Tubes, 361*, 401* Fluorescent Materials for Signs, 76
Fluxes for Soft Solders, Report, 190
Foil, Tin, Developments in, 470
Food, Carriage in Refrigerated Rail Wagons,431 Forces and National Service Bill, 471. See 486 Ford Motor Company, Aircraft-Engine Plant, 175
Fordson Agricultural Tractor, Ploughing Demonstration, 451, 456*
Foremanship, Lectures on, 113
— Training in United States, 303, 324, 342, 362 Forest Products Research Laboratory, Overhead Internal-Fan Timber-Drying Kiln, 201* ; Leaflet on Treatment of Timber
, in Drying-Kilns, 417, 476
Forgings, Marine, Carbon-Steel, Specification, 488
Fort Loudon Dam, Tennessee, Navigation Lock at, 477
Fortuna-Werke, External Measuring Device, Use of Diamonds in, 518*
Foundations, Clay, Consolidation of, 243*, 261*
— Dam, Claytor Hydro-Electric Plant, 421* Foundries, American, Sand Practice in, |44,164 Foundry Industry, Future of, 53
— Mould and Core Washes in, 176*
— Work. See also Die Casting
— See also castings
Foundrymen, Institute of British. See British Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems .(Review), 442
France and War at Sea, 194, 213
— See also French
Francis Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic
Franks, R., on Stress-Strain Characteristics of Stainless Steels, 186
Fraser and Chalmers Engineering Works, “ Webb ” Conveyor Chain for Central Uruguayan Railway, 147*
Freeman, G. F., on Constants of Straight-Line Law, 354*. See LETTERS, 414, 434
French Experiments on Model Ships, 138
— Shipping, War Losses of, 215
— See also France
Frictional Resistance of Ships. See Ship Resistance
Froth-Flotation Filter for Air and Gas Purification (Controlled Heat and Air, Ltd.), 106* Froude, R. B., Work at Torquay and Haslar, ? 140, 158, 197, 218, 237, 297
Froude, W., Work at Admiralty Experiment Works, Torquay, 138*, 158*, 197*, 218*, 237*, 297*
Frustums, Measurement of, 127
Fuel Consumption, United States Cement Works, 259
Industrial, Advisory Committee on, 293
— Institute of, Liquid Pitch Fuel, by E. B. Davies, 398*
— Joint Discussion on Improvement in Efficient Use of, 473
— Liquid Pitch, Properties and Use of, 398*
— Motor, Tests for, 225 See also Gas; Motor; Producer
— for Power Production, Fundamental Problems of, 305, 335
— Pump. See Pump
— Research Station, Experiments on Pneumatically-Conveyed Pulverised Coal, 141
— for Small and Medium-Sized Boilers, Investigation on, 453
— See also Coal; Oil; Gas ; Pulverised Fuel Furnace, Blast, Portland Cement from Slag,
Specification, 368
Turbine-Driven Centrifugal Blower for (Great I^akes Steel Corporation), 387
— for Burning Wood Waste (Fisher Deane
Engineering Co., Ltd.), 226*
— Electric-Arc, for Ferro-Silicon Manufhcture,6
Furnace, Gas, Post-War Uses and Development of, in Industry, 136
— Open-Hearth Basic, Durability of Roofs pf, Report on, 455, 484
Hearth, Dolomite Bricks for, 317*
Hearth, Steel-Melting, Test Code for, 488
— Pulverised-Coal, Turbulence and Combustion in, 58*
“ Fury,” H.M.S., Model Tests of, 200 Fuses and Control of Power, 264 Fusion Welding. See Welding

GAGG, R. F., on New Production Lines for Aircraft Engines, 175
Galvanised Wires, Investigations on Corrosion of, 187
Garrard, C. J. O., on Oil Circuit Breakers, 274. See 222*. See LETTERS, 295, 334
Gas-Borne Particles, Investigations on Sampling, 141*, 181*
— Cleansing Centres, Air-Raid Precaution,
Signs for, Specification, 8
— Declared Calorific Value,Standardisation,85*
— Dissolved, in Steam Condensate, Conductivity Determinations of, 246
— Drying by Activated Alumina (Birmingham
Electric Furnaces, Ltd.), 406*
— Engineers, Institution of. Future Grouping
of Gas Undertakings, by W. M. Carr, 25 ; Presidential Address, by G. Dixon, on Future of Gas Industry, 47 ; Standardisation of Declared Calorific Value of Gas, by Sir F. ,T. West, 85* ; Post-War Development of Industrial Gas, by H. R. Hems, 136
— Exhaust, Determination of Water Vapour in,^ 54
— Fired Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Fine, Determination of Water Vapour in, 54
— Industrial, Post-War Development of, 136
— Industry, Declared Calorific Values in, 85* Future of, 47
— Producer. See Producer
— Purification, Traughber Froth-Flotation Filter, 106
— Undertaking^, Future Grouping of, 25
— Welding. See Welding
Gaseous Explosions. See Accidents; Colliery Gasoline. See Engine, Petrol ; Aeronautics Gates, Penstock and Spillway, Claytor Hydro- Electric Plant, 422*, 441*
Gauges, Eccentricity, J. Porter’s, 64*
— Feeler, Specification, 228
— Height, Precision, J. Porter’s, 64*
— Plain Limit, Limits, Fits and Tolerances for. Specification, 208 !
Gawn, R. W. L., on Admiralty Experiment Works-, Torquay, 138*, 158*, 197*, 218*, 237*, 297*
Gears for Clockwork Mechanism, Specification, 328
— Cutting Machines. See Machine Tools i Gearing, Helical, Right-Angle, Graphical Method of Designing, 61*
— Marine, Vibration of, 340, 344
— of Suffolk Post Mills, 445*, 464*
Geil, G. W., on Effect of Corrosion Pitting of Steels, 187
Gem Stones In Measuring Instruments, 518* General Electric Co., Ltd., Electrical Equipment for Factory Roof lighting Scheme, 37. See Addendum, 268; Reversible Magnetic Coupling, 305*
General Electric Co., Schenectady, 100 h.p. Motors for Blowers for Continental Divide Tunnel, 510*
Generating Station. See Power Station Generator, Electric, 20,833-kVA, Claytor Hydro-Electric Plant, 421*, 441*
— Electric, 100,000-kVA. (Siemens-Schuckert
and Co.), 107
Geodetic Survey, United States Annual Report, 118
Germany and Raw Materials, 12
— and Russian Engineering Industry, 124
— and War at Sea, 194, 213
Geyer, Dr. E. W., on Theory of Kadenacy System, 94. See LETTERS, 54,134
Gibson, G., on Trade Unions and War Effort, 193
Gilbert, W. W., on Surface Quality of Medium- Carbon Steel, 35*
Gilkey, Prof. H. J., on Size, Shape, Surface Texture and Grading of Aggregates, 246
Girders. See Beams ; Bridges ; Floors
Glass for Buildings, Fixing of. Specification, 228
— Inserts in Electrical Apparatus, Cements for. Report, 245
— Manufacture, Tin in. Report, 104
Glen Affric Hydro-Electric Scheme, Rejection of, 233
Glenville Dam Hydro-Electric Scheme, Progress with, 477
Glossary of Terms in Connection with Irrigation in India (Review), 223
Goggles, Spectacle-Type, Specification, 68 Golde, R. H., on Lightning Discharge, 192 Gonser, Dr. B., on Fluxes for Soft Solders, 190 Gough, Dr. H. J., on War-Time Inventions, 94*. See 91
Government Policy on Lend-Lease Materials, 233. See 313, 315
— land Railway (Companies, Financial Agreement, 193
— Railways. See Bailways Gramophones, Jewel Needles for, 519* Grampian Electricity Supply Order Confirmation Bill, Rejection of, 233
— Power Scheme, Tunnel for, 436
Grand Coulee Dam Hydro-Electric Scheme, Progress with, 477
Granville Aluminium Works, New South Wales, 148
Graphical Method of Designing Right-Angle Helical Gearing, 61*
Graphite in Cast Iron, Evaluating Microstructure of, 187
— in Cast Iron, Effect on Rigidity, 98* Greases, American Performance Specification for, 225
Greases, Lubricating Properties of, Influence of Temperature on, 17*
Use of Zinc Oxide in, 468
“ Great Eastern,” S.S., Model Tests of, 199* Great Lakes Steel Corporation, Centrifugal
Blower for Blast Eurnace, 387
— Western Railway, Locomotive Development on, 351, 357, 376 ; Report on Dolphin
Junction Accident, 396; Coupled Oil- Driven Railcars, 419*
Greathead Tunnelling Shield, 460*, 478* Greek Shipping, War Losses, 215
Green, Prof. A. G., the Late, 234 Green, H. A., the Late, 229
Greenwich Royal Observatory, Work of, 88 ” Greyhound,” H.M.S., Model Tests of, 198, 218 Grierson, R., on Heating Air-Raid Shelters, 292 Griffith, Prof. C. L. T., on Measurement of Frustums, 127
Grinding Machines. See Machine Tools
— Stones, Suffolk Post Mills, 464
Grodzinski, P., on Designing Right-Angle
Helical Gearing, 61* ; on Investigations on Shaft Fillets, 321* ; on Jewels in Time-Pieces and Instruments, 518* Ground Movements in Coal Mines, Investigation of, 235
Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds, Ltd., Origin of, 505
Gun Turret, Hydraulically-Operated, for Aircraft (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 446*

HAGGERTY, E. B., on Sectional Interests in Technical Institutions, 94. See 52
Hajnal-Konyi, Dr. K., Development of i “Myko ” Floor, 501*
Halcrow, W. T., on Century of Tunnelling, 434*, 457*, 478*, 499*. See 433
Hammer-Blow Effects and Balancing of Locomotives, 513
Hammond, R., on Developments in Concrete- Construction Methods, 481*, 501*
Hampshire War Agricultural Executive Committee, Tractor-Ploughing Demonstration, 451, 456*
Handling Costs and Port Operation, 415 Handy and Harman, Researches on Silver, 420 Hanemann Micro-Hardness Testing Machine, 519*
Harbour Board, Wellington, New Zealand,
Annual Report, 13
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Hardening Machine, Camshaft, Automatic (Shorter Process Co., Ltd.), 186*
— Metals. See also Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Hardness Tests. See Tests {Materials'} Harker, G. F. H., on Constants of Straight-Line
Laws, 414. See 354*. See LETTER, 434 Harris, E., on Restrictions of Output, 256, 271 Harris, H. K., the Late, 249
Hartley, Sir H., on World Heat and Power Requirements, 277. See 271, 311
Haslar Experiment Tank, Work at, 140, 198, 218, 237*
Haulage Methods in Tunnel Construction, 499 Haveli Irrigation Canal, Punjab, 428
Haverford College, Pennsylvania, Address on
Research, by Hon. H. Hoover, 295 Hawksley Lecture on Century of Tunnelling, 433, 434*, 457*, 478*, 499* Heating, District, in Russia, 183*, 284
— Systems, Steam, New York and Detroit,
183*
Higgs Motors, Ltd., Variable-Speed Alternating Current Motors, 55*
High-Temperature Tests. See Tests {Materials} Highways. See Roads
Hilton, G. M. B., the Late, 208
History, Industrial, of Russia, 424, 503. See
Erratum, 455. See LETTER, 494 H.M.SS. See under Warships Hoare, W. E., on Tinning Oils, 497 Holes, Fitting of Shafts in. See Gauge Holland and Hannen and Cubitts, Ltd., Concrete-
Hut-Construction, 482
— See Dutch
Hollow-Ware, Standardisation of, 232, 291 Holmes Chapel Railway Accident, 233, 413 Home Security, Ministry of. Bulletin on
Luminescent Signs, 76 ; Fire Prevention (Business Premises) (No. 2) Order, 253 ;
Leaflet on Storage of Radium, 410 Honours List, King’s Birthday, 13 Hoover, Hon. H., on Research, 295
— Medal, Award to D. R. Yarnall, 474 Horgan, S. H., the Late, 208
Horological Institute, British, Jewels in Time-
Pieces and Instruments, by P. Grodzinski, 518*
Horsman, H. S., on Regenerative Steam Cycle, 472
Hours of Labour. See Labour
House Construction, Pressed-Steel (Le Tourneau Corporation), 346*
Housing Material, Standardisation of, 291
— Scheme, Coventry, “ Myko ” Floor for
Dwellings, 501*
Howell-Bunger Discharge Valve, Mud Mountain Dam, 217*
Howes, S., Co., Packing Machine for Powdered
Materials, 507*
Hudson River Tunnel, New York, Construction of, 479
Hughes, J., and his Russian Ironworks, 504 Humphreys, Col. C. L. H., the Late, 74 Huts, Concrete, Construction Methods for, 481*, 501*
Hydraulic Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
— Power Plant. See Power Plant
— Press. See Press under Machine Tools
— Pumps. See Pump
— Turbines. See Turbines; Power Plant Hydraulics. See Hydrodynamics; Irrigation;
J Vater
Hydro-Electric Power Plant. See Power Plant Hydrochloric Acid, Density-Composition
Tables for, Speciflcation, 268 Hydrodynamics, Flow tlu’ough Centrifugal
Pumps, 101*
— See also Ship Resistance

ICE, Use for Air-Conditioning of Indian Railway Coaches, 174, 224, 275
— See also Refrigeration
Idaho, Boise River, Anderson Ranch Dam, 236
Illumination, Electric Discharge Lamps (Review), 464
— See also Light; Lighting ; and Lamps under Electric
Impact on Stretched Wire, Stresses due to, 104*
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Investigations on Sampling Gas-Borne Particles 141*, 181*
Import Trade. See Trade
Impulse Turbines. See Tif.rbines
Incandescent Lamps. See Lamps under Electric Incendiary Bomb, Detection Devices for Specifications, 8,148
Detector (Mortimer, Gall and Co., Ltd.), 196*
Inch, Precision Value, 92
Income Tax and Institution Subscriptions, 53
India, Electricity Supply in, 247
— Irrigation in, 427
in. Glossary of Terms in Connection with (Review), 223
— Office, Memorandum on Steel Manufacture,
290
— Port of Cochin, Willingdon Island, Annual Report, 109
— Rubber, See Rubber
— Trade Unionism in, 152
Indian Railways, Air-Conditioning of Carriages on, 174, 224, 275
Indiana, Charlestown, Ranney Wells at Indiana Ordnance Works, 461*
Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
— Agreements and Disputes. See Labour;
Labour Notes
— Chemistry. See Chemistry
— Economics. See Labour
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— History of Russia, 424, 503. See Erratum, 455. See LETTER, 494
— Management. See Works Management
— Notes. See Labour Notes under Labour
— Policy and Price Stabilisation, 73
— Population, Distribution of, Royal Commission Report on, 312
— Research. See Research
Industries, British, Federation of. See Federation
— Economic Control in, 74, 143, 314, 474
?—Location of (Restriction), Order, 1941, 93, 135
— and Technical Press, 475
— War-Time Standardisation in, 291
— See also Trade and PARAGRAPH INDEX Information, Ministry of. Memorandum on
Entry and Promotion in Royal Navy, 355 Inglis, Prof. C.E., on University Education for Engineers, 365, 384, 404. See 391
Ingots, Steel Relations between Segregation and Manganese. 454
Inspectors of Naval Ordnance, Position of, 494 Institute of Transport. See Transport
— See Institutions
Institution, British Standards. See Standards
— Elections, 8, 48, 68, 108, 228, 248, 268, 288,
348, 388, 408, 428, 448, 468, 488, 508
— Engineering, Sectional Interests in, 52. See LETTER, 94
— Membership, Examination by Thesis, 512
— Subscriptions and Income Tax, 53
— Technical and Scientific. See Aeronautical
Society, Royal; Agricultural Society, Royal; Arts, Royal Society of; Automobile Engineers, Institution of; British Associatiion; British Foundrymen, Institute of; British Records Association; Chemical Engineers, Institution of; Chemical Industry, Society of; Civil Engineers, Institution of; Civil Engineers of Ireland, Institution of; Consulting Engineers, Association of; Electrical Engineers, Institulion of; Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, InstiUition of; Engineers, Society of; Fuel, Institute of; Qas Engineers, Institidion, of ; Heating and Ventilating Engineers, Institution of; Horo- logical Institute, British; Iron and Steel Institute; Junior Institution of Engineers ; Locomotive Engineers, Institution of; Manchester Association of Engineers; Marine Engineers, Institute of ; Mechanical Engineers, A'tnerican Society of; Mechanical Engineers, Institution of; Metals, Institute of; Mining Engineers, American Institution of; Mining and Metallurgy, American Institute of; Mining and Metallurgy, Institution of; Naval Architects, Institution of; Newcomen Society; North- East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders ; Refrigeration, British Association of; Structural Engineers, Institution of; Swedish Technical Society; Testing Materials, American Society for ; Transport, Institute of; Welding, Institute of; Welding Society, American ; Wrought Light Alloys Development Association
Instruments, Measuring and Testing, Use of Diamonds and Gem Stones in, 518*
— Pivots and Jewels, Reconditioning of,
Report, 166*
— Vibration-Measuring, 345
— See also Electric
Insulation for District-Heating Steam Mains, 184*, 284
— See also Electric Internal-Combustion Engines. See Aeronautics ; Engines ; Motor Cars ; Tractors
International Conferences on Broadcasting, Allocation of Wavelengths by, 392. See 353
— Trade. See Trade
Invention and Scientific Discovery, Relation between, 295
— War-Time, and Ministry of Supply, 91,94*
— See also Patents
Ireland, Clogher Valley Railway, Closing of, 280 “Iris,” H.M.S., Model Experiments on, 159*, 197, 218
Iron Alloys. See Metallurgy and Steel
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
Iron Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Manufacture. See Furnaces, lilast
— Molybdenum Additions, Value of, 60
— and Steel Control Orders (No. 15), 73, 93
230 ; (No. 16), 422. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Distribution Scheme, 93
Industry, Russian, 124, 425, 503
Iron and Steel Institute :
Autumn Meeting, London .*
Programme, 408
Retiring Officers, 454
Carnegie Scholarship, 454
Report of Discussions, 454 Announcements, 508
Resistance of Cast Iron to Deflection under Load at High Temperatures, by L. W. Bolton, 97*
Heterogeneity of Steel Ingots Committee : Application of Spectrographic Methods to Analysis of Segregates, by F. G. Barker, Dr. H. Convey and J. H. Oldfield, 298. See 454
Dolomite Bricks for Steelworks, by Dr. T. Swinden and Dr. J. H. Chesters, 317*
Apparent Relations between Manganese and Segregations in Steel Ingots, by J. H. Whiteley, 454
Ladle Cooling of Liquid Steel, by T. Land, 454
Report on Co-operative Investigation of Factors Influencing Durability of Roofs of Basic Open-Hearth Furnaces, 484. See 455
Iron and Steel Supply in Mexico, 395 See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Tests. See Tests {Materials')
— See also Cast Iron ; Steel; Metallurgy
— Welding. See Welding
Ironwork, Structural. See Bridges ; Floors ;
Roofs : Structures '
Irrigation in India, 427
Glossary of Terms in Connection with (Review), 223
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Italy and War at Sea, 194, 213

JACK, Hydraulic, for Ranney Underground- Water Collecting Pipes, 462*
James, H. F., on Standardisation of Testing Methods for Aluminium Alloys, 355
Jennings, J., on Springs for Maximum Resilience, 134*
Jewels in Measuring Instruments, 518*
— and Pivots in Instruments, Reconditioning of, Report, 166*
Jigs and Manipulators for Fusion Welding, Memorandum on, 437
Johnson, W., and Sons (Leeds), Ltd., Briquetting Plant for Metal Swarf, 306*, 366*, 426*
Jones, Dr. W. D., on Manufacture of Articles from Powdered Metals, 515
Jones, Prof. W. R. D., on Effect of Antimony on Magnesium, 338 ; on Rolling of Magnesium Alloy, 345, 405
Joosten Process of Soil Consolidation, Use in Tunnelling, 458
Journals. See Bearings
Junior Institution of Engineers, Chairman’s Address, by Dr. H. Chatley, on Fundamental Problems of Energy, 305, 335; Presidential Address by Lord Sempill, on Engineering Education, 513
Jute Fabric and Concrete-Hut Construction, 501*

KADENACY System, Theory of, 54. See LETTERS, 94, 134
Kaffir Plaster for Glass Inserts in Electrical Apparatus, Report, 245
Kammer, H. A., Claytor Hydro-Electric Scheme, 421*, 441*
Kanawha Valley Power Co., Automatic Adjustable-Blade Hydraulic Turbine, 19*
Kaplan Turbines, Characteristic Design Factors for, 21*
K.D. System of Concrete-Construction (Ashford Builders’ Co., Ltd.), 481*
Kearny Shipyard, New Jersey, Labour Trouble at, 173
Keene’s Cement fof Glass Inserts in Electrical Apparatus, Report, 245
Keith Piercy, Ltd., “ Threshold ” Treatment for Scale Prevention, 467
Kelvin, Lord, Work on Magnetic Compass, 326
Keskulla, A. E., on Finishes for Aluminium Die-Castings, 225
Kilns,Producer-Gas Fired, for Dolomite Bricks, 318*
— Rotary, for Clinker Production, 317*
— Timber-Drying, Overhead Internal-Fan,201* Drying, Treatment in, 417, 476
King’s Birthday Honours List, 13
King’s Worthy, Hampshire, Ploughing-Tractor Demonstration at, 451, 456*
Kips Bay Power Station, New York,' 184* Kite-Balloon Cables, Wire Rope for, Speciflca- tion, 208
Knoop Sensitive Micro-Hardne.ss Testing Machine, 519*
Kockums Shipyard, Sweden, Side Launching of Submarines, 258*
Kodak, Ltd., “ Airgraph ” Letter Service, 7* Kuznetsk Power
System, 285

LABORATORY, Overhead Kiln, 201* ; Timber in Drying Kilns, 417, 476
Laboratory, Road Research, Recommendations for Lar Carpets and Surface Dressings, 296; War-Time Note on Sources of Naturally-Coloured Chippijigs in Great Britain, 346
— Scientific, Mercury-Vapour Dangers in, Report, 113
—Testing, Pittsburgh, Tests of Lubricants
Containing Zinc Oxide, 468
— See also Nalional Physical

Labour :

Apprenticeship Training Scheme, Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., 77, 108
Beveridge Committee on Skilled Men in Services, Report, 191
Engineering Wages Awards, 493 Foremanship, Lectures on, 113 —-Training in United States, 303, 324, 342, 362
Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
Labour, Building and Civil Engineering, Return of, 393, 429
— Efficient Employment of Select Committee’s Report, 411
— and National Service, Ministry of.
Production Executive Advisory Committee, 33 ; Statement on Women in Engineering Work, 33; Essential Work Order for Road Haulage, 56 ; Lectures on Foremanship, 113 ; Wage Policy of, 131; Training Scheme for Engineering Operatives, 133. See 394 ; Essential Work (General Provisions) Orders, 248 ; Scheme for Intensive Training in Engineering, 394. See 133; Payment by Results in Building Industry, 453, 473 ; Future of Central Register, 493
— Notes, 16, 37, 57, 77, 97, 115, 137, 157, 178, 197, 217, 237, 257, 278, 296, 316, 337, 356, 376, 397, 418, 436, 457, 477, 498, 517. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— problems in National Filling Factories,
73
— Troubles in United States Shipyard, 173 Lectures on Foremanship, 113 Man-Power Proposals, 453
Mobile Engineering Squads, 213
National Dock Labour Corporation, Ltd., Formation of, 253
— Service Bill, Provisions of, 471. See 486 Restrictions of Output, 171, 173, 197. See LETTER,256
Select Committee on National Expenditure, Reports, 73, 171, 173, 197, 251, 373, 411, 433. See LETTER, 256. See also National Expenditure
Shop Stewards, Activities of, 333 Trade Union Congress, 193
Restriction in Shipyard, 73
— Unionism in India, 152
Training in Electrical Engineering at Norwich, 36. See LETTER, 34
— Scheme for Engineering Operatives, 133 Intensive, for Engineering, 394 Wages and Government Policy, 131 |
— Price Stabilisation and Industrial Policy, 73
Women in Engineering Work, 33 '
Working Hours in Building Industry, 493 Ladle Cooling of Liquid Steel, 454
Laing Lecture on Merchant Sea-Power, 1919- ' 1939, 371
Lamb, F. R., the Late, 477
Lamps, Electric. See Electric
Land, T., on Ladle Cooling of Liquid Steel, 454 loathes. See Machine Tools
Launch, Motor. See Motor Boat I
Launching, Side, of Submarines, in Sweden,258* Laval Steam Turbine Co., Centrifugal Blower for Blast Furnaces, 387 I
Law. See Legal; Labour
Lead Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Effect on Transverse Tensile Properties of I
Steel, Report, 205
— Pipes, Specification, 308
Leathers, Lord, on Land Transport Facilities, I 353
Ledloy Lead-Bearing Steels, 205

Legal :

Institution Subscriptions and Income Tax, 53
Labour Legislation. See Labour See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Legislation. See Legal; Labour Lend-Lease Materials, Government Policy on, 233. See 313, 315
Leningrad District-Heating Systems, 284 Lessens, Prof. J. M., on Effects of Shot Blasting of Steel, 187
Le Tourneau Corporation, Pressed-Steel Building Construction, 346*
Letter Service, “ Airgraph,” 7*
— to the Editor, 14, 34, 54, 94, 134,154*, 195* 255, 274, 295, 315, 334, 375, 414, 434, 455, 494
Levels, Precision, Specification, 228
Lewis, W. R., on Oil-Retaining Bronze Bearings, 128
Light Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— See also Spectrograph
Lighthouse Beam Intensities, Specification, 68 Lighting Gas. See Gas
— Scheme, War-Time Factory (C. F. Anderson and Son, Ltd.), 37. See 4.dderuium, 268 !
— See also Lamps under Electric Lightning. See Electric
Lime, Hydrated, in Concrete, Influence on Compressive Strength of, 301*
Limit Gauges. See Gauges Liners. See Ships; Steamers ; Motorships Linings for Tunnels, 457*, 478*
Lips Micro-Hardness Testing Machine, 519* Liquid Fuel. See Motor ; Petroleum
Lisle, A. B., on Magnesium Production in United States, 256. See 170
Lister, R. A., and Co., Ltd., Tractor-Ploughing Demonstration, 451, 456*
Literature, 4, 24, 44, 62, 84, 103, 143, 203, 223, 243, 262, 285, 324, 403, 442, 463, 504. See LITERATURE INDEX
Litigation. See Legal ; Lalmur
Liverpool, Mersey Biver Tunnel, Construction of, 480
Ljunggren, J., on Side Launching of Submarines, 258*
Lloyd Barrage, Suklcur, India, 427 Lloyd, S. C., the Late, 4.30 Local Authorities, See Municipal Lochaber Power Scheme, Tunnel for, 4,36 458* 499* ’ ’
Lock, Navigation, at Fort Loudon Dam 3 ennessee, 477
Locomotive Balancing and Hammer-Blow Effects, 513
— Design, Modern Objectives in. 111
— Diesel-Electric, on American Haiiwavs Operation of. 157
— Electric-Battery, for Industrial Haulage (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd ) 1.37*
— Engineers, Institution of, Bombay,’ Air- Conditioning of Railway Coaches, by S L Saksena, 174, 224, 275
— Goods, for Overseas, London and North Eastern Railway, 455*
— Steam, Development of, 351, 357*, 376* and Diesel-Electric, on American Railways, 157
Superheating on, 358, 376
— Testing Plant, London Midland and Scottish
Railway, 352, 377*
— See also Railways in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Loetschberg Tunnel, Construction of, 458
London and Blackwall Railway, Fenchurch Street Station Centenary, 113
— County Council and Compulsory Powers for
Post-War Reconstruction, 31
London Electric Firm, Winches for War-Time I’actory Lighting Scheme, 37. See Addendum, 268
Midland and Scottish Railway, Investigation on Corrosion of Copper Alloys in Tunnels. 78* Report on Holmes Chapel Railway Acciient, 23.3, 413; Road-Transport
Exhibition, 297; Locomotive Development on 351, 357*, 376*; Locomotive Resting Plant, 352, 377*; 4}-toii Mobile Crane, 375* ; Mobile Workshop, 417* ? . Research on Refrigerated Rail Transport’, ‘‘1 JT. “S|e-Paper Salvage by, 483 and North Eastern Railway, Report on Fire Train, 32 ; Report on Brentwood Railway Accident, 105 ; Locomotive Testing Plant, 352, 377* ; Goods Locomotives for Overseas, 455*
— Passenger Transport Area, “ Third Clas.s
Only Trains, 233
®ppairs to Tunnel,
— Damaged Coaches, 330* lost-War Reconstruction of, 11
Salvage Campaign, 1’73
— lower Subway Tunnel, 479
^^’'I’o^'sation of Coal. See
Lower W A on Conductivity Determinations of Dissolved Gases in Steam Condensate,
Lubricants, Use of Zinc Oxide in, 468 Lubricating-Oil Atomiser (Sharvania Oil and
Grease Corporation), 497*
See also Oils
~ ^tu?e 6n,\‘78*®‘‘"®®’ of Tempera-
Luminescent Materials for Signs 76
“"tron/in%“"ng"260’ Precau-
Brakes? 22^5^”'^“^“’" Dezincification in

Machine, Use of Dia- Sk sis* ’"'*"® O'‘“'«“8
Macnab, W., the Late. 215 Mac. See also Me
Machine Shop Equipment, Ltd., “ Center ^’oo*"I’c>sitioning Device, 485* bee Works
Machine Tools :
^®"c?fnkOn» ®*™ightening Machine,
®P®eds for Medium-Carbon Steel
T. on Surface Finish, 35*
fleXm 368""“"^’
Drilliog Machine, Hand, Electric (Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd.), 155* ~Foundr“o6™^
Gew Cutting, Early Practice in, 230
Grinding Machine, Maag, Use of Dia-
Hydraulic Feed
WonL^*
Presses (below)
Lathe, High-Speed, “ Carbicut ” (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 206* '
~ ’'386^®'^”’® Capstg,n (A. Herbert, Ltd.),
See Gauge
205 Lead on.
Clearing Centres, 274
dM(®No.*i)\®r'’’"'®“^^ O'-
ZZ ~ United States, 155,477
™ Modern (Review), 143
Machine Tools—continued.
Pattern-Making Machine (f-rcscent Machine Co.), 447*
Presses, Priquetting. for Metal Swarf (W. Johnson and Sons (Leeds), Ltd.), 300*, 3GG*, 42G*
— Hydraulic, for Dolomite Bricks, 318*
— Rotary and (’ani-Operated. Use in J^owder Metallurgy, 515
— 700-ton Toggle, All-Welded, for Steel Building Blocks (Le I’ourneau Corporation), 34G*
Reaming Machi ne for Small Arms (Builders Iron Foundry), 50G*
Rifling Machine for Small Arms (Builders Iron Foundry), 50G*
Riveting Machine, Pneumatic, for Light Boxes (Broom tt Wade, Ltd.), 287*
Shaping Machine, Radial (Orinerod Shapers, Ltd.), 326*
Straightening and Bending Machine, Crank-Operated (J. Bigwood and Son, Ltd.), 24G*
Tool-Positioning Device, “ Center Scope ” (Machine Shop Equipment, Ltd.), 485*
Wood-Screw Making Machines, History of, 495, 505
Woodworking Machinery, Pattern-Making Machine (Crescent Machine Co.), 447* See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Machines, Testing. Seo Testing Machines and Tests {Materials)
Madden, H. D., the Late, 234 Madras, Mettur Dam, Cauvery River, 428 Magnesium Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Effect of Antimony on, 338
— Production in United States, Report, 170. See LETTER, 256
— Rolled, X-Ray Examination of Crystal Structure of, 255
Magnets, Alnico, Manufacture by Powder- Metallurgy Methods, 516
Magnetic Compass, Development of, 326
— Materials, I)irect Current and Alternating
Current Magnetisation, Specification, 148
— Observations in United States, 118
— Storm Effects on Electric-Supply Systems, 93 Magnetism, Terrestrial, Research on, 123 Magnitogorsk Power Station, District Heating System, 285
Magoffin, S. S., Co., Boring of Continental Divide Tunnel, 510*
Maine, South Portland, Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corporation Shipyard, 86*
Mains, Electric. See Cables under Electric
— Steam, Detroit District-Heating System,
185*
New York District-Heating System, 184 Management of Works. See Management
Manchester Association of Engineers, Manufacture of Articles from Powdered Metals, by Dr. W. D. Jones, 515
— Municipal College of Technology, Prospectus,
229
Manchukuo Hydro-Electric Scheme, 100,000- kVA Alternator, 107
Manganese Bronze and Brass Co., Ltd., Dyna- flex Division, and Formation of Rubber Bonders, Ltd., 310
— Ores, Low-Grade, Research on, 430
— and Segregations in Steel Ingots, Relation
between, 454
Manipulators and Jigs for Fusion Welding, Memorandum on, 437
Man Power, Problems of, 191, 453 and World War, 471 Mansergh, W. L., the Late, 215 Manufacture, Scientific Methods in. See
Works Management
— See also Trade
Marine Boilers. See Boilers
— Engines. See Engines ; Marine Propulsion
— Engineers, Institute of. Election of Members,
108, 288, 388, 448 ; Examinations for Associate and Graduate Membership, 328
— Engineering Production, United States, 493
— Navigation (Review), 44
— Propulsion, Experiments at Torquay and
Haslar Tanks, 138*, 158*, 197*, 218*. 237* 297*
Reversible Magnetic Coupling for Diesel- Electric Drive, 305*
Twenty-five Years Progress in, 396
Types of Machinery for American Merchant Ships, 53
Vibration of Ships’ Machinery, 339, 344 See also Engines ; Propellers; Ship Resistance ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Markets. See Trade and PARAGRAPH INDEX Marks, S., on Machine-Tool Capacity Clearing Centres, 274
Marmet Hydro-Electric Plant, Automatic Adjustable-Blade Turbine, 19*
Marriner, W, W., the Late, 375 Massachusetts, U.S.A., Worcester Remote-
Controlled Pumping Station, 156* Mastic Asphalt for Roofing, Specification, 508 Materials, Raw, World Production of, 12 (Review), 403
— Strength of. See Stress and Tests {Materials)
— and Structures (Review), 504 Mathematical Tables, Barlow’s (Review), 62 Mathematics in Engineering Education, 365
385 ’
“ Matilda ” Infantry Tank, 70*
McAdam, Dr. D. J., on Effect of Corrosion Pitting of Steels, 187
McLaren, M. P., the Late, 294
McNaughton, Lieut.-Gen. A. G. L., on Research in Canada, 65, 105 •
Me. See also Mac
Measures and Weights, Precision Values, 92 Measurement of Frustums, 127
Measuring Instruments, Use of Diamonds and Gem Stones in, 518*
Mechanical Engineers, American Society of. Development of Automatic Adjustable- Blade Turbine, by R. V. Terry, 17* ; Surface Quality of S.A.E. 3140 Steel, by 0. W. Boston and W. W. Gilbert, 35* ; Turbulence and Combusion in Pulverised-Coal Furnace, by B. J. Cross, 58* ; Molybdenum
in Iron and Steel, by T. D. Parker, 60 ; Future of Power Use in Pacific North- West, by H. V. Carpenter, 72 ; Modern Objectives in Steam-Locomotive Design, by R. M. Ostermann, 111 ; Steam and Diesel-Electric Locomotive Operation, by E. E. Chapman, 157; New Production Lines for Aircraft Engines, by R. F. Gagg, 175

Mechanical Engineers, Institution of :

Sectional Groups, 52
Second Report of Research Committee on High-Duty Cast Iron for General Engineering Purposes, by J. G. Pearce, 118*
Election of Members, 228, 248, 268, 488, 508
Luncheon, 253 London Meetings, Winter Session :
Appointment of Dr. H. L. Guy as Secretary, 313, 354
Changes in Council, 354
Presidential Address, by W. A. Stanier, on Position of Locomotive in Mechanical Engineering, 357*, 376*. See 313, 351, 354
Hawksley Lecture on a Century of Tunnelling by W. T. Halcrow 434*, 457*, 478*, 499*. See 433
Regenerative Steam Cycle, by H. S. Hors- man, 472
Axial Vibration of DleseLEngine Crankshafts, by R. Poole, 511 ,
Balancing of Locomotive Reciprocating Parts, by E. S. Cox, 513
Mechanical Engineering in Russia, History, 503
— Traction on Roads. See Roads; Motor
Cars ; Tractors
— Vibrations (Review), 243
Mechanics, Clay and Soil, 241*, 261*. See Erratum, 268
— Mastering Momentum (Review), 285 Melter for Liquid Pitch Fuel, 398* Membership of Institutions, Examination by Thesis 512
Mercantile Marine, British, 1919-39, 371
Proposed Royal Commission on, 231. See LETTER, 274
Merchant Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding
— Ships. See Ships ; Steamers ; Motorships Mercury-Arc Rectifiers and Control of Power, 1*
— Vapour Dangers in Scientific Laboratories, Report, 113 .
Merryweather and Sons, Ltd., Oil-Fired Portable Boiler, 286*
Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, Construction of, 480 Metals and Alloys, Spectrochemical Analysis of (Review), 4
Anti-Friction. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Corrosion of. See Corrosion
Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials'}
Filament Lamps. See Lamps under Electric

Metals, Institute of :

Report on Nomenclature of Alloys, 372 Autumn Meeting, London:
Nomination of Officers, 254 Report of Discussions, 254
Causes of Porosity in Tin-Bronze Castings, by T. F. Pearson and W. A. Baker, 254
Unsoundness in Gravity Die-Cast Silicon- Aluminium-Alloy Pistons, by Dr. R. T. Parker, 278*. See 254
Influence of Crystal Structure on Cold Rolling and Annealing of Copper Strip, by Drs. M. Cook and T. LI. Richards, 254
X-Ray Examination of Crystal Structure of Rolled Magnesium and Magnesium .Alloy, by D. E. Thomas, 25.5
Papers for Written Discussion :
Corrosion of Copper and Some Copper Alloys in Atmospheres Highly Polluted with Coal Smoke, by S. C. Britton, 78*
Effect of Antimony on Magnesium, by Prof.W. R. D. Jones and L. Powell,338 Rolling of Magnesium Alloy, by Prof. W. R. D. Jones and L. Powell, 345, 405 Metal Rectifiers, Characteristics and Applications, 172
Structure of. See Mxcrophotographs
Swarf. Briquetting Plant for (W. Johnson and Sons (Leeds) Ltd.), 306*, 366*, 426*
— Welding. See Weldcng
— See also Metallurgy ; Microphotographs Metallic Segregates, Spectrographic Analysis
of, 298*, 454
Metallography. See Metals; Metallurgy; M icrophotographs

Metallurgy :

Alloy. Aluminium-Sihcon, Unsoundness in Die-Cast Pistons, 254, 278*
Standardisation of Testing Methods for, 355
Antimony-Magnesium, Properties of, 338 Bearing, Lead-Base, Properties of, 225 Copper, Corrosion in Atmospheres Polluted by Coal Smoke, 78*
, See also Brass ; Bronze, etc.
Eerro-Silicon, Manufacture of, 6 — Iron-Molybdenum, 60 — Light, in Design, 482 ....
Wrought, Development Association s Advisory Service Bureau, 45.1 Magnesium-Antimony, Properties, 338 Investigation on Roiling of, 345, 405 X-Ray Examination of Crystal Structure, 255 , . , .
— and Metals, Spectrochemical Analysis of (Review), 4
— Nickel, Annealing of, 17
• Non-Ferrous, Nomenclature of, 372
Phosphor-Bronze, Specification for Hard-Drawn Wire, 148
— Silicon-Aluminium, Unsoundness in Die-Cast Pistons, 254, 278*
— Silver Solder, Specification, 8 Uses in Engineering, 420
Metallurgy—continued.
Alloy, Tin, for Bearings in Sea Water Report, 245
Blast Furnaces. See Furnaces
Brass. See Brass
Bronze. See Bronze Cast Iron. See Cast Iron Corrosion of Metals. See Corrosion Foundry. See Foundry Furnaces, Electric. See Furnaces — Metallurgical, See Furnaces Heat Treatment of Camshafts, Machine for, 186*
of High-Nickel Alloy,17 Iron Manufacture. See Furnaces, Blast Metal Powders, Manufacture of, 515 — Tests of. See Tests (Materials) Metallurgy and Mining in Russia, History, 425, 503. See Erratum, 455
Powders, Metal, Manufacture of, 515
7— Metallurgy Processes for Manufacture of Articles, 515
Pyrometers. See Pyrometers Refractories. See Firebricks
Slag, Blast-Furnace, Portland Cement from, Specification, 368
Steel Furnaces. See Furnaces
Welding. See Welding
See also Iron and Steel Institute; Metals, Institute of; Microphotographs; Foiindry ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX Metallurgy and Mining, American Institute of.
See Mining
Institution of. See Mining Meteorological Work of Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 88
Meteorology, Magnetic-Storm Effects on Electric-Supply Systems, 93
— and Ocean Air Transport, 45
Meter, Dynamic-Pressure, for Pump Intake, 486*
— See also Electric
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 120- kVA. Flash Butt-Welding Machine, 46* ; 60-kVA. Spot Welding Machine for Projecting Parts, 446*
— See also London
Mettur Dam, Cauvery River, Madras, 428 Mexico, Iron and Steel Supply in, 395 Meyenberg, F. L., on Economic Control in Industry, 74, 143, 314, 474
Micrometer, Internal, Specification, 228 Microphotographs, Cast Irons for Use at High Temperatures, 98*
— Corrosion of Copper Alloys, 78*
— Die-Cast Silicon-Aluminium Pistons, 279* Midland Coke Research Committee, Annual Report, 450
Midwest Power Conference, Steam and Water- Power Stations, by P. W. Swain, 332 Miles, Major R., on Future of Foundry Industry, 53
Military Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
— Preparations ih United States, 473. See
Erratum, 505
Miller Medal, Award to D. Arnott, 393
Mines, Coal. See { 'ollieries
— Copper, Falun, Sweden, Tercentenary of, 485 Monenci, Arizona, 395
— Department, Advisory Committee on Industrial Fuel Consumption, 293 ; Joint Discussion on Improvement of Efficient Use of Fuel, 473
— Safety in, Research Board, Annual Report,
235
— United States Bureau of. See United States
— Winding. See Winding
— See also Coal; Collieries; Mining; Ores;
Winding; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Mineral Oils. See Oils
— and Ores of the Rarer Elements, Analysis of
(Review), 104
— See also coal; Mining; Ores; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Minikin, R. R., on Clay and Soil Mechanics, 241*, 261*. See Erratu7n 268
Mining Engineers, American Institution of. Water Problems in Pennsylvania Anthracite Mines, by S. H. Ash, 193
— and Metallurgy, American Institute of.
Turbulence and Combustion in Pulverised- Coal Furnace, by B. J, Cross, 58*
Institution of. Jubilee, 504
— in Russia, History of, 425, 503. Erratum, 455
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Ministry of Labour and National Service. under Labour
— of Supply. See Supply
— of War Transport. See War Transport Mitchell, Brig.’Gen. C. H., the Late, 196 Mixers for Moulding Blackwash, 176* Model Tests of Adjustable-Blade Hydraulic
Turbines, 17*
See also Ship Resistance ; Tank Expert-
Moisture and Oil in Compressed Air, 236. See LETTER, 256
Molecular Spectra, Identification of (Review), 44 Molybdenum in Iron and Steel, Value of, CO Momentum, Mastering (Review), 825 Monenci Copper Mine, Arizona, 395 Mont Cenis Tunnel, Construction of, 436, 457 Moody, A. H., on Sampling of Steam and Boiler Water, 246
Moore, F., the Late, 49 Morrison, L. H., the Late, 389
Mortar, Cement-Lime, Strength of, 301* Jointing, for Brickwork,War-Time Bulletin,8 Mortimer, Gall and Co., Ltd., Incendiary- Bomb Detector, 196*
Morton, F. J. B., on Foremanship Training in United States, 303, 324, 342, 362
Moscow District-Heating Systems, 284 Motor Boat “ Bluebird II,” Model Tests of, 198
— Cars in 1830, 293
Engines. See Engines, Petrol Engineers. See Automobile Engineers Fuels. See Motor Fuels
See also Motor Vehicles and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Carriages, Railway. See Carriages
— Electric, Alternating-Current, Commutating
Windings for, 26*
Motor, Electric, Alternating-Current for Overhead Crane (Vaughan Crane Co., Ltd.), 496 Alternating - Current, Variable - Speed. (Higgs Motors, Ltd.), 55*
10b h.p. for Blowers for Continental Divide Tunnel, 510*
gquirrel-Cage, Report on Eailure. of Rotor, 306
Warren Synchronous, for Clocks, Jewel Bearings in, 518*
— Fuels, Tests for, 225
— Internal-Combustion. See Aeronautics;
Engines ; Motor Cars; Tractors
— Lorries. See Motor Vehicles
— Marine. See Engines; Marine Propulsion;
Motorships
— Omnibus, Overheating of Tyres and Brakes,
Investigation on, 38* •
Proposed Standardisation of, 291
— Paraffin. See Engines
— Petrol. See Aeronautics; Engines, Petrol;
Motor Cars ; Tractors
— Plough. See Tractors
— Spirit. See Motor Fuel
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Transport Department, London Midland
and Scottish Railway, War-Time Economies in, 297
— Vehicles, Civilian, Spare Parts for, 253, 413 Overheating of Tyres and Brakes, Investigation in, 38*
Producer Gas as Alternative Fuel for, 513,514
Motorships under Construction in United States, 53, 86*, 153, 155, 396, 476, 493
— Twenty-five Years Progress, 396
— See also Marine Propulsion Mould and Core Washes,. 176* Moulding. See Foundry Mower, G. A., the Late, 456
Mud Mountain Dam, Washington, Howell- Bungef Discharge Valve, 217*
Multitubular Boilers. See Boilers
Municipal Authorities and Compulsory Powers, 31
Munitions and Paper Salvage Campaign, 432. See I/ETTER, 455
— Production Man-Power Proposals for, 453 Mobile Engineering Squads, 213
— — and National Service Bill, 471
in North America, 395 Parliamentary Debate on, 51
Relation of Inspectors to, 494
Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., Welding Electrodes for Nickel-Chromium Steels, 225
Murray, M., Work in Russia, 503 ,
Murray, W. M., on Effects of Shot Blasting of Steel, 187
“ Myko ” Floor, Development by S. M. Myers, 501*

NARRABEEN, New South Wales, Corrugated Sheet-Steel Catenary Dam, 387*
National Dock Labour Corporation, Ltd., Formation of, 253
— Expenditure, Select Committee, Reports on National Filling Factories, 73; on Restrictions of Output in Shipyards, 171, 197. See LETTER, 256 ; on Best Use of Man Power, 171 ; on Delay in Construction of Aircraft Factory, 173 ; on Industrial and Constructional Activity and Expenditure of Public l^'unds, 251 ; on Coal Position, 373 ; on Efficient Employment of Labour, 411; Review of Committee’s Work, 433
National Gas and Oil Engine Co., Ltd., 200-b.h.p. Dual-Fuel Internal-Combustion Engine, 265*
— Physical Laboratory, Experiments on
Sampling Gas-Borne Particles, 141
— Research Council, Canadian, Work of, 65, 105
— Service Bill, Provisions of, 471. See 486 Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
Naval Architects, Institution of :
Admiralty Experiment Works, Torquay, by R. W. L. Gawn, 138*, 158*, 197*, 218* 237* 297*
Election of Lord Chatfield as President, 494 Luncheon, 494
Particulars of Scholarships, 349, 422
— Architecture, History of, 138
See also Warships
— Ordnance, Position of Inspectors, 494
— Policy, British, 1880-1905 (Review), 383
— Warfare. See Warships Navigation, Marine (Review), 44 Navvy. See Excavator
Navy, British. See H.M. under Warships
— Russian. See Russian under Warships
— United States. See United States under Warships
— See also Naval; Warships; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Negretti and Zambra, Alarm Switch for Cooling- Water Systems, 56*
Nesfleld Deane Stoker for Wood-Waste Firing (Fisher Deane Engineering Co., Ltd.), 226* New Jersey, Kearny Shipyard, Labour Trouble at, 173
— River, Virginia, Claytor Hydro-Electri Plant, 421*, 441*
— South Wales, Narrabeen, Corrugated Sheet-Steel Catenary Dam, 387*
Wales, Sydney, Report on Electricity Supply, 273
Wales, Sydney, Woronora Dam, 25
— York, Chemical Industries Exhibition, 27CP East River Tunnel, 480
Hudson River Tunnel, Construction, 479 State, Shandaken Tunnel, Construction of, 458
Steam Corporations’ District-Heating System, 183*
— Zealand, Electricity Supply in, 247
Government Railways, Annual Report, 433
—. — Wellington Harbour Board, Annual Report, 13
Newcomen Engine in Russia, 426
— Society, Automobiles in 1830, by S. Withington, 293 ; Development of Practice of Evaporation by N. Deerr and A. Brooks, 293 ; Programme, 1941-42 Session, 293 ; Annual Report, 393, 409 ; Beginnings of the Societv, by A. Titley, 394, See 393 ; Suffolk Windmills—Part I. Postmills, by R. Wailes, 394 ; Election of Officers and Members, 409 ; Suffolk Post Mills, by R. Wailes, 443*, 464*. See 394; Origin and Manufacture of Wood Screws, by Dr. H. W. Dickinson, 495, 505
Niagara Falls, Rainbow Steel-Arch Bridge 168, 373
Nicholl, J. S., on Road Transport, 352 Nicrex Welding Electrode, 225 Nitrates, Production in United States, 80 Nitric Acid, Density-Composition Tables for Specification, 268
Nomenclature of Non-Ferrous Alloys, 372
Non-Ferrous Metals. See Metals; Metallurgy
Norfolk Navy Yard, U.S.A., Dry-Dock Construction at, 395
North America, Engineering Notes from, 56, 155, 168, 236, 395, 476
— East Coast Institution of Engineers and
Shipbuilders, Programme, 1941-42 Session, 273; Annual Report, 353; General Observations on Vibration, by J. Calder- wood, 339, 344; Laing Lecture on Merchant Sea-Power, 1919-1939, by Sir W. S. Abell, 371; Presidential Address, by W, A. Woodeson, on Twenty-five Years of Shipping and Shipbuilding, 396
— Notes from, 8, 29, 49, 69, 89, 109, 129, 149, 169, 189, 209, 229, 249, 269, 288, 309, 329, 349, 369, 389, 409, 429, 449, 469, 489, 509. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Northampton Polytechnic, London, Particulars of Courses, 230
Northern Aluminium Co., Ltd,, Investigation on Unsoundness in Aluminium Alloy Pistons, 254, 278* ; Standardisation of Testing Methods for Aluminium Alloys, 355
Norwegian Shipping, War Losses of, 215
Norwich Corporation, Scheme for Training in Electrical Engineering, 36. See LETTER, 34
Notes on New Books. See Books and LITERATURE INDEX
— See Cleveland; North; South-West; South Yorkshire ; Labour. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Nozzles for Sampling Gas-Borne Particles, 141*
Nuttall, Lieut.-Col. Sir E. K., the Late, 188

Obituary : (moved to separate index)
Ocean Air Transport, 14, 34, 45
Oil Cooler, “ Prestcold ” (Pressed Steel Co. Ltd.), 267*
— Cutting, Effect on Varnishes and Rubber Paints, 319
— Engines. See Engities, Oil; Motor Cars; Tractors
— Lubricating, Atomiser for (Sharvania Oil and Grease Corporation), 497* Use of Zinc Oxide in, 468
— Mists, StiUite Filter for Sampling, 181*
— and Moisture in Compressed Air, 236. See LETTER, 256
— Motors. See Engines, Oil; Motor Cars; Tractors
Oil Production, World’s, 12
— as Source of Energy, 305, 335
— Switches. See Switchgear
— Tractors. See Tractors
— Transporting Truck, Hand-Operated (Alfa Laval Co., Ltd.), 316
— for Use in Tinning, Investigation on, 497 ,
Wells, Recovery of Borehole Cores, Report, 5*
— See also Lubrication ; Petroleum
Oldfield, J. H., on Spectrographic Analysis of Segregates, 298* See 454
Oliver, W. A., on Tests of Glued Laminated Wood Beams, 246
Omaro (England), Ltd., Wage-Calculating Slide-Rule, 29
Omnibus, Motor. See Motor Omniotis
Ontario, Hydro-Electric Power Commission, Annual Report, 232
Open-Hearth Furnace. See Furnace
Ores, Manganese, Low-Grade, Research on, 430
— and Minerals of the Rarer Elements, Analysis of (Review), 104
Orlit, Ltd., Reinforced Concrete Building Construction, 481*
Ormandy, Dr. W. R., the Late, 315
Ormerod Shapers, Ltd., Radial Shaping Machine, 326*
Ostermann, R. M., on Objectives in Locomotive Design, 111
Overhead Cranes. See Cranes
— Lines, Powder Transmission, Clay tor Hydro-
Electric Plant, 421*, 441*
Power Transmission, Control of Power in, 1*, 41*, 81*, 121*, 161*, 221*, 264*. See LETTERS, 274, 295, 334
Power Transmission, Interconnection (Review), 62
Overseas Trade Department, Statement on Exports to United States, 315. See 233, 313
Owens, Dr. J. S., the Late, 475. See 504
Oxy-Acetylene Welding. See Welding

PACIFIC North-West, Future of Power Use in. 72
— Ocean, Air Transport, 15„'45
War in, 474, 492 '•
Packing Machine for Powdered Materials (S. Howes Co.), 507* ,
Paint, Colour and Varnish Manufacturers Research Association, British, Investigation on Effect of Cutting Oils on Varnishes and Rubber Paints, 319
— Radium, Precautions in Using, 360
— Research Station, Circular on Paintwork in
War-Time, 168
— Rubber, Chlorinated, Effect of Cutting Oils
on,319 ,
— Temperature-Indicating (Synthetic and In
dustrial Finishes, Ltd.), 416. See LETTER
Paintwork In War-Time, Circular on, 168
Pan American Airways System, Developments in Ocean Transport by, 14, 34, 45
Paper Salvage Campaign and Munitions, 432. See LETTER, 455
and Economy, 472, 483
and Historic Documents, 393 Paraffin Engines. See Engines
Parker, Dr. A., on Purification of Sewage and Trade Effluents, 484
Parker, Dr. R. T., on Unsoundness of Gravity Die-Cast Silicon-Aluminium Alloy Pistons, 278* See 254
Parsons, R. H., on Determination of Water Vapour in Flue and Exhaust Gases, 54
— Turbines. See Turbines, Steam
Particles, Gas-Borne, Investigations on Sampling, 141*, 181*
Pascoe. J., on Industry and Technical Press, 475
Patent Record, 20*, 40*, 60*, 80*, 100*, 120*, 140*, 160*, 180*, 200*, 220*, 240*, 260*, 280*, 300*, 320*, 340*, 360*, 380*, 400*, 420*, 440*, 460*, 480*, 500*, 520*. See PATENT RECORD INDEX
Paton, A. P., on Cements for Glass Inserts in Electrical Apparatus, 245
Patrick Reinforced-Concrete Hut, 501*
Patten, H. E., on Performance Specifications for 225
Pattern-Making Machines. See Machine Tools Payment of Labour. See Labour
Peace Aims, Economic (Review), 491
Pearce, J. G., on High-Duty Cast Irons, 118* ; on British National Specification for Cast Iron, 125*
Pearson, T. F., on Porosity in Tm-Bronze Castings, 254
Peck, J. S., on Strain-Hardening of Grey Cast Iron, 187 ' „ ix
Pemberton, R. T., on Purification of Salt Water, 134. See 112
Pendlebury, C., the Late, 166
Pendulum Detuner for Torsional A ibrating Systems, 345
Pennsylvania Anthracite Mines, Water Problems in, 193 Haverford College, Address on Research, by Hon. H. Hoover, 295 x
Penstock, Claytor Hydro-Electric Plant, 421*, 441*
Peoples, R. S., on Free-Machining Additions to Stainless Steels, 186
Permanent Magnets. See Magnets
Perry, E. R., Remote-Controlled Pumping Station, 156*
Peppy, J., Work in Russia, 424. See LETTER, 494
Personal, 8, 28, 48, 68, 88, 108, 128, 148, 168, 188, 208, 228, 248, 268, 288, 308, 328, 348, 368, 388, 408, 428, 448, 468, 488, 508
Peruvian Trade Position, 416 War-Time Trends in, 114
Peters, H., on Fluxes for Soft Solders, 190 Petrol Motors. See Aeronautics; Engines, Petrol; Motor Cars ; Tractors
Petroleum Products and Lubricants, Report on Tests for, 225
— See also Oil; Engines, Oil .
Phelps Dodge Corporation, Monenci Copper Mine, 396
Philadelphia Navy Yard, Dry-Dock Construction at, 395
Philip, Prof. J. C., the Late, 134
Phillips, A. J., on Properties of Lead-Base Bearing Alloys, 225
Phosphor-Bronze Wire, Hard-Drawn, Specification, 148
Phosphorescent Materials for Signs, 76
Phosphorus in Cast Iron, Effect on Rigidity, 98* ; Effect on Structure and Properties, 118*
Photo-Electric Devices, Incendiary-Bomh Detection, Specification, 118. See 8, 196*
Photograpliic Apparatus, “ Airgraph ” Letter Service, 7*
Photomicrographs. See Microphotographs Physical Laboratory. See National Physical Physics, Molecular Spectra, Identification of (Review), 44
— Report of Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution, 123
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Pick, F., the Late, 394
Pictet Design of Ship’s Hull, 198*
Piecework, See Labour
Pile Driving in Clay, 262*
Pinions. See Gears ; Gearing
Pipes, Lead, Specification, 308
— Line, Oil, in United States and Canada, 236
— and Screens for Ranney System of Under ground-Water Collection, 461*
— See also Tubes
Piping, Steel, for High-Temperature Service, Fabrication of, 186
Pistons, Silicon-Aluminium Alloy, Die-Cast, Unsoundness in, 254, 278*
Pit Props, Experiments with, 236
Pitch, Liquid, Properties and Use as Fuel, 398* Pitting. See Corrosion
Pittsburg Testing Laboratory, Tests of lubricants Containing Zinc Oxide, 468
Pivots and Jewels in Instruments, Reconditioning of, Report, 166*
in Measuring Instruments, 518*
Planning and World Order, 271, 311. See LETTER, 335
Plaskett, Dr. J. S., the Late, 375
Plaster, Kaffir, for Glass Inserts in Electrical Apparatus, Report, 245
Plastics in Industry (Review), 143
— Materials, Moulded, Shear Strength of, 225 Progress in, 225
Plates and Shells, Theory of (Review), 263 Plating, Electro. See Electro
Plough, Motor. See Tractor
Ploughing Demonstration with Fordson Tractor, at Kings Worthy, 451, 456*
Plywood, Synthetic Adhesives for (Aero Research, Ltd.), 336
“ Pneu Pump ” (Ames Crosta Mills and Co., Ltd.), 177*
Pneumatic. See Compressed Air; Air Compressor
Polish Shipping, War Losses of, 215
Pollution, Atmospheric, Report on, 188
— Water, Research Board, Experiments in
Purification of Sewage and Trade Effluents, 484
Polytechnic. See Education
Polzunow, 1.1., and the Newcomen Engine, 425 Poole, R., on Axial Vibration of Diesel-Engine
Crankshafts, 511
Population, Industrial, Distribution of. Royal Commission Report on, 312
Porosity in Tin-Bronze Castings, Causes of, 254 Port of Cochin, Willingdon Island, India, Annual Report, 109
— Operation, Costing in Relation to, 415 Portable Engine. See Engine
— Machine Tools. See Machine Tools
Porter, G. L., the Late, 277
Porter, J., Craftsman, Work of, 62* Portland Cement. See Cement
Post Office, “ Airgraph ” Letter Service, 7*
— War Reconstruction, 491. See also War Powder Metallurgy. See Metallurgy Powdered Coal. See Pulverised Coal
— Materials, Packing Machine for (S. Howes Co.), 507*
Powell, L., on Effect of Antimony on Magnesium, 338; on Rolling of Magnesium Alloy, 345, 405
Power Conference, Midwest, Steam and Water- Power Stations, by P. W. Swain, 332
— Control in Interconnected Electric Supply
Systems, 1*, 41*, 81*, 121*, 161*, 221*, 264*. See LETTERS, 274, 295, 334
— and Heat Requirements, World, 271, 277, 311
— Plant, Hydro-Electric, Automatic Adjust
able-Blade Turbines in, 17*
Hydro-Electric, Claytor, Virginia, 421*, 441*
Hydro-Electric, Glen Affric, Decision on. 233
Hydro-Electric, Glenville Dam, Progress with, 477
Hydro-Electric, Grand Coulee Dam, Progress with, 477
Hydro-Electric, Manchukuo, 100,000- kVA Alternator, 107
Hydro-Electric, Ontario, Report, 232 Hydro-Electric, Pacific North-West, 72 Hydro-Electric, Proposed, in United
States, 168. See 327, 332
Hydro-Electric, and Steam-Power Stations in United States, 332. See 168, 327.
Hydro Electric, Tunnels for, 436
Hydro-Electric, in United States, Reports, 327, 332. See 168
See also Power Stations ; Power^ Water
— Press. See Machine Tools
— for Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion ; Ship Resistance
— Station, Electric, and District Heating, 183 284
Electric, Electricity Commissioners’ Statistics, 1938-1939, 227
Electric, and Hydro-Electric Plants in United States, 327, 332. See 168
Electric, Proposed, in United States, 168. See 327, 332
Electric (Review), 262
Electric, in South Africa, Report, 333 Electric, Sydney, New South Wales, 273 Steam (Review), 103
Power Station, Electric. See also Power Plants
— Supply, Electric, in British Empire, 247.
See 273
Electric, Control of Power in Interconnected Systems, 1*, 41*, 81*, 121*, 161*, 221*, 264*. See LETTERS, 274, 295, 334
Electric, Effects of Magnetic Storms on, 93 Electric, Electricity Commissioners’ Statistics, 1938-1938, 227
Electric, Ontario, Report, 232
Electric, Pacific North-West, 72
Electric, System Interconnection (Review), 62
Electric, Sydney, New South Wales, 9 273 Electric, in South Africa, Report, 333 Electric, in United States Cement Industry, 260
Electric, War-Time Operation of Undertakings, 9
— System Interconnection, Transmission Problems (Review), 62
— Transmission, Overhead Lines, Claytor
Hydro-Electric Plant, 421*, 441*
Overhead Lines, Control of Power in, 1*, 41*, 81*, 121*, 161*, 221*, 264*. See LETTERS, 274, 295, 334
Overhead Lines, Power System Interconnection (Review), 62
See also Gearing ; Marine Propulsion
— Water, in the United States, Reports, 327, 332
See also Hydraulic ; Power Plants, Hydro- Electric; Turbines, Hydraulic
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft-Engine Plant, 175.
Pray, H., on Free-Machining Additions to Stainless Steels, 186
“ Precalorie ” Fusion-Welding Process, 103 Precipitator, Electrostatic, for Sampling Oil Mists, 181*
Presidential Address to American Society for Testing Materials, by Dr. W. M. Barr, on Speed, Specifications and Safety, 154 to British Coal Utilisation Research Association by Sir E. Williams, on Research in Coal Utilisation, 513, 514
to Institute of Bntish Foundrymen, by Major R. Miles, on Future of Foundry Industry, 53
to Institute of Transport, by J. S. Nicholl, on Road Transport, 352
to Institution of Civil Engineers, by Prof. C. E. Inglis, on University Education of Engineers, 365, 384, 404. See 391
to Institution of Electrical Engineers, by Sir N. Ashbridge, on Broadcasting and Television, 353, 392
to Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, by F. C. Stewart, on Compass and other Aids to Navigation, 326 to Institution of Gas Engineers, by G. Dixon, on Future of Gas Industry, 47
to Institution of Mechanical Engineers, by W. A. Stanier, on Position of Locomotive in Mechanical Engineering, 357*, 376*. See 313, 351, 354
to Junior Institution of Engineers by Lord Sempill, on Engineering Education, 513
to North East-Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, by W. A. Woodeson, on Twenty-five Years of Shipping and Shipbuilding, 396
to Trades Union Congress, by G. Gibson, on War Effort, 193
Press, Technical, and Industry, 475
— See Machine Tools
Pressed Steel Co., Ltd., “ Prestcold ” Quenching-Oil Cooler, 267*
Pressure, Earth, Formulae Applied to Clay, 242. See Erratum, 268
“ Prestcold ” Quenching-Oil Cooler, 267* Price Stabilisation and Industrial Policy, 73 Priestman, Sir J., Bart., the Late, 134
Prime Minister on War Production, 93 ; on Progress of War, 213, 273
“ Prince of Wales,” H.M. Battleship, Loss of, 474, 492
Producer Gas as Alternative Fuel for Motor Vehicles, 513, 514
Production Executive, Regional Boards, Functions of, 393
Professional Classes Aid Council, Annual Report, 53
Profilograph for Surface Roughness Examination, 35*
Projection Apparatus, Intensities of Beams of. Specification, 68
Props, Pit, Experiments with, 236
Propellers, Marine, Experiments at Torquay and Haslar, 138*, 158*, 197*, 218*, 237*, 297*
— Type Turbine, Automatic Adjustable-Blade
Type, 17*
Turbine, Characteristic Design Factors for, 21*
Propulsion of Ships. See Marine Propulsion ; Engines ; Propellers ; Ship Resistance
Pulverised-Fuel Firing, Turbulence and Combustion in, 58*
Pulveriser for Metal Swarf (W. Johnson and Sons (Leeds), Ltd.), 308*
Pumps, Centrifugal,Flow through, 101*
Remote-Control, Worcester, Mass., U.S.A 156*
— Compressed-Air Actuated (Ames Crosta Mills and Co., Ltd,), 177*
— Hydraulic, Multi-Stage, for Aeroplane Gun Turret (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 446*
— Intakes, Dynamic-Pressure Meter for, 486* Pumping Plant for Liquid Pitch Fuel, 400*
— Set, Portable, Petrol-Driven (Bradby’s Engineering Works, Ltd.), 427*
— Station, Remote-Controlled, Worcester, Mass., U.S.A., 156*
Punjab, India, Irrigation Canals, in, 427
Purification of Sewage. See Sewage
— of Water. See Water
Purlins, Trussed, Welded, 281*
Purvis, A. B., the Late, 153
Pyrometer Installation for Measuring Temperatures in Roof of Open-Hearth Furnace, 455, 484

‘ Q *’ CAMPAIGN, Inauguration of, 373
Quertier, R. L., on Temperature Effects with Compressed Air, 14 ; on Oil and Moisture in Compressed Air, 256. See 236
Quick, R. H., on Material Tables for Wire, Bar, etc., 256. See 207
Quicksilver. See Mercury

RADIO COMMUNICATION, Progress of, 353 See 392
— Equipment for Transoceanic Aircraft, 34
— Receivers, Capacitors for, Specification, 128
— Transmission and Solar Radiation, 123
— See also Telegraphy, Wireless; Telephony,
Wireless
Radium Paint, Precautions in Using, 360
— Storage of. Leaflet on, 410
Radley, Dr. W. G., on Telecommunications of the Future, 405
Rail-Defect Detecting Equipment (Sperry Products, Inc.), 68*
Railcars. See Carriages, Railway
Railroad. See Railway
Railway Accidents. See Accidents
— British, Locomotive Developments on, 351, 357*, 376*
Progress of Refrigerated Transport, 431 —. — Work in War-Time, 293
— Carriage. See Carriage
— Central Uruguayan, “ Webb ” Conveyor Chain for Truck Haulage, 147*
— City and South London, Tunnelling on, 479
— Clogher Valley, Ireland, Closing of, 280
— Colonial, Economic Review, 1929-1938, 212
— Companies and Government, Financial Agreement, 193
— Connection between Burma and China, 96*
— Executive Committee, Appointments to, 133
— Great Western, Locomotive Development
on, 351, 357, 376 ; Report on Dolphin Junction Accident, 396; Coupled Oil- Driven Railcars, 419*
— Indian, Air-Conditioning of Carriages on, 174, 224, 275
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— London and Blackwall, Fenchurch Street Station Centenary, 113
Midland and Scottish, Investigation on Corrosion of Copper Alloys in Tunnels, 78* ; Road Transport Exhibition, 297 ; Report on Holmes Chapel Accident, 233, 413 ; Locomotive Development on, 351, 357*, 376* ; Locomotive Testing Plant, 352, 377* ; 4J-ton Mobile Crane, 375* ; Mobile Workshop, 417*; Research on Refrigerated Transport, 431; Waste- Paper Salvage by, 483
and North Eastern, Report on Fire on Passenger Train, 32 ; Report on Brentwood Accident, 105 ; Locomotive Testing Plant, 352, 377*; Goods Locomotives for Overseas, 455*
— Materials, Improvements in, 154
— Motor Carriage. See Carriage
— New Zealand Government, Annual Report, 433
— Rolling Stock. See Carriages ; Locomotives ; Wagons
— Russian, History of, 503
— Sleepers, Concrete, Specification, 368
— South Australian, Annual Report, 123
— Train Brake. See Brake
Introduction of “ Third Class Only,” 233
— Transport, Inauguration of ” Q ” Campaign, 373
Refrigerated, Researches on, 431
in United States, Position of, 476
— Tube. See Underground
— Underground. See Underground
— United States, Air Conditioning on, 174 States, Progress of Diesel-Electric Locomotives on, 157
— Wagons. See Wagons
— Welsh Highland, Dismantling of, 53
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Rainbow Bridge over Niagara River, 168, 373 Ramsbottom, J., Work on Locomotive, 357 Ramsey, A. G., on War-Time Electrical Installation Work, 413
Ramus Design of Ship’s Hull, 198*
Ranney Water Collector Corporation, Wells at Indiana Ordnance Works, Charlestown, 461*
Raw Materials (Rev^w), 403
in Sweden, Position of, 287 Rays, Rontgen. See Rontgen Reaveil and Co., Ltd., Oil and Moisture in Compressed Air, 256. See 236
Reconstruction and Compulsory Powers, 31
— and Employment of Engineers, 151
— of London, 11
— Plans in United States, 133
— Report of Uthwatt Committee, 71
— and Road Traftic Computations, 132
— After War (Review), 463 •
Recorders, Roll, for Ships, W. Froude’s, 238* Recording Dynamometer. See Dynamometer Rectifiers. See under Electric
Reduction Gears. See Gears ; Gearing Reference Books. See Annuals
Refractory Materials. See Firebricks Refrigerating Plant, for Rail Transport,
Researches on, 431
Refrigeration for Air-Conditioning of Indian Railway Coaches, 174, 224, 275
— Australian Institute of. Formation, 29
— British Association of, Autumn Luncheon,
353 ; Land Transport Facilities, by Lord Leathers, 353
Regenerative Steam Cycle, Calculating Efficiency of, 472
Reid, G. U., on Flow through Centrifugal Pumps, 101*
Reinforced Concrete. See Ferro- Concrete Remuneration of Labour. See Labour Rendell, A. W., the Late, 114
Repeated Stresses. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
Report, Annual, Australian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 33
British Cast-Iron Research Association. 414
Council of City and Guilds of London Institute, 273
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Washington, 123
Electricity Supply in Sydney, 273 Midland Coke Research Committee, 450 New Zealand Government Railways, 433 North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, 353
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission, 232
Professional Classes Aid Council, 53 Research Committee of Institution of
Automobile Engineers, 313
Safety in Mines Research Board, 235 South-African Electricity Supply Commission, 333
South Australian Railways, 133
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 118
Wellington Harbour Board, New Zealand, 13
— on Atmospheric Pollution, 188
— Bearing Alloy for Use in Sea Water, 245
— Beveridge Committee on Skilled Men in
Services, 191
— Brentwood Railway Accident, 105
— Cements for Glass Inserts in Electrical
Apparatus, 245
— Coal Position, Select Committee on National
Expenditure, 373
— Dolphin Junction Railway Accident, 396
— Effect of Cutting Oils on Varnishes and
Rubber Paints, 319
of Lead on Transverse Tensile Properties of Steel, 205
— Electro-Deposited Metallic Coatings, 225
— Factors Influencing Durability of Roofs of
Basic Open-Hearth Furnaces, 455, 484
— Fire on Passenger Train, London and North
Eastern Railway, 32
— Holmes Chapel Railway Accident, 233, 413
— Magnesium Production in
170. See LETTER, 256
— Mercury-Vapour Dangers
Laboratories, 113
— Motor-Car Engine Bearing
215
— Overheating of Tyres and Brakes on Motor
'Buses, 38*
— Phosphoric High-Duty Cast Irons, 118*
— Production of Abrasive' Materials in United States, 208
— Reconditioning Jewels and Pivots in Meters, 166*
— Royal Commission on Distribution of Indus
trial Population, 312
— Select Committee on National Expenditure,
73, 171, 173, 197, 251, 373, 411, 433. See LETTER, 256. See also National
— Surge Phenomena Research, 203, 211. See LETTER,255
— Tests for Petroleum Products and Lubricants, 225
— Tin in Glass Manufacture, 104
— Uthwatt Committee on Compensation and Betterment, 71
— Water-Power Installations in United States, 327
— Welding Research Council, 213
— See also Board of Trade
“ Repulse,” H.M. Battle Cruiser, Loss, 474, 492 Research Association, British Cast-Iron, Resistance of Cast Iron to Deflection under Load at High Temperatures, by L. W. Bolton, 97* ; Annual Report, 414
British Electrical and Allied Industries, Report on Lightning Discharges, by C.E.R. Bruce and R. H. Guide, 192 ; Report on Experience with Calcium Sulphate and other Types of Cement for Glass Inserts in Flameproof Enclosures, by A. P. Paton, 245 British Coal Utilisation, Investigation on Firing of Boilers, 453 ; Annual Meeting, 513, 514 ; Presidential Address by Sir E. Williams, on Research in Coal Utilisation, 513, 514 ; Election of Officers, 513
British Paint, Colour and Varnish Manufacturers’, Investigation on Effect of Cutting Oils on Varnishes and Rubber Paints, 319
— Board, Safety in Mines, Annual Report, 235 Water-Pollution, Experiments on Purification of Sewage and Trade Effluents, 484
— Committee, Institution of Automobile
Engineers, Report on Motor-Car Engine Bearing Temperatures, 215; Annual Report, 313
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Report on Phosphoric High-Duty Cast Irons, 118*
Midland Coke, Annual Report, 450
— Council, Canadian National, Work of, 65,105 Scientific and Industrial, Australian,
Annual Report, 33 ; Influence of Temperature on Lubricating Properties of Greases, by Dr. D. Tabor, 178*
Welding, Report, 213
— Department, London Midland and Scottish
Railway, Work on Refrigerated Rail Transport, 431
Scientific and Industrial, War-Time Building Bulletins on Jointing Mortars for Brickwork, 8 ; on Resistance of Reiii- forced-Concrete Structures to Air Attack,
328 ; Booklet on Use of Home-Grown Timbers, 331 ; War-Time Note No. 2, on Sources of Naturally-Coloured Chippings in Great Britain, 346 ; Leaflet on Treatment of Timber in Drying-Kilns, 417, 476
Woolwich, Report, Effect of Lead on
Transverse Tensile Propertie.s of Steel, 205
— and Engineering Education, 365, 404
— Engineering, Royal Swedish Academy, Awards by, 453
— in Gas Industry, 47
— in Industry, Value of, 211. See LETTER, 255
Research Institute, Thermo-Technical, Russia,
Work on Fuel and Power, 284
Tin, Report on Tin in Glass Manufacture,
104 ; Fluxes for Soft Solders, by H. Peters and Dr. B. Gonser, 190 ; Report on Bearing Alloy for Use in Sea Water, by Dr. E. S. Hedges, 246; Developments in Tin Foil, 470 ; Investigations on Tinning Oils, by W. E. Hoare, 497
— Laboratory, Forest Products, Overhead
Internal-Fan Timber-Drying Kiln, 201* i
Leaflet on Treatment of Timber in Drying-Kilns, 417, 47G |
Road, Recommendations for Tar Carpets
and Surface Dressings, 296 ; War-Time , Note No. 2, on Sources of Naturally- 1
Coloured Chippings in Great Britain, 346 I
— Project, American Silver Producers’, Re
search on Silver, 420
— Scientific and Industrial, in Australia, 33, 178*
and Industrial, in Canada, 65, 105
by Ministry of Supply, 94
Need for Expansion of, 295
— Station, Boulder City, Investigation on
Low-Grade Manganese Ores, 430
Building, War-Time Building Bulletin No. 16, on Jointing Mortars for Brickwork, 83 ; No. 17, on Resistance of Reinforced- Concrete Structures to Air Attack, 328
Fuel, Experiments on Pneumatically- Conveyed Pulverised Coal, 141
Paint, Circular on Paintwork in War- Time, 168
— Terrestrial Magnetism, in United States, 123
— See also National Physical Laboratory Resin, Synthetic, Bonded Fabric Sheet, Specification, 288
Resistance, Air. See Air
— of Ships. See Ship Resistance
— Welding. See Welding
Reviews. See LITERATURE INDEX
Reybold, Major-Gen. E., Appointment as Chief Engineer, United States Corps of Engineers, 395
Richards, E. A., on Selenium Rectifiers, 172
Richards, Dr. T. LI., on Crystal Structure in Cold-Rolled and Annealed Copper Strip, 254
Richmond, Admiral Sir H., on Aspects of War at Sea, 194, 213
— California, Todd-California Shipbuilding
Corporation Shipyard, 86*
Riley, P., the Late, 173
River Boise, Idaho, Anderson Ranch Dam, 236
— and Canal System, Russian, 75*
— Cauvery, Mettur Dam, Madras, 428
— Colorado Authority, Automatic Adjustable-Blade Hydraulic Turbine, 19*
— Columbia, Power from, 72
— East, Tunnel, New York, 480
— Hudson, Tunnel, New York,Construction,479
— Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, Construction, 480
— New, Virginia, Claytor Hydro-Electric Plant, 421*, 441*
— Niagara, Rainbow Bridge over, 168, 373
— Sutlej Irrigation Scheme, 428
— Thames Tunnel, Use of Shield in, 460, 478
— Woronora, Sydney, Concrete Dam, 25 Riveter, Pneumatic. See Machine Tools Road Accidents in War-Time (Review), 504 See also Accidents
— Alaskan International Highway Scheme, 412 ;
— between Burma and China, 96*
— Haulage Industry, Essential Work Order, 56 Scheme, Government, 333, 352, 353
— Research Laboratory, Recommendations for Tar Carpets and Surface Dressings, 296 ; War-Time Note No. 2, on Sources of Naturally-Coloured Chippings in Great Britain, 346
— Roughness Tests, Single-Wheel Apparatus, 57*
— Surfaces, Naturally-Coloured Chippings for, 346
— Tar Carpets and Surface Dressings for, 296
— Traffic Calculations, 132
— Transport Exhibition, Euston Station, 297 Government Scheme, 352, 353. See 333 Inauguration of “ Q ” Campaign, 373 Rock Drilling in Tunnelling, 435*, 499* Roll Recorders for Ships, W. Fronde’s, 238* Rolling of Magnesium Alloy, Investigation on, 345, 405
— of Ships. See Ships
— Stock. See Carriages ; Locomotives; Wagons Rbntgen-Ray Examination of Crystal Structure of Rolled Magnesium, 255
Roofs of Basic Open-Hearth Furnaces, Report on Durability of, 455, 484
— Lighting Scheme for Factory in JYar-Time, 37. See Addendum, 268
— Truss, Ferro-Concrete, K.D. System (Ashford Builders’ Co., Ltd), 481*
? Ferro-Concrete, Russell System, 481*
— Welded Trussed Purlins for, 281*
Roofing, “ Flexiform,” 501*
— Mastic Asphalt for. Specification, 508 Ropes, Wire. See Wire Ropes Rotary Blowers. See Blowers
— Engine. See Engine ; Aeronautics
— Pump. See Pump
Rotor for 100,000-kVA Alternator, 107
— of Squirrel-Cage Motor, Failure, 306 Royal Aeronautical Society. See Aeronautical — Agricultural Society. See Agricultural
— Army Ordnance Corps, Engineers for, 486 — Commission on Distribution of Industrial Population, Report, 312
Proposed, on Mercantile Marine, 231. See LETTER, 274
— Marine Engineers, Officers for, 486
— Military Academy, Woolwich, Bicentenary of. 374
— Observatory, Greenwich, Work of, 88
— Society of Arts. See Arts
— Swedish Academy for Engineering Research Awards by, 453
Rubber Bonders, Ltd., Formation of, 310
— Natural and Synthetic, Comparison, 155 Rubies, Use in Measuring Instruments, 518* Ruegg, C., on Temperature Effects with Compressed Air, 14
Ruling Machine for Squared Paper, W. Froude’s, 138*
Rural Areas, Appointment of Committee on Building in, 353
— Electrification in Ontario, Report, 232 in Sweden, 183
Rush, R. M., on Blast-Furnace Blower Plant, 387
Russell, A. G., Ferro-Concrete Roof Truss, 481* Russia, District Heating in, 183*, 284
— Engineering Industry in, 124
— Industrial History of, 424, 503. See
Erratum, 455. See LETTER, 494
Russian Imperial Academy of Sciences, Foundation of, 503
— Infantry Tanks, 50*
— Inland Waterways, 75*
— Warships in Black Sea, 373 Rusting. See Corrosion

SAFETY in Mines Research Board, Annual
Report, 235
Sail Construction, Suffolk Post Mills, 444* Saint. See St.
Saksena, S. L., on Air-Conditioning of Indian Railway Coaches, 174, 224, 275
Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd., Valve Voltmeters, 149; Test Panel for Voltmeters and Ammeters, 327*
Salt Water Purification, 112. See LETTER, 134 Salvage Campaign, London Region, 173
— Paper, Campaign, and Munitions, 432. See LETTER, 455
— Paper, and Historic Documents, 393
— Waste Paper, 483
Sampling Gas-Borne Particles, Investigations
on,141*, 181*
— of Steam and Boiler Water, 246 Samuely, F. J., on Welded Trussed Purlins, 281*
Sand Practice in American Foundries, 144, 164 Sandberg, C. P., the Late, 14
Sapphires, Use in Measuring Instruments, 518* Sarda Canal Irrigation Scheme, 427
Sawdust, Furnace for Burning (Fisher Deane Engineering Co., Ltd.), 226*
Sayers, Dr. R. R., on Nitrate Production in
United States, 80
Scale Prevention, “ Threshold ” Treatment for (Keith Piercy, Ltd.), 467
Scavenging in Internal-Combustion Engines, Kadenacy System, Theory of, 54. See LETTERS, 94,134
Scheldt Tunnel, Antwerp, Construction of, 480 Schmidt, H. W., on Finishing Magnesium Die-
Castings, 225 Scholarships. See Education Scientific Management. See TForZcs Management
— Research. See Research
— Societies. See Institutions Scotch Marine Boilers. See Boilers Scotland, Institution of Engineers and Ship
builders in. See Engineers Scott, E. K., the Late, 57, 74 Screens and Pipes for Ranney System of Under
ground Water Collection, 461* Screw Propellers. See Propellers
— Wood, Origin and Manufacture of, 495, 505 Sea Water, Alloy for Bearing in. Report, 245 Purification of, 112. See LETTER, 134 Segregates in Steei, Spectrographic Analysis of,
298*, 454
— in Steel Ingots, and Manganese, Relations
between, 454
Seismological Work in United States, 118 Selenium Rectifiers, Characteristics and Applications, 172
Semet, M., and Co., Ltd., Stud Driver-Extractor, 256*
Sempill, Lord, on Engineering Education, 513 Separator, Magnetic, for Metal Swarf (W.
Johnson and Sons (Leeds), Ltd.), 306* Service Aviation. See Aeronaxdics Sewage Effluents, Treatment in Percolating
Filters, 484
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Shaft Coupling. See Coupling
— Crank. See Crankshaft
— Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— Fillets, Investigations on, 321*
— and Holes, Fitting of. See Gauges
— of Suffolk Post Mills, 445 Shafting, Vibration of, 339, 344
Shandaken Tunnel, New York State, Construction of, 458
Shaping Machine. See Machine Tools Sharvania Oil and Grease Corporation, Lubri- cating-Oil Atomiser, 497*
Shear Tests. See Tests {Materials') Sheet, Fabric, Synthetic-Resin Bonded, Specification, 288
— Magnesium-Alloy, Investigation on, 345, 405
— Templates, Process for Rapid Production
(Westland Aircraft, Ltd.), 407*
Sheeting, Cellulose Acetate, for Protection of Documents, Report, 265
Sheffield, Admiralty Inspection Department, Investigation on Spectrographic Analysis of Segregates, 298*, 454
Shells and Plates, Theory of (Review), 263 Shelter, Air-Raid, Air-Purification Plant (Anda- mite, Ltd.), 66f
Raid, Heating by Cura Coal Stoves, 514 Raid, Surface - Type, Electrically-
Warmed Floors for, 292
— Reinforced Concrete, for Ammunition-Prov
ing Ground, 336*
Shield, Greathead Tunnelling, 460*, 478*
— Use in Tunnelling, 435, 459*, 478* Ship Canal. See Canal
— Cargo, British, American-Built, Scotch Boilers for, 250*
10,000-ton, Welded Tank Sections for,86*
— under Construction in United States, 53, 86*,
153, 155, 396, 476,493
— Diesel-Engined. See Motorships ; Marine
Propulsion
— Electric Propulsion. See Marino Propulsion
— Hulls, Vibration of, 339, 844
Ship Launching. See Launching
— Merchant, Allied, War Losses of, 73, 215 Delay in Repairs to, 171, 197. see
LETTER,256 _ , _
Model Experiments. See Tanfc Experx- ments : Ship Resistance
; Motor. See Motorships ; Marine Propulsion
— Propellers. See Propellers .
— Propulsion. See Manne Propulsion,
Engines: Propellers .
— Resistance, Experiments at Torquay and
Hasiar, 138*, 158*, 197*, 218*, 237*, 297 Streamline Theory of, 139, lo9 Rolling of, W. Eroude’s Experiments on,
— See also Marine; Motorships ; Shipping ;
Steamers; IFareftij^s; and PARAGRAPH ShipbuUdS-s and Engineers, North-East Coast
Institution of. See North-East Coast
in Scotland, Institution of. See Engineers Shipbuilding, British, 1919-39, 371
— — and United States, Twenty Live Years
— Employers’ Eederation, Annual General
Meeting, 433 ; Election of Officers, 433
— Naval. See Warships
— Reinforced-Concrete Barges, 133,150
at Richmond, California, and South Portland, Maine, 86*
— in Russia, History of, 424, 503
— in United States, 53, 86*, 153, 155, 396, 476,493 ,
— Welding in, Bibliography, 456
— Yard, British, in United States, 86
Kearny, New Jersey, Labour Trouble
at, 173 .
Trade Union Restrictions in, 73
— See also Steamers; Naval; Warships ana PARAGRAPH INDEX rr
Shipping, American Bureau. See United States
— Battle of the Seas : The Fighting Merchantmen (Review), 24
— British, 1919-39, 371 -
and United States, Twenty Five Years of, 396
— Coastal, Government Control of, 352
— Merchant, Losses by Enemy Action, 73, 215 Shipyard, See Shipbuilding Yard
Shop Management. See Works Management Shorter Process Co., Ltd., Automatic Cam- shaft-Hardening Machine, 186*
Shot Blasting of Steel, Effects of, 187
Siberia, History of Mining in, 425 Siemens-Martin Furnaces. See Furnaces Siemens-Schuckert and Co., 100,000-kVA. Generator, 107
Signs, Luminescent, Materials for, z6, Silentbloc, Ltd., Large Flexible Bearing, 180 Silica Bricks. See Firebricks
Silicon in Cast Iron, Effect on Rigidity, 98
— See also Ferro-Silicon T» • *
Silver Producers, American, Research Project, Research on Silver, 420
— Solder, Specification, 8
— Uses in Engineering, 420
Simplon Tunnel, Construction of, 457 Sind, India, Irrigation Canals in, 427
Skin Friction. See Air Resistance ; Aeronautics;
Hydrodynamics; Ship Resistance
Slag, See Metallurgy
Sleepers, Concrete, Railway, Specification, 368 Slide Rule, Wage-Calculating (Omaro (England), Ltd.), 29
Smelting Furnaces. See Furnaces
Smith, A. A., on Lead-Base Bearing Alloys, 2^5 Smith, Engr.-Capt. E. C., on Industrial History of Russia, 424, 503. See Erratum, 455. See LETTER, 494
Smith, S. Morgan, Co., Howell-Bunger Hydraulic Discharge Y’alve, 217*
Smoke from Coal, Corrosion of Copper Alloys, 78*
Snow Lake Tunnel, Construction, 458
Societies, Technical and Scientific. See Institutions
— Trade. See Labour ; Labour Notes Softener, Water. See Water Softener Soil and Clay Mechanics, 241*, 261*. See Erratum, 268
— Consolidation, Use of Joosten Process in Tunnelling, 458
, Solar Energy, Estimates of, 305
— Radiation and Radio Transmission, 123
' Solder, Silver, Specification, 8
— Soft, Fluxes for. Report, 190
South Africa, Electricity-Supply Commission, Annual Report, 333
Electricity Supply in, 247
— American Markets, War-Time Trends in, 113
— America, Notes from, 517
Trade Position in, 416
— Australian Railways, Annual Report, 133
— Portland, Maine, Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corporation Shipyard, 86*
— West, Notes from, 9, 29, 48, 69, 89, 109, 128, 148, 169, 189. ’209, 228, 249, 269, 289, 308, 329, 348, 368, 388, 408, 429, 448, 468, 489. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Yorkshire, Notes from, 9, 29, 49, 69, 89, 109, 129, 149, 169, 189, 209, 229, 249, 269, 289, 309, 329, 349, 369, 389, 409, 428, 449, 469, 489, 509. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Specifications, Standard. See Standards ; Standardisation
Spectra, Molecular, Identification of (Review), 44
Spectrochemical Analysis of Metals and Alloys (Review), 4
Spectrographic Analysis of Segregates in Steel 298* 454
Speed-Changing Gears. See Gears ; Gearing
— Reduction Gears. See Gears ; Gearing Sperry Products Inc., Rail Defect Detecting Equipment, 68*
Spiller, J. W., on Colonial Railways, 1929- 1938, An Economic Review, 212
Spillway, Claytor Hydro-Electric Plant, 421*, 441*
— Woronora Dam, Sydney, 25
“ Spin-a-Bin ” Storage Trays, 337*
Spirit, Motor. See Motor Fuels
Sporn, P., Claytor Hydro-Electric Scheme, 421*, 441*
Springs, Coiled, for Maximum Resilience, 134* St. Gothard Tunnel, Construction of, 457 St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, 503 Stability of Ships. See Ships
Stairmand, C. J., luvestigatioiw on Sampling Gas-Borne Particles, 141*, 181*
Stamping Presses. See Machine Tools Stanchions. See Struts
Standards Institution, British, Specifications: A.K.P. Signs for Gas Cleansing Centres, 8; Electric Devices for Detection of Incendiary Bombs, 8. See 148; Silver Solder, 8; High-Voltage Insulators, 28 : Spectacle-Type Goggles, 68 ; Intensities of Lighthouse Beams, 68; Capacitors for Kadio Receivers, 128 ; High-Tensile Structural Steel for Bridges, etc., 128 ; Hard- Drawn Phosphor-Bronze Wire, 148 ; Magnetic Materials for Combined D.C. and A.C. Magnetisation, 148; Photo-Electric Devices for Detection of Incendiary Bombs, 148. See 8; Limits, Pits and Tolerances for Plain Limit Gauges, 208; Wire Rope for Kite-Balloon Cables, 208 ; Engineers’ Precision Tools, 228 ; Glazing and Fixing of Glass for Buildings, 228; Density Composition Tables for Hydrochloric and Nitric Acids, 268 ; Building Bricks, 268 : Svn- thetic Resin Bonded Fabric Sheet, 288; Grading Rules for Structural Timber, 288 ; Electric-Cooker Control Units, 288 ; Lead Pipes, 308; Symbols for Diagrams of Chemical Plant, 308; Gears for Clockwork Mechanisms, 328; Portland Blast- Furnace Cement, 368 ; Combined Drills and Countersinks, 368 ; Concrete Railway Sleepers, 368; Carbon-Steel Marine Forgings, 488 ; Cable Glands and Sealing Boxes, 488 ; Test Code for Open-Hearth Furnaces, 488 ; Colliery Wire Ropes, 508 ; Mastic Asphalt for Roofing, 508. ]?olicy of Institution, 291 ; Appointment of Executive Committee, 433
— Specifications, Steel, United States National-
Emergency, 373
— U.S. Bureau of. See United States Standard! ation of Declared Calorific Value
of Gas, fe5*
— Scope for, 291
— of Testing Methods for Aluminium Alloys.
355
Stanier, W. A., on Po.sltion of Locomotive in Mechanical Engineering, 357*, 376*. See 313, 351, 354
Staniforth, A. V., on Prevention of Corrosion in Steel Chimneys, 204*
State Bursaries in Science, 153
— Railways. See iiailu'ays
Station, Fenchureh Street, Centenary, 113
— Power. See Power Stations Statistics, Trade. See Trade
Stator for 100,000-kVA. Alternator, 107 Steam Boats. See Steamers
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Condensate, Conductivity Determinations of Dissolved Gases in, 246
— Consumption. See Fuel Consumption
— Cycle, Regenerative, Calculating Efficiency of, 472
— Engines. See Engines
— Heating Systems of New York and Detroit. 183*
— Navigation in Russia, History of, 503
— Power Stations (Review), 103
— Sampling of, 246
— Superheater. See Superheater ?— Turbines. See Turbines
Steamers under Construction in United States, 53, 86*, 153, 155, 396, 476, 493
— Electric Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— “ Great Eastern,” Model Tests of, 199*
-—Propulsion of. See Marine Propulsion; Engines ; Propellers
?— Resistance of. See Ship Resistance
— Rolling of. See Ships, Polling of
— Stability of. See Ships
— See also Engines; Marine Propulsion;
Shipbuilding ; Shipping ; Ships; Warships; PAKAGRAPH INDEX
Steamships. See Sheps ; Steamers ; Warships Steel Arch Bridge at Niagara Falls, 168, 373
— Carbon-Molybdenum, for High-Temperature
Pipes, 186
— Chimneys, Prevention of Corrosion in, 264*
— Chromium. See Steel, Stainless
— Corrosion. See corrosion
— Effect of Lead on Machinability, 205 r of Shot Blasting, 187
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests
{Materials}
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— High-Tensile, in Design, 342*
— Heat Treatment of. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy |
— Ingots, Segregations in, and Manganese, Relations between, 454
— and Iron Control Orders (No. 15), 73, 93,
230 ; (No. 16), 422. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Distribution Scheme, 93
Steel, J. M., and Co., Ltd., Synthetic Adhesives for Plywood and Bakelite, 336 ; Therm- Index Temperature-Indicating Paints, 416. See LETTER, 494
— Lead-Bearing, Ledloy, Properties of, 205
— Liquid, Ladle Cooling of, 454
— Manufacture in India, Memorandum on, 290
— Medium-Carbon, Surface Quality of, 35*
— Microstructure of. See M icrophotographs
— Molybdenum in, Value of, 60
— Nickel-Cliromium, Welding Electrodes for
(Murex Welding Processes, Ltd)., 225
— Piping for High-Temperature Service,
Fabrication of, 186
— Rails. See Pails
— Ropes. See i^ire Popes
— Segregates in. Spectrographic Analysis of.
298*, 454
— Specifications, United States National-
Emergency, 373
Stainless, Free-Machining Addition to, 186 Stress-Strain Characteristics of, 186
steel, Stress Distribution in. See Stress ; Tests (Materials)
— Structural, High-Tensile, for Bridges, etc.,
Specification, 128
— Swarf, Tamping Press for (W. Johnson and
Sons (Leeds), Ltd.), 426*
— Tests of. See Tests (Materials)
— Turnings, Use in Powder Metallurgy, 516 Steelworks. Dolomite Bricks for, 317* Stevens, P. H., the Late, 49
Stewart, F. C., on Compass and other Aids to Navigation, 326
Stillite Filter for Sampling Oil Mists, 181*
Stoker, Nedfleld Deane, for • Wood-Waste Firing (Fisher Deane Engineering Co., Ltd.), 226*
Stone Chippings, Naturally-Coloured, for Road Surfaces, 346
Stone, E. G., Corrugated Sheet-Steel Catenary Dam, 387*
— Grinding, of Suffolk Post Mills, 464 Stonehaven of Ury,‘Lord, the Late, 175* Storage Premises, Industrial, and Factories,
Control of, 93, 135, 473
— Trays, “ Spin-a-Bin” (Tangyes, Ltd.), 337* Storms, Magnetic, Effects on Electric-Supply
Systems, 93
Straight-Line Laws, Constants of, 354*. See LETTERS, 414, 434
Straightening Machine. See Machine Tools Strain-Hardening of Grey Cast Iron, 187
— See also Stress
Streamline Theory of Ship Resistance, 139, 159 Streets. See Roads
Strength of Materials. See Stress and Tests (Materials)
Stress, Alternating and Combined. See Fatigue under Tests (Materials)
— Crippling, for Light Alloys, 482
— in Shaft Fillets, 321*
— Repetitions. See Fatigue under Tests
(Materials)
— Strain Characteristics of Stainless Steels,
Determination of, 186
— in Stretched Wire due to Impact, 104*
— in Welded Trussed Purlins, 281* Strikes. See Labour ; Labour Notes
Strip, Copper, Cold-Rolled and Annealed, Crystal Structure of, 254
Structural Engineers, Institution of. City of London Reconstruction, by S. Bylander and H. Boddington, 11 ; Election of Members, 48, 388, 488
Structures, Reinforced-Concrete. See Ferro- Concrete
— High-Tensile Steel, Design of, 342* Tensile Steel for. Specification, 128
— and Materials (Review), 504
Struts, High-Tensile Steel, Design of, 342* Stud Driver-Extractor (M. Semet and Co., Ltd.),- 256*
Subaqueous Tunnels, Construction of, 479 Submarines. See Warships
Suffolk Post Mills, History and Construction of, 394, 443*, 464*
— Windmills, Survey of, 394 Sukkur, India, Lloyd Barrage, 427
Sumner, J. A., on Norwich Corporation Scheme for Training in Electrical Engineering, 34. See 36
Sun. See Solar
Superheater, Locomotive. See Zocomotire
Supply, Ministry of, Appointment of Lord Beaverbrook, 13; War Production Position, 51; Iron and Steel Control Order (No. 15), 73, 93, 230 ; Order (No. 16), 422 ; J.abour Conditions in National Filling Factories, 73 ; Steel Distribution Scheme, 93 ; War-Time Inventions, by Dr. H. J. Gough, 94*. See 91; London Region Salvage Campaign, 173 ; Mobile Engineering Squads, 213 ; Directorate of Industrial Electrical Equipment, Formation of, 390, 448 ; Welding Advisory Service Memorandum on Jigs and Manipulators for Fusion Welding, 437* ; Control of Machine Tools (Electrical Equipment) (No. 1) Order, 449. See also Indiuitries in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Surface Dressings for Roads, 296
— Flat, Generation of, 381*
Surge Phenomena, Seven Years’ Research for Central Electricity Board (Review), 203. See 211. See LETTER, 255
— Protection of Electric Supply Systems, 41* Survey, United States Coast and Geodetic, Annual Report, 118
Surveying, Theory and Practice (Review), 24 Sutlej Valley, Irrigation Scheme, 427
Swain, P. W., on Steam and Water-Power Stations, 332
Swansea, University College, Experiments on Corrosion of Ledloy Steels, 205
Swarf, Metal, Briquetting Plant for (W. Johnson and Sons (Leeds), Ltd.), 306*, 366*, 426*
Swayze, M. A., on Density and Unit Weight of Concrete, 246
Sweden, Position of Raw Materials in, 287
— Rural Electrification in, 183
— Tercentenary of Falun Copper Mine, 485 Swedish Academy for Engineering Research, Awards by, 453
— Navy, Additions to, 290
— Technical Society, Side Launching of Sub- , marines, by J. Ljunggren, 258*
Swinden, Dr. T., on Dolomite Bricks for Steelworks, 317*
Switch, Alarm, for Cooling-Water Systems (Negretti and Zambra), 56*
Switchgear, Circuit-Breaker, Fuse-Controlled (Crompton Parkinson, Ltd.), 276*
Breakers and Power Control in Interconnected Systems, 1*, 41*, 81*, 121*, 161*, 221*, 264*. See LETTERS, 274, 295, 334
— Claytor Hydro-Electric Plant, 421*, 441*
— Outdoor Bushings for, 452
Sydney, New South Wales, Reports on Electricity Supply, 9, 273
I South Wales, Woronora Dam, 25
Symbols, Standard, for Diagrams of Chemical
Plant, 308
Synthetic and Industrial Finishes, Ltd., Thermindex Temperature-Indicating Paints, 416. See LETTER, 494
— Resin Bonded Fabric Sheet, Specification,
288
Synthetic Sand Practice in American Foundries, 144, 164
Systems, Shop. See Tl'orfrs Management

TABLES, Mathematical, Barlow’s (Keview), 62
Tabor, Dr. D., on Temperature and Lubricating Properties of Greases, 178*
Taliaferro, D. B., on Oil-Well Core Extraction under Pressure, 5*
Tangyes, Ltd., " Spin-a-Bin ” Storage Trays, 337*
Tank, Cruiser, ** Crusader,” 127*
— Experiment, Admiralty, at Torquay, 138*, 158*, 197*, 218*, 237*, 297*
See also Ship Resistance
— Infantry, British and Kussian, 50*
” Matilda,” 70*
T.A.P. Type Fuse-Controlled Oil Circuit Breaker, 276*
Tar Carpets for Roads, 296
Tawresey, J. S., on Tide-Generating Forces, 195*. See LETTERS, 154*, 255, 315
Taylor, Dr. J. L., on Impact on Wire, 104*
Teaching. See Education
Technical College and Education. tion
— Press and Industry, 475
— Societies. See Institutions and INDEX
Telecommunications of the Future, 405 Telegraphy, Wireless, Distribution of Wavelengths, 392. See 353
Progress of Broadcasting, 353. See 392 See also Radio; Television and Electricity in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Telephony, Future of, 405
— See also Electricity in PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Wireless, Distribution of Wavelengths, 392. See 353
Progress of Broadcasting, 353. See 392 See also Radio; Television and Electricity in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Television, Development of, 353. See 392 Temperature Effects with Compressed Air, 14 — Indicating Paints, Thermindex, 416. See LETTER, 494
— Eifect on Lubricating Properties of Greases, 178*
— Measurement. See Pyrometry
Templates, Sheet, Process for Rapid Production of (Westland Aircraft, Ltd.), 407*
Tennessee, Navigation Lock at Fort Loudon Dam, 477
Tensile Tests. See Tests {Materials}
Ternary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Terrestrial Magnetism. See Magnetism Terry, R. V., on Automatic Adjustable-Blade Hydraulic Turbine, 17*
Test, Corrosion. See Corrosion
— of Fordson Tractors, 451
— 200-b.h.p.Four-Cylinder Dual-Fuel Internal-
Combustion Engine, 265*
— of Lubricants Containing Zinc Oxide, 468
— Magnetic. See Magnetic

Tests (Materials) :

Bending Tests, Glued Laminated Wood Beams, 246
Creep Tests of Aluminium Alloys, Standardisation of, 355
Endurance Tests, Shafts with Elliptical Fillets, 321*
Torsional and Tensile, of Crankshafts, 324*
Fatigue Limit of Steels, Investigations on, 187
— Tests of Aluminium Alloys, Standardisation of, 355
of Crankshafts, 324*
Hardness Tests, Use of Jewels in Testing Machines, 519*
Magnetic Tests. See Magnetic
Shear Tests of Plastics, 225
Stresses in Materials and Structures. See Stress
Tensile and Compression Tests of Cement-Lime Mortars and Cements, 301*
— Tests of Antlmony-Magnesium Alloys, 338
Lead-Bearing Alloy Steels, 205 Magnesium-Alloy Sheets, 345, 405 Tests, Mechanical, for Cast Iron, 125*. See 97*, 119*
Cellulose Acetate, 225
of Phosphoric Cast Irons, 119* '
— Physical, Dolomite Bricks for Steel- ' , works, 318
Rigidity of Cast Iron at High Temperatures, 97* I
Testing Machine for Rigidity of Cast Iron at High Temperatures, 97*
Micro-Hardness, 519* I
— Methods for Aluminium Alloys, Standardisation of, 355
Torsional and Tensile Endurance Tests of Crankshafts, 324*
Test Panel for Voltmeters and Ammeters (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 327*
— for Petroleum Products and Lubricants,
Report, 225
— Rigidity, Cast-Iron at High Temperature, 97*
— Road Roughness, Single-Wheel Apparatus for, 57*
— Temperature, of Brakes and Tyres on ’Buses 38*
Testing Apparatus for Clay, 243*
— Dust-Extraction Plant, Investigations on,
141*, 181*
— Dynamometer-Car, London Midland and Scottish Railway Locomotives, 376
— of Foundry Sands and Clays, 165
— Laboratory. See National Physical
— Machine for Cast Iron at High Temperatures, 97*
JMicro-Hardness, 519*
See also Tests {Materials}
— Materials, American Society for, Chicago
Meeting: Presidential Address, by. Dr. W. M. Barr, on Speed, Specifications and
Safety, 154; Mobilising Materials for Defence, by J. H. Van Deventer, 154; Natural and Synthetic Rubbers, by Dr. H. L. Fisher, 155 ; Awards. 155 ; Election of Officers, 155 ; Fabrication Carbon- Molybdenum Steel Piping for perature Service, by R. W.
New Free-Machining Addition for Stain- less Steels, by H. Pray, R. 8. I’eoP*®’ F. W. Fink, 186 ; Stress-Strain Characteristics of Cold-Rolled Austenitic Stain ess Steels, by R. Franks and W O. Bfn^er. 186 : Report on Corrosion of Zinc-Coated Wires, 187 ; Effect of Shot Blasting and its Bearing on Fatigue, by W. M. Murray and Prof. J. M. Lessells, 187;
its Effects on the Fatigue Limit^of Steels Corroded under Various Conditions, by Dr. D. J. McAdam and O. W. Geil, 187 ; Report on Evaluation of Microstriwture of Graphite in Cast Iron, 187 ; Strain Hardening of Grey Cast Iron, by J. S. Peck, 187 ; Properties of Certain Lead-Base Bearing Alloys, by A. J. Phillips, A. A. Smith and P A Beck, 225 ; Comparative Value of Arsenic, Antimony and Phosphorus in Preventing Dezincification, by W. Lynes, 225 ; Finishes for Aluminium Die-Castings, by A. E. Keskulla and J. D. Edwards, 225 ; Finishing Magnesium Die-Castings, by H. W. Schmidt, 225 ; Finishing Zinc-Alloy Die-Castings, by E. A. Anderson, 225; Report on Electro-Deposited Metallic Coatings, 225; Influence of Combined External and Internal Stresses on Tendency to Stress-Corrosion Cracking of Cartridge Brass, by H. P. Croft, 225 ; Mechanical Tests of Cellulose Acetate, by W. N. Findley, 225; Shear Strength of Moulded Plastic Materials, by J. Delmonte, 225 ; Report on Petroleum Products and Lubricants, 225 ; Performance Specifications for Greases, by R. C. Adams and H. E. Patten, 225 ; Sampling of Steam and Boiler Water, by A. R. Belyea and A. H. Moody, 246 ; Experimental Methods of Determining Conductivity Correction Factors for Dissolved Gases in Steam Condensate, by S. F. Whirl and W. A. Lower, 246; Tests of Glued Laminated Wood Beams Impregnated with Creosote, by W. A. Oliver, 246 ; Effect of Capping Methods and End Conditions, before Capping, upon Compression Strength of Concrete Cylinders, by G. E. Troxell, 246 ; Size, Shape, Surface Texture and Grading of Aggregates, by Prof. H. J. Gilkey, 246 ; Density and Unit Weight of Concrete, by M. A. Swayze, 246 ; Permeability and Absorption of Concrete, by Prof. M. 0. Withey, 246
— Methods for Aluminium Alloys, Standardisation of, 355
— Plant for “ Bristol ” Hercules III Aero
Engine, 467*
Locomotive, London Midland and Scottish Railway, 352, 377*
— See also Tests {Materials'); Trials Text Books. See LITERATURE INDEX Textile Industry in Russia, History of, 503 Thames Tunnel, Use of Shield in, 460, 478 Thermal Conductivity of Insulating Materials,
224
— Efliclency, Combined Heat and Power Stations, 183, 284
of Diesel-Electric Locomotives, 157 of Steam Locomotive, 351, 357*, 377
— Treatment, Metals. See Ueat Treatment under Metallurgy
Thermindex Temperature-Indicating Paints, 410. See LETTER, 494
Thermocouple. See Pyrometer Thermo-Technical Research Institute, Russia, 284
Thesis as Alternative to Institution Examinations, 512
Thomas, D. E., on Crystal Structure of Rolled Magnesium and Magnesium Alloy, 255 Thomas, Dr. E. W., on High-Tensile Steel In Design, 342* ; on Light Alloys in Design, 482
Thompson, L. E., on Metal Rectifiers, 172
“ Threshold ” Treatment for Scale Prevention (Keith Piercy, Ltd.), 467
Thrust Bearing. See Bearing Tidal Observations in United States, 118 Tide-Generating Forces, 154*. See LETTERS, 195*, 255, 315
Timer-Drying Kiln, Overhead Internal-Fan Type, 201*
— Home-Grown, Booklet on Use of, 331
— Structural, Grading Rules fot. Specification,
288
— Treatment in Drying-Kilns, 417, 476 Timbering in Tunnelling, 458*, 478
Time Service of Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 88
Timken Bearing, Growth of Manufacture of, 473 Tin Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Bronze Castings, Porosity in. Causes, 254
— Foil, Developments in, 470
— in Glass Manufacture, Report, 104
— Research Institute, Report on Tin in Glass
Manufacture, 104 ; Report on Oil-Retaining Bronze Bearings, 128 ; Fluxes for Soft Solders, by H. Peters and Dr. B. Gonser, 190 ; Report on Bearing Alloy for Use in Sea Water, by Dr. E. S. Hedges, 245 ; Developments in Tin Foil, 470 ; Investigations on Tinning Oils, by W. E. Hoare, 497
Titley, A., on Beginnings of Newcomen Society, 394. See 393
Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland Shipyard, Maine, 86*
? Todd-California Shipbuilding Corporation, Welded Tank Sections for 10,000-ton Ships, 86*
Tolerances in Machine Work. See Qauges
Tookey, W. A., Tests of 200-b.h.p. Dual-Fuel Internal-Combustion Engine, 265*
Tools, Machine. See Machine Tools Toothed Gear. See Gear; Gearing Torquay, Admiralty Experiment Works, 138*, 158*, 197*, 218*, 237*, 297*
Torque Meters. See Dynamometers
Torsional Vibration in Marine Machinery. 339, 344
Problems, Practical Solution (Review), 84 Torsionmeters. See Dynamometers
Tower Subway Tunnel, London, 479
Town Gas. See Gas
Traction Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— Electric. See Railways
Tractors, Agricultural, Fordson, Ploughing Demonstration with, 451, 456*
in Russia, 124
Supply of, 294 Trade, Cement, United States, 260
— Disputes. See Laboiir ; Labour Notes
— Effluents, Treatment in Percolating Filters.
484
— Export, between United States and South
America, 517
to United States, Statement on, 313, 315. See 233
— Fluctuations and Effect on Colonial Railways, 212
— Foreign, and Home Products, 331
— International, and Atlantic Charter, 152
— Post-War, Possibilities of, 331
— in South America, Position of, 416 America, War-Time Trends in, 113
— Unions. See Labour ; Labour Notes Traffic, Road, Computations of, 132 Trains, “ Third Class Only,” 233
— See also Railway Training. See Education
Transformers, Claytor Hydro-Electric Plant, 421*, 441*
— Effects of Surges on, 203
— Outdoor Bushings for, 452
— Windings, Stresses in, due to Travelling Waves, 42*
Transmission Dynamometer. See Dynamometer
— Electric, Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— Gear. See Gear ; Gearing
— of Power, See Marine Propulsion ; Power
Transmission
Trays, Storage, ” Spin-a-Bin ” (Tangyes, Ltd.), 337*
Transport, Aerial See Aeronautics
— Control, Unification of, 352, 353
Inland, Inauguration of” Q ” Campaign,373
— Institute of. Examinations and Service Men,
169 ; Election of Members, 288, 348, 508 ; Presidential Address, by J. S. Nicholl, on Road Transport, 352 ; Costing in Relation to Port Operation, by G. Wilson, 415; Examination Regulations, 473, 512
— Ministry of. See JVar Transport, Ministry of
— Railway. See Railway
— Road. See Road ; Motor
Traughber Froth-Flotation Filter for Air and Gas Purification (Controlled Heat and Air, Ltd.), 106*
Travelling Crane. See Crane
Treforest School of Mines and Technology, Calendar, 309
Tremain, A., on Temperature-Indicating Paints, 494. See 416
Trials, Agricultural Tractors. See Tractors
— Ship, W. Froude’s Work, 237
— See also Tests
Triple-Expansion Engines. See Engines, Steam Trippe, J. T., on Ocean Air Transport, 14, 34, 45 Troxell, G. E., on Capping Methods and Compression Strength of Concrete Cylinders,246 Truck, Lifting Platform, Two-Wheeled, Hand- Operated (E. R. Briggs), 230*
— Oil - Transporting, Hand - Operated (Alfa Laval Co., Ltd.), 310
— Railway. See Wagons
Tubes, Nests of, Distribution of Velocity within, 361*, 401*
— Railways. See Underground Railways
— Wells. See Wells
— See also Pipes
Tunnel, Continental Divide, Ventilating System, 510*
— Railway, Corrosion of Copper Alloys in, 78*
— Repairs, London Underground Railway,170*
— Uses, Types and Construction of in Past
Century, 434*, 457*, 478*, 499*
Turbine, Hydraulic, Automatic Adjustable- Blade, Development of, 17*
26,000-h.p. Francis, Claytor Hydro- Electric Plant, 421*, 441*
Propeller and Kaplan Types, Characteristic Design Factors for, 21*
See also Power Plant
— Pumps. See Pumps, Centrifugal
— St|^m, Blading for. See Blading
'in Combined Heat and Power Stations, 183, 284
Impulse-Type, for Blower (De Laval Steam Turbine Co,), 387
and Regenerative Steam Cycle, 472 ” Turbomotive ” Locomotive, London Midland and Scottish Railway, 358*
Turbulence and Combustion in Pulverised-Coai Furnace, 58*
Turning. See Machine Tools
Turnings, Steel, Use in Powder Metallurgy, 516 J'lirret, Gun, Hydraulically-Operated, for Aeroplanes (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 446*
Tyres on ’Buses, Overheating of, Investigation on, 38*
Tyzack, J. S., the Late, 403

UNDERGROUND Railway, London, Repairs to Tunnel, 170* ; Rebuilding Damaged Coaches, 330* ; Tunnelling Operations, 434, 459, 478*, 500*
Unemployment. See Labour
Unions, Trade. See Labour; Labour Notes United States Aircraft-Engine Production, 175 Aircraft Production, 236 Alaskan International Highway Scheme, 412
Blast-Furnace Blower Plant in, 387
Bureau of Mines, Report on Oil-Well Core Extraction under Pressure, by D. B. Taliaferro and R. E. Heithecker, 5* ; Report on Nitrate Production, by Dr. R. R. Sayers, 80; Report on Magnesium Production,
170. See LETTER, 256 ; Report on Water Problems in Pennsylvania Anthracite Mines, by S. H. Ash, 193 ; Report on Production of Abrasive Materials, 208 ; Portland Cement Industry Statistics, 259; Research on Low-Grade Manganese Ores, 430
Bureau of Reclamation, Anderson Ranch Dam, 236 ; Continental Divide Tunnel, 510*
Bureau of Shipping, Shipbuilding Statistics, 53, 493
Bureau of Standards, Report on Hazards of Mercury Vapour in Scientific Laboratories, 113; Report on Protection of Documents with Cellulose Acetate Sheeting, 265 ; Handbook on Safe Handling of Radioactive Luminous Compounds, 360
Coast and Geodetic Survey, Annual Report, 118
Corps of Engineers, Major Gen. E. Rey- bold. Appointment as Chief Engineer, 395
District Heating in, 183*
Dry-Dock Construction, 395
Engineering Notes from, 56, 155, 168, 236, 395, 476
Statement on Exports to, 313, 315. See 233
Federal Power Commission, Report on Water-Power Installations, 327
Foremanship Training in, 303, 324, 342, 362
Hydro-Electric Installations, Report, 327 Indiana Ordnance Works, Ranney Wells at, 461*
Industry, Need for Research in, 295 Labour Department, Return of Employment and Earnings in Engineering Profession, 252
Military Preparations in, 473. See Emtum, 505
Mud Mountain Dam, Howell-Bunger Discharge Valve, 217*
Navy. See United States under Warships Pacific North-West, Power Supply in, 72 Production Management Office, National- Emergency Steel Specifications, 373
Production of Nitrates in, 80 Proposed Power Stations in, 168
Public Roads Administration, SingleWheel Apparatus for Road Roughness Tests, by J. A. Buchanan and A. L. Catudal, 57*
Public-Works, Post-War Plans, 133
Railways, Air-Conditioning on, 174; Progress of Diesel-Electric Locomotives on, 157. See also Railways
Research on Terrestrial Magnetism, 123 Scientific and Industrial Research in, 211.
See LETTER, 255
Shipbuilding in, 53, 86*, 153, 155, 396, 476, 493
Shipyard, Labour Troubles in, 173 Steam and Water-Power Stations in, 332 Todd Shipbuilding Yards in, 86* Trade with South America, 113, 416 War Department, Shelters for Ammunition-Proving Ground,336*
Warship Construction, 395
Waterways Department, Dynamic-Pressure Meter, 486*
Worcester Remote-Controlled Pumping Station, 156*
See also America
United Steel Companies, Ltd., Research Department, Investigation on Dolomite Bricks for Steelworks, 317*
University College, Swansea, Experiments on Corrosion of Ledloy Steels, 205
— See also 'Education
Uruguayan Railway, Central, “ Webb ” Conveyor Chain for Truck Haulage, 147*
— Trade, War-Time Trends in, 114
Uthwatt Committee on Compensation and Betterment, Report, 71

“ VALENTINE ” British Infantry Tank, 50*
Valve, Discharge, Hydraulic, Howell-Bunger (S. Morgan Smith Co.), 217*
— for Liquid Pitch Fuel, 399*
Van Deventer, J. H., on Mobilising Materials for Defence, 154
Varnishes, Insulating, Effect of Cutting Oils on,319
Vaughan Crane Co., Ltd., Alternating-Current Operation of Overhead Cranes, 496
Velocity Distribution within Nest of Tubes, 361*,401*
Ventilation of Indian Railway Coaches, 174, 224, 275
— Plant for Air-Raid Shelter (Andamite, Ltd.), 66*
— System, Continental Divide Tunnel, Colorado, 510*
— of Tunnels, 500
Vibration, Axial, of Diesel-Engine Crankshafts, by R. Poole, 511
— Mechanical (Review), 243
— of Ships and Machinery, 339, 344
— Torsional, Practical Solution of Problems (Review), 84
Vicksburg Experiment Station, United States, Dynamic-Pressure Meter, 486*
Virginia, New River, Claytor Hydro-Electric Plant, 421*, 441*
Viscometer for Moulding-Shop Blackwash, 177*
Vulcan Boiler and General Insurance Co., Ltd., Report on Failure of Rotor of Squirrel-Cage, 306

WAGES. See Labour; PARAGRAPH INDEX
Wagon Haulage, “ Webb ” Chain Conveyor, Central Uruguayan Railway, 147*
— Railway, Refrigerated, for Pood Transport, 431
Wailes, R., on Suffolk Windmills, 394; on Suffolk Post Mills, 443*, 464*
Wait, E. V., on Generating Flat Surfaces, 381* Walker Crosweller and Co., Ltd., Thermostatically-Controlled Washing Equipment, 366 Wall, A. T., the Late, 234*
Wall, Dr. T. F., on Control of Power in Interconnected Electric-Supply Systems, 1* 41*, 81*, 121*, 161*, 221*, 264*. See LETTERS, 274, 295, 334
Waller, Major J. H. de W., Concrete-Hut Construction on Jute Fabric, 501*
Wallis, Dr. R. P., on Distribution of Velocity within Nest of Tubes, 361*, 401*
War, Agricultural Engineering during, 294
— Office, “ Valentine ” Infantry Tank, 50* ;
“ Matilda ” Infantry Tank, 70* ; ” Crusader ” Cruiser Tank, 127*
— in Pacific Ocean, 474, 492
— Possibilities of Trade after, 331
— Production, Control of, 272 Parliamentary Debate on, 51 Prime Minister on, 93 in United States, 56
— Progress, Prime Minister’s Review, 213, 273
— and Rebuilding (Review), 463
— Reconstruction after, 491
— at Sea, Aspects of, 194, 213
— Shipping Losses in, 73, 215
— and Supplies of Materials, 154
War-Time Building Bulletin, No. 16, on Jointing Mortars for Brickwork, 8; Bulletin No. 17, on Resistance of Reinforced-Con- crete Structures to Air Attack 328
Electrical Installation Work, Proposals for, 413
Factory Lighting System (C. F. Anderson and Son, Ltd.), 37. See Addendum, 268
Inventions and Ministry of Supply, 91, 94*
Operation of Electricity-Supply Undertakings, 9
Standardisation Proposals, 291 Paintwork in. Circular on, 168 Roads Accidents in (Review), 504 Road Notes, Tar Carpets and Surface
Dressings, 296
Trends in South American Markets, 113 Work on British Railways, 293
— Transport, Ministry of. Report on Road
Casualties, 13 ; Report on Fire in Passenger Train, 32; Report on Brentwood Railway Accident, 105 ; Appointments to Railway Executive Committee, 133,' Notice on “ Third Class Only ” Trains, 233 ; Report on Holmes Chapel Railway Collision, 233, 413 ; Announcement on Spare Parts for Motor Vehicles, 253, 413 ; Central Canal Committee, 253; Report on Road Accidents, 333; Road-Haulage Scheme, 333. See 352, 353 ; Inauguration of ” Q ” Campaign, 373; Report on Dolphin Junction Railway Accident, 396
— World, and Man Power, 471 Warfare, Naval. See Warships
— Use of Aircraft in. See Aeronautics Ward, Dr. J., the Late, 34
Warren Synchronous Clock Motor, Jewel Bearings in, 518*
” Warrior,” H.M.S., Model Tests of, 199
Warships :
Admiralty, Armament Supply Department, Jubilee, 293
— Experiment Works, Torquay, 138*, 158*, 197*, 218*, 237*, 297*
Allied Fleets, Numbers and Types of Ships in, 215
Aviation, Naval. See Aeronautics
British Naval Policy, 1880-1905 (Review), 383
Canadian Navy, Strength of, 356
Fleets and Bases in Black Sea, Kussian, 373 H.M. Aircraft Carrier “ Ark Koyal,” Loss of, 413
— Battle Cruiser “ Repulse,” Loss of, 474, 492
—Battleship '‘Prince ol Wales,’' Loas of, 474, 492
— Corvette, Babcock and Vilcox Jiuiier Equipment for, 269
• — Navy, Engineer Olficers for, 486. See
471
Entry and Promotion in, 355
and Royal Marines, Entry of Boys, 329
Skilled Men in. Report, 191 < — Ships, Model Experiments on, 138,158* Naval Aeroifautics. See Aeronautics
— War in Pacific, 474, 492
Pearl Harbour, United States Naval Losses at, 492
Practical Construction of Warships (Re- .view), 285
Russian Warships in Black Sea, 373
Swedish Navy, Additions to, 290
— Submarines, Side Launching of, 258* United States Naval Bases, Progress on, 56 Naval Construction Programme, 395 Naval Losses at Pearl Harbour, 492 War at Sea, Aspects of, 194, 213
See also ^aval in PARAGRAPH INDEX Washes, Mould and Core, 176*
Washing Equipment, Thermostatically-Controlled (Walker, Crosweller and Co., Ltd.),366 Washington, Mud Mountain' Dam, Howell- Bunger Discharge Valve, 217*
Waste-Paper Salvage, 472, 483
Salvage and Historic Documents, 393 Salvage and Munitions, 432. See LETTER, 455
Water, Boiler, Sampling of, 246
— Collection System, Ranney Wells, Indiana Ordnance Works, 461*
— Cooling Systems, Alarm Switch for (Negretti
and Zambra), 56*
— Friction. See Hydrodynamics; Ship Resistance
— Heating Installation, Detroit District-Heating System, 185*
See Feed Water
— Pollution Research Board, Experiments on
Purification of Sewage and Trade Effluents, 484
Wat^ Power. See Hydraulic; Power Plant; Power, Water ; Turbine, Hydraulic
~ 193 Pennsylvania Anthracite Mines,
Salt, Purification of, 112. See LETTER, 134
— Supply, Sydney, Woronora Reservoir, 25 See also Irrigation ; Wells
Ireatment by “ Calgon ** for Scale Prevention (Keith Piercy, Ltd.), 467
— Tube Boiler. See Boiler
Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic ; Plant
Vapour in Flue and Exhaust Gases, Determination of, 54
— Wheels. See Turbine, Hydraulic; Plant
Waterways, Russian Inland, 75* — See also Rivers ; Canals
Waterworks, Worcester, Mass., U.S.A., Remote- Controlled Pumping Station, 156*
See also Water Supply and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Watson, Major J. D., on Hammer Blow in Locomotives, 513
Wear-Resisting Plates and Surfaces, .Use of Jewels for, 518*
Weather. See Meteorology
** Webb ” Conveyor Chain for Central Uruguayan Railway, 147*
Vedmore, E. B., on Research in Electrical . Engineering, 255. See 211
Weights and Measures, Precision Values, 92 'V elded Ship Construction in United States 153, 155 ’
— Tank Sections for 10,000-ton Ships, 86*
— Trussed Purlins, 281*
Welding Electrodes for Nickel-Chromium Steels (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.),
Fusion, Jigs and Manipulators for. Memorandum on, 437
— “ Precalorie ” Process, 103
Institute- of. Bibliography on Welding in Ship Construction, 456
— Machine, 120-kVA., for Flash Butt Welding (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.),
Spot, 60-kVA., for Projecting Parts (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.) 446*
— Research Council, Report, 213
— Science and Practice of (Review), 324
— in Shipbuilding, Bibliography of, 456 Progress of, 396
— Society, American, Award of Miller Medal to D. Arnott, 393
— 700-ton Toggle Press for Steel Building Blocks, 346*
Wells, Oil, Recovery of Cores from Boreholes Report, 5* ’
— with Ranney Collection System at Indiana
Ordnance Works, Charlestown, 461*
V elhngton Harbour Board, New Zealand Annual Report, 13 ’
Welsh Highland Railway, Dismantling of, 53 Wembley Borough, Electrically-Heated Floors of Surface-Type Air-Raid Shelter, 292 Wemyss Coal Company, 120-kVA. Flash Butt Welding Machine, 46*
West, Sir F. J., on Standardisation of Calorific A alue of Gas, 85*
Technical College, Prospectus, 208
West Yorkshire Gas Distribution Co., Operations of, 25
Westland Aircraft, Ltd., Process for Rapid Production of Sheet Templates, 407*
Weston, W. N., the Late, 394 Weymouth, F. E., the Late, 156 Wheels, Gear. See Gears ; Gearing
See Grinding under Machine Tools Whirl, S. F., on Conductivity Determinations of Dissolved Gases in Steam Condensate, 246
AVhite, H., the Late, 329
— Metal. See Alloys under Metallurgy
Whiteley, J. H., on Manganese and'Segregations in Steel Ingots, 454
^Wiggin, H., and Co., Ltd., Pamphlet on Annealing of High-Nickel Alloys, 17
Wild-Barfield Electric Furnaces, Ltd., “Trest- cold ” Quenching-Oil Cooler, 267*
Williams, C. G., on Overheating of Tyres and Brakes on Omnibuses, 38* ?
A-0“ Metal Rectifiers, 172
Williams, Sir E., on Research in Coal Utilisation, 513, 514
W’^illingdon Island, Port of Cochin, India Annual Report, 109 ? ’
Wilson, G., on Costing in Relation to Port Operation, 415
Winches for W’’ar-Tiine Factory Lighting System (London Electric Firm), 37. See Addendum, 268
Winding Ropes, Colliery, Specification, 508 Windmills, Post, Suffolk, History and Construction of, 394, 443*, 464*
^Suffolk, Survey of, 394
Wire, Galvanised, Corrosion in Railway Tunnels, 78
— — Corrosion of, 187
— Phosphor-Bronze, Hard-Drawn, Specification, 148
Ropes, Colliery, Specifications, 508
— — for Kite-Balloons, Specification, 208 ~ Stretched, Stresses due to Impact, 104* Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy ; Radio w '-^^^ephony. See Telephony ; Radio Wiring, Electrical, in W^ar-Time, Proposals for
413
Withey, Prof. M. O., Permeability and Absorption of Concrete, 246
WTthington, S., on Automobiles in 1830, 293 Women W'^orkers. See Labour
W’ood Beams, Glued Laminated, Tests of, 246
— Screws, Origin and Manufacture of, 495, 505
— Waste, Furnace for Burning (Fisher Deane
Engineering Co., Ltd.), 226*
W'oodeson, W. A., on Twenty-Five Years of Shipping and Shipbuilding, 396
Woodworking Machinery. See Machine Tools Woolwich Research Department, Report on
Effect of Lead on Transverse Tensile Properties of Steel, 205
— Royal Military Academy, Bicentenary, 374
Worcester, Mass., U.S.A., Remote-Controlled Pumping Station, 156*
Works :
Aircraft Factory Construction, Report of Select Committee on National Ex- . penditure, 173
Aluminium Works, New South Wales, Australian Aluminium Company Proprietary, Ltd., 148
Assembly Factory for Beauflghter ” Aeroplanes, 117*
Engineering Works, Employment of Women. See Labour
Works and Buildings, Ministry of. Essential i Work (Building and Civil Engineering) Order, 1941, 33; Report of Uthwatt Committee, 71; Registration of Builders and Contractors, 153 ; Appointment of Central Council, 173 ; Payment by Results in Building Industry, 453, 473; Committee on Building and other Constructional Development in Country Areas, Appointment of, 353 ; Beturn of Building and Civil Engineering Labour, 393, 429
Works Management, Economic Control in Industry, 74, 143, 314, 474
Foremanship, Lectures on, 113
Foremanship Training in United States, 303, 324, 342, 362
Help of Technical Press in, 475
Modern Assembly Processes (Review), 263
Practical Cost Accounts (Review), 244 Relation of Inspectors to, 494 Workmen. See Labour
Workshop, Mobile, London Midland and Scottish Railway, 417*
— Practice in Engineering Education, 385
Workshop Training. See also Education
— See also Works ; Machine Tools
World Heat and Power Requirements, 271,277, 311
— Order and Planning, 271, 311. See LETTER, 335
— Production of War Materials, 12
— War and Man Power, 471 See also War
Woronora Dam, Sydney, New South Wales, 25
Wragge, W. B., on Ledioy Lead-Bearing Steels, 205
Wright Aeronautical Corporation, Aircraft- Engine Plant, 175
— Lecture on Ocean Air Transport, 14, 34, 45
Wright, S. J., on Agricultural Engineering during War, 294
Wrought Light Alloys Development Association, Advisory Service Bureau, 453

X-RAYS. See Rontgen Rays

YARNALL, D. R., Award of Hoover Medal to, 474
Year Books. See LITERATURE INDEX

ZINC-COATED Wires, Investigations on Corrosion of, 78, 187
— Oxide, Use in Lubricants, 468

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