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GENERAL

ABERCROMBIE, PROF. P., Plans for Greater London, 471, 491
Accelerometer, Peak-Recording, for Packing Cases, 322

Accidents :

Accident Compensation. See Workmen*s Compensation under Labour
Electrical Accidents,Domestic,Statistics,92
Factory Accidents, Causes and Prevention of, 192
- in 1943, Annual Report, 472
— — with Unfenced Machinery, 472
Railway Accidents in 1943, Report on, 112
— Collision at Dumfries, Report on, 193
— Derailment at Mossband, Report on, 73

Accounting Integral (Review), 123
Acetylene Welding. See Welding
Addison, H., on Water-Power Development in Highlands, 454. See 15 j
Address, Presidential. See Presidential Address
Admiralty Pattern General Purpose Pump, for Naval Ships, 61*
— See also Warships
Aerial Navigation. See Aeronautics
— Propellers. See Propellers under Aeronautics
— Transport. See Aeronautics
Aero Research, Ltd., High-Frequency Spot Gluing of plywood, 205 ; Gluing of Plywood, 235
Aerodynamics. See Aeronautics

Aeronautics :

Aeronautical Laboratories, E. T. Allen, Seattle, Washington, 241*
— Research in Australia, 504
in Canada, 504
from Civil and Military Standpoints, 273
Committee, Formation of, 504
in United States, 504
at Universities, 504
Aeronautics, Research and Development in, 413, 465, 503
Aeroplane, “ Barracuda ” Torpedo- Bomber, Production of, 113
— Bombing, “ Superfortress ” (Boeing Aircraft Co.), 207*
— Cargo (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 413
— for Civil Aviation, 132
— Fairey “ Firefly,” for Naval Service, 374*
— Fighter, Gyro Gun Sight for, 133
“ Tempest ” Single-Seat (Hawker Aircraft, Ltd.), 350*
— Fighting, British, in 1944, 173
“ Spitfire ” F Mark XIV, 227*
— Jet-Propelled (Gloster Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 276*
Propulsion of, 503
— Research and Development, 413, 465, 503
— “ Seafire ” and “ Sea Otter ” (Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd.), 193
— “ Swordfish ” Biplane for Fleet Air
Arm (Blackburn Aircraft, Ltd.), 13, 47*
Air Gunners, Training Apparatus for, 347*
— Ministry, Jet-Propelled Aircraft, 276* ; Dr. H. R. Ricardo’s Engine Researches for, 344 ; Training Apparatus for Air Gunners, 347* ; “ V.l ” Flying Bomb Exhibition, 353
Air Raids by Flying Bombs, Prime Minister’s Statement on, 33
—? — See also Bombs (below)
•— Transport, British, Twenty-Five Years of, 153, 155
— ?— International, White Paper on, 311 Aircraft, Blackburn, Development of, 373
— Cabin Supercharging Unit (Rotol, Ltd.), 260
— Electric Wiring System for, 450
— Industry, Future of, 504
— Parts, Photographic Layout of. Hand- ley Page, Ltd., 405*
— Production During War, 171
— •— Ministry of, Gyro Gun Sight for
Fighter Aircraft, 133 ; New Type of Incendiary Bomb, 153 ; Report on Proposed College of Aeronautics, 371
Airport at Blackpool, Proposed, 213
— Canadian, Proposals for, 95
— for Civil Aviation, 132
Anti-Aircraft Guns, Sighting of, 121*
“ Barracuda ” Torpedo-Bombing Aeroplane, Production of, 113
Blackburn Aircraft, Development of, 373 Bombs, Flying, Defence, Exhibition, 353 Launching Ramps, 237*
Mechanism of, 273
Optical Effect from Explosion of, 33. See LETTERS, 53, 74, 94, 114, 134, 154, 194*, 254, 294
Prime Minister’s Statement on, 33
— Incendiary, New Type of, 153
— Sight, Mark XIV, 33
— “ V2 ” Rocket, 393, 437,* 473
Bombing of Dortmund-Ems Canal, 273, 296
British Overseas Airways Corporation, Survey of Twenty-Five Years of British Air Transport, 153, 155
Civil Aviation Developments in United States, 35, 145
— Future of , 504
Independent Committee on Future of, Report by, 131
International, White Paper on, 311
— — Minister of. Appointment, 293, 311 Plans for United States, 305
— — Twenty-Five Years of, 153, 155 Engines, Aeroplane, for Civil Aviation, 132 Protective Envelope Packing for, 385*. See 88, 108, 353
— •— Protection by Pliofilm Envelopes
(Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd.), 88. See 108, 353, 385* Research and Development, 413, 465, 503
Sleeve-Valve, Researches on, 344 2,000-h.p. Twelve-Cylinder Rolls- Royce “ Griffon,” 65*, 227*
” Firefly ” Aeroplane for Naval Service, 374*
Flying-Bomb. See Bombs (above) Glider, Military Transport, “ Hamilcar ” (General Aircraft, Ltd.), 389*
“ Griffon ” 2,000-h.p. Twelve-Cylinder Aero Engine, 227*
Guns, Anti-Aircraft, Sighting of, 121*
— Sight, Gyro, for Fighter Aeroplane, 133 Gunners, Air, Training Apparatus for, 347* ** Uamilcar ” Military Transport Glider (General Aircraft, Ltd.), 487*
Hangar, Aircraft, Transportable (American Rolling Mill Co.), 127*
.let Propulsion for Aircraft, 276*, 503 Pan American Airways, Work of, 456 Plywood for Aircraft, Gluing of, 205, 235 i Propeller, Aerial, Effects of Cropping ' (Rotol, Ltd.), 428
Royal Aircraft Establishment, Metallographic Examination of Aluminium- Rich Alloys, 297*, 339*
Scholarships for Aircraft Industry, 228, 233 ” Seafire ” and ” Sea Otter ” Aeroplanes 193
** Spitfire ” F Mark XIV Fighter Aeroplane, 227*
“ Superfortress ” Bombing Aeroplane,207* ” Swordfish” Biplane for Fleet Air Arm, 13, 47*
“ Tempest ” Single-Seat Fighter Aeroplane 350*
Wind Tunnel Developments in Great Britain and United States, 504
High-Speed, Boeing Aircraft Co., 241*
— ?— Use in Hydraulics Research, 204 Wire Rope for Aircraft Purposes, Specification, 28
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Aeroplanes. See Aeronautics Aesthetics and Industry, 191. See 233 Agard, A. B., on Technical Information Service in War-Time, 492
Agreements, Labour. See Wages under Labour Agricultural Engineers, British, Institution of, Programme of Winter Meetings, 288
?— Engineering, National Institute of, Work of, 292 ; Agricultural Machinery Demonstration, 306* ; Annual Report, 513
— Machinery Demonstration at Askhani Bryan 306*
Development Board, Report, 51
Progress with, 513
— Motors. See Motors ; Tractors
-r Tractors. See Tractors
Agriculture, Application of Electricity to, 132
— and Fisheries, Ministrj^ of. Report of Agricultural Machinery Development Board, 51
— See also Irrigation and PARAGRAPH INDEX Air Compressor, Temperature. Control for Cooling Water (Sa-rco Thermostats, Ltd.), 346*
Plant for Air-Blast Circuit-Breakers (Cooke and Ferguson, Ltd.), 406*
— Conditioning in Ships, 375
— Gas Mixer for Compression-Ignition Engines Operating on Gas, 98*, 138*, 158,177, 247*
— Ministry. See Aeronautics
— Pollution. See Atmospheric Pollution
— Raid. See Aeronautics
— Resistance to Projectiles, 121*
— Screws. See Propellers under Aeronautics
— See also Atmosphere
Aircraft. See Aeronautics
— Establishment, Royal. See Aeronautics Airport. See Aeronautics
Airscrew Co., Ltd., Jicwood Prefabricated Wooden Houses, 435
Akhurst Charging Apparatus for Blast Furnaces, 455
Alaska Highway, British Columbia Connection, 153
Allday, G. J., on Engineering Industry, 394 Allen, E. T., Aeronautical Laboratories at Seattle, Washington, 241*
Alloys. See Metallurgy ; Microphotographs ; PARAGRAPH INDEX
“ Allyl Starch ” Corrosion-Resisting Coating Material, 456
Alternating Current. See Electric
?— Stress. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials} Alternators, See Generators^ Electric ; Turbo- Generators
Aluminium Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Bronze, Electrodes for Welding (Murex
Welding Processes, Ltd.), 48
— Machining of, 65
— Oxide, Use for Manufacture of Synthetic Sapphires, 425*
— Sheets, Use for Photographic Layout of Aircraft Parts, 405*
— Use in Ship Construction, 375. See LETTER, 474
— See also Metallurgy
America. See North America ; Soiith America; United States ; Latin America
American Chamber of Commerce in London. United States Tariff Regulations and British-American Trade, 272. See Erratum, 305
— Locomotive of 1874, 14*. See LETTER, 214. See 259
American Locomotive Co., 4-8-4 Type Passenger and Freight Locomotive, 346
— Navy. See United States under Warships
— Railroads, Association of, Research Work, 365; Investigation on Welding Railway- Wheel Flanges, 441*
American Rolling M.ill Co., Transportable Steel Aircraft Hangar, 127*
— Society of Mecha’nical Engineers. See
Mechanical Engineers for Testing Materials. See Testing
— See also United States
Analysis and Sampling of Coal and Coke, Specification, 88
— Structural, for Stresses below Proportionality Limit, 373
Anchorage for Floating Concrete Bridge, Hobart, Tasmania, 304*
Andre Rubber Co., Ltd., Testing Methods for
Metal-Bonded Rubber, 281* Anglo-American Services Tropical and Packaging Exhibition, 353, 385* Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Ltd., Petroleum Pro
duction in England, 473
Annealing. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Annuals and Reference Books, 20, 39, 68, 120, 250, 480. See LITERATURE INDEX
Anti-Fouling Composition for Ships, 375
— Friction Metals. See Alloys under Metallurgy
Appleby-Frodingham Works, Iron Making at, 43 5, 433, 455, 475
Appleyard, Maj.-Gen. K. C., on Problems of
Transition from War to Peace, 474 Appointments. See PARAGRAPH INDEX Apprenticeship. See Education “ Aquitania,” S.S., Aluminium ’Bus-Bars in,195 Arbitration in Labour Disputes. See Laborer ; Labour Notes; PARAGRAPH INDEX Arc. See Welding
Arch Bridges and Superstructures, Design of (Review), 123
— Steel, for Transportable Aircraft Hangar
(American Rolling Mill Co.), 127* Architects, Naval. See Naval Architects Argentina, Engineering Notes from, 57, 125, 215, 275, 385,'’516
— Post-War Markets in, 312
Armament Production in Canada, Revision of Contracts, 365 during War, 171, 431
— See also Guns ; Warships
Armco Drainage and Metal Products, Inc., Erection of Transportable Steel Aircraft Hangar, 127*
Armed Forces, Statistics of, 431
Armoured Ships. See Warships; also Naval in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Army, Canadian, Engineering Training Courses for, 35
Arnold, H. I., on “ Exactor ” Hydraulic Remote-Control Gear, 154. See 87* Arromauches, Normandy, Prefabricated Harbour at, 313, 326* ; Exhibition, London, 493
Arterial Roads. See Roads
Artillery. See Guns and PARAGRAPH INDEX Arts, Royal Society of. Petroleum Production in England, by Dr. C. A. P. Southwell, 473
Asbridge, H. H., on Future of Machine-Tool Industry, 424. See LETTER, 494
Ashcraft, R. H., on Machining of Aluminium, 65 Ashley, J. W., on Optical Effect of Blast, 94. See 33. See LETTERS, 53, 74, 114, 134, 154, 194*, 254, 294
Ashworth and Co., Ltd., Moisture Tester for Grain, 307
Askham Bryan, Agricultural Machinery Demonstration at, 306*
Associations, Engineering. See Institutions Astronomer Royal, Report on Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 224, 244 Athens, Tower of the Winds, 62* j Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Welding of I Railway-Wheel Flanges, 441*
— Liners. See Steamers
Atlas Engineering Co., Butt-Welding Machine for Wires, 427*
Atmosphere, Optical Effect of Blast from Explosions, 33. See LETTERS, 53, 74, 94,114, 134, 154, 194*, 254, 294
Atmosphric Pollution, Rapid Surveys of, 256* Atomised Spray from Combined Oiler and Blow Cun, 275*
Australia, Aeronautical Research in, 504 Autogenous Welding. See Welding Automobiles. See Motor Cars
— Engineers, Institution of, Petrol-—its Development, Past, Present, and Future— and Potentialities of High-Octane Fuels for Road Vehicles, by H. Fossett, 18*. See LETTER, 74 ; High-Speed Two-Stroke Compression-Ignition Engines, by R. Wisner, 76; Equipment of Research Department, 93 ; Report on Conversion of Compression-Ignition Engines to Producer-Gas Operation, by Dr. E. Giffen, W. Michalski and J. Spiers, 98*, 118*, 138*, 158*, 177*, 196*, 247* ; Report of Research Committee on Friction of Ball and Roller Bearings, by L. Rosenfeld, 257*, 278*; Report on Piston-Ring and Cylinder Wear in Automobile-Type Engines, by P. V. Lamarque, 497*, 517* Automotive Engineers, Society of, The Sonigage, by W. S. Erwin, 487
Aviation. See Aeronautics
Axleboxes, Locomotive, Advantages and Disadvantages of Wedge-Horns, 274
Design and Performance of, 58*, 78*, 116*, 128*, 136

“ BAGNALL-BETHEL ” Adjustable Nozzle for Ingot-Casting Ladles (S. Fox and Co., Ltd.), 447*
Bailey Military Bridge, 31
Baird, J. L., Developments in Television, 228
Baker, W. A., on Effect of Shrinkage and Gas Porosity on Bronze Castings, 254. See 274 ; on Removal of Gases from Molten Bronzes, 254. See 274
Ball Bearings. See Bearings
— Hardness Tests. See Hardness under Tests {Materials}
Ballymena, Sludge-Gas Power Plant, 60
“ Barfleur,” H.M. Battleship, 301*, 361*, 401* Barge and Pier Pontoons, Unit-Construction, 167*
Barker, L. H., on Organisation of Engineering Profession, 394. See 331
Baron ” Mine-Sweeping Tank, 6
“ Barracuda ” Torpedo-Bomber Aeroplane, Production of, 113
Barrage, Severn, Scheme for, 368, 419. See Erratum, 457
Barrett, A. G., on Sheet-Metal Pattern Development, 114*. See 37*. See LETTER, 154
Bascule Bridge. See Bridge
Basic Lining for Cupolas, 225, 265, 318 Battleships. See Warships
Beams, Fixed at Both Ends, Moving Loads on, 481*
— with Fixed Ends, Stress Distribution in, (Review), 184
— Reinforced-Concrete, for Trestle Railway
Bridge, 381*
Bearings, Ball and Roller, Friction of, 257*,278*
— Jewel, Manufacture of Synthetic Sapphires for, 425*
— Locomotive Axlebox, 58*, 78*, 116*, 128*, 136
— Metals. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Taper-Roller, Axleboxes of Locomotive
“Turbomotive,” 128*, 136
Beatty, Adml. of Fleet Lord, Early Career of, 302, 361*
Beet-Sugar Harvester, Topping Unit for, 306* Bell versus Bridlington, Contract Law Suit, 323
— Liberty, History of, 194, 476
Bellwood, R. A., the Late, 367
Belting, Rubber Transmission, Specification, 168
B. E. N. Patents, Ltd., Combined Oiler and Blow Gun, 275*
Bending Machines. See Machine Tools
— Moments of Fixed Beams and Propped Cantilevers, 481*
Longitudinal, of Ships, 253, 258*
“ Benfold ” Bending and Forming Machine (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 67*
Bennett, J. G., on Coal and Chemical Industry, 15, 25, 44
Benzol Recovery in Carbonising Industries, 236 in Gas Industry, 364
Bergius Hydrogenation Process’s significance in Chemical Industry, 16
Beryllium and Copper Alloys, Ltd., Copper- Beryllium-Cobalt Alloy, 488
Binary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
Birmid Industries, Ltd., Apprentice Training Scheme, 133
Birmingham Gas Department, Early Research in, 316
— University, Research on Flux De-Gassing of Tin Bronzes, 245, 254, 274
Blackburn Aircraft, Ltd., “ Swordfish ” Biplane for Fleet Air Arm, 13, 47* ; Production of “ Barracuda ” Torpedo-Bomber Aircraft, 113 ; Apprentice Scholarship Scheme, 228 ; Development of Blackburn Aircraft, 373 ; Prevention of Industrial Dermatitis, 448
Blackfriars Bridge, 187C, Lawsuit, 444
Blackpool Airport, Proposed, 213
Blackstone, H. V., the Late, 188
Blast from Explosions, Optical Effect of, 33. See LETTERS, 53,74,94,114,134,164,194*, 254, 294
?— Furnaces. See Furnaces
Blee, C. E., Erection of 250-ton Travelling Gantry Crane, 147*
“ Blenheim,” H.M. Cruiser, 301 Bloch, Dr. 0. F., the Late, 334 Blind Man’s Rivet-Sorting Device, 173 Blow Gun and Oiler, Combined (B.E.N. Patents Ltd.), 275*
Boeing Aircraft Co., “ Superfortress ” Long- Range Bomber, 207* ; High-Speed Wind Tunnel, 241*
Bogies, Motor, for Mersey Railway, and Liverpool-Southport Line, 94* •
— See also TrucTcs
Boiler Feed Water. See Water
— See also Fnffines and Boilers in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Bolts, Screws, Nuts and Washers, B.A., Specification, 38S
Bomb, Flying, Defence, Exhibition, 353
Launching Ramps for, 237* Mechanism of, 273 Optical Effect from Explosion of, 33.
See LETTERS, 53, 74, 94, 114, 134, 154, 194*, 254, 294
—. — Prime Minister’s Statement on, 33
— Incendiary, New Type of, 153
— Sight Mark XIV, 33
— ‘‘ V2 ” Rocket, 393, 437*, 473
Bombing Aeroplane. See Aeroplane under | Aeronautics
— of Dortmund-Ems Canal, 273, 296 bonding of Rubber and Metal, 283 Books, New, Notes on, 24, 76, 84, 176, 216, 248, 457, 476, 485. See LITERATURE INDEX .
— Received, 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
Bottoms versus York Corporation, 444, 464 Bradley, W. E., on Recovery of Sulphur from Waste Gases, 154
Braking Equipment and Brake Tests, Southern Railway Electric Locomotive, 179*
Brazil, Engineering Notes from, 56, 125, 215, 275, 385, 516
— Post-War Markets in, 312
Brazilian Iron and Steel Industry, 215
— Railways in War-Time, 467*
Breadner, R. L., on Glass-Processing in Lamp and Radio Valve Industries, 85*
Breakdowns. See Accidents Breakwater, Leith, Investigations for, 394
— for Prefabricated Harbour, Normandy, 313, 326*
— and Wave Action, 161*, 214*, 221* Bren Carriers, Use in Agriculture, 307*
Bricks, Carbon, for Blast Furnaces, 416, 455,475
— Fire. See Refractory Materials
Bridges, Arch, and Superstructures, Design of (Review), 123
— Bascule, Double-Leaf, Florida-Key West Highway, 263*
— Blackfriars, 1876 Lawsuit, 444
— Concrete, Floating, Hobart, Tasmania, 304* Bridge, D., and Co., Ltd., Moulding Machine
for Thermo-Plastic Materials, 287*
— Florida-Key West Highway, 261*
— Military and Emergency, 31
— Railway, Rapid Repair of, 213
— Sao Paulo Railway, 467*
— Trestle, New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway, 381*
— Twin, for Two-Way Traffic, 166. See LETTER, 194
— Waterloo, River Thames, London, Full Opening of, 408
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Bridging Systems, Military and Emergency, 31 Bridlington versus Bell, Contract Lawsuit, 323 Brinell Tests. See Hardness under Tests {Materials}
Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., Cargo Aircraft, 413 Britain. See Great Britain
British Aircraft Constructors, Society of, Aircraft Industry Scholarships, 233 ; Standard Wiring System for Aircraft, 450
— Cast Iron Research Association, Establishment of Building Uses Department, 117 ; Annual Report, 453
— Coke Research Association, Formation of, 9 —• Columbia, New Highway in, 153
Water Power, Operating Data, 234
— Corporation Register of Shipping and Aircraft and Lloyds’ Register of Shipping, Possible Amalgamation, 253
— Electrical and Allied Industries Research
Association, Retirement of E. B. Wed- more, 513; Report on Application of Electricity to Farm Field Operations, by C. A. C. Brown, 132
—- Engineers’ Association, Annual Meeting and Luncheon, 473
— Foundrymen, Institute of. Speed of Rotation in Centrifugal Casting Processes, by Dr. J. E. Hurst, 198* ; Report on Basic- Lined Cupola, 225, 265, 318; Development and Production of Inoculated Cast Iron, by H. P. Hughes and W. Spenceley, 378*, 458* ; War-Time Developments in Whiteheart Malleable Iron, by G. R. Webster, 477*
British Industrial Plastics, Ltd., Monograph on Tolerances for Screw Threads, 464
— Industries, Federation of. See Federation Future of, by Rt. Hon. L. Burgin, 53 Organisation of. Report by Federation
of British Industries, 333, 353. See LETTER, 394
— Internal-Combustion Engine Research Association, Slough Laboratory, 473
British Jewel Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Manufacture of Synthetic Sapphires, 425*
British Locomotive Industry, 234
— Navy. See H.M. under Warships
— Non-Kerrous Metals Research Association,
Investigation on De-Gassing of Molten Bronzes, 254, 274
— Ports, Administration and Development of, 376, 394
— Railways. See Railways
— Road Federation, Report on Roads and Road Transport, 91
— Shipbuilding. See Shipbuilding
— Shipping. See Shipping
— Standards Institution. See Standards
— Trade. See Trade
Bronze, Aluminium, “ Bronalex ” Electrodes for Welding (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 48
— Tin, Flux De-Gassing of, 245, 254, 274
Brown, C. A. C., on Application of Electricity to Farm Field Operations, 132
Brown, D., and Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd., Gauging of Involute Gear Teeth, 426*
Brown and Root, Inc., Trestle Bridge, New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway, 381* Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., Training Scheme for Girl Student Apprentices, 346
Buchan, Dr. S., on Testing Methods for Metal- Bonded Rubber, 281*
Bucket Wheels, Turbo Supercharger, Welding of, 36
Buffalo Forge Co., Vacuum Testing Plant for Fan Impellers, 227*
Buildings, Assessments of War Damage Repairs, 73
— Construction. See also Concrete, Reinforced and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Electrical Equipment of. Regulations for, 192, 432
— Industry and Functions of Federation of
Associations of Specialists and Sub-Contractors, 453
— Mechanical Installations in. Report on, 111
— Uses of Cast Iron in, New Department of
British Cast Iron Research Association, 117 Bulletins, Technical Information, Contents of, 492
Bullock, A. E., on Causes and Prevention of Accidents in Factories, 192
Bureau of Mines. See United States
Burgin, Rt. Hon. L., on Future of British Industry, 53
’Bus Bars. See Electric
Butler, J., on Tolerances for Screw Threads, 464 Butler, O. 1.. on Dynamics of Axle-Hung Electric Traction Motors, 34*, 54, 63, 94*

CABLE Traction on Sao Paulo Railway, 468*
— See also Wire Ropes and Electric
Cadmium Surfaces, Chromate Passivation, 308 Caen Power Station, Opening of, 34
Caisson, Concrete, for Prefabricated Harbour, Normandy, 313, 326
Calcium Carbide Production Processes, 338 Calculus, Heaviside’s Operational, Made Easy (Review), 123. See LETTER, 314
California, Ryan Aeronautical Co., Timber Bowstring Roof Trusses for Factory Building, 36
Callendar Steam Tables, 1939 (Review), 424 Callender’s Cable and Construction Co., Ltd., Gas-Filled Cable for 132 kV., 344*
Callender-Hamilton Emergency Bridge, 31 Cambridge University, Establishment of Chair of Electrical Engineering, 93 ; Presentation of Whipple Collection of Scientific Instruments to, 328, 374
Camera for Photographic Layout of Aircraft Parts, 405*
Camp, R. J. de, on South American Railways in War-Time, 467*
Canada, Aeronautical Research in, 504
— Engineering Institute of. See Engineering Notes from, 95
— Munitions and Supply Departments and
Excessive Profits, 365
— Oil-Electric Ice-Breaking Rail Ferry for, 156
— Ontario, DeCew Falls Hydro-Electric
Power Plant, 252
Ogoki River Diversion, 252
— Unification of Electricity Charges in, 232, 252 Canadian Airports, Proposed, 95
Canadian Allis-Chalmers Co., 65,000-h.p. Francis-Type Turbine, 252
— Army Engineering Training Courses, 35
— Engineering Standards Association. See
Standards
Canadian General Electric Co., 48,500-kVA Alternator, 252
— Water Power, Operating Data, 234
Canal, Dortmund-Ems, Bombing of, 273, 296
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Cantilevers, Propped, Moving T>oads on, 481* Capstan Lathe. See Lathe under Machine Tools Cars, Motor. See Motor Cars
— Rail. See Carriages, Railway
Carapella, L. A., on Etching Medium for Non- Ferrous Metals, 348
Carbidall, Ltd., Shrouded Tungsten-Carbide Lathe Centres, 30. See Erratum, 97
Carbon Bricks for Blast Furnaces, 416, 455, 475
— Price in Various Forms, 25
Carbonising Plants for Gas Production, 317, 356, 364
Cargo-Carrying Aeroplane (Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.), 413
Carriage, Railway, Electric, Dynamics of Axle- Hung Motors for Rail Cars, 34*, 54, 63, 94* Light-Weight, American, 365
Carter, Dr. F. W-, on Sighting of Anti-Aircraft Guns, 121*
Carter, G. W., on Heaviside’s Operational Calculus, 314. See 123
Carthage, Port of. Present Condition, 24*
Cast Iron, Desulphurisation by Sodium Carbonate, 17, 45, 65
Inoculated, Development and Production of, 378*, 458*
Research Association, British, Establishment of Building Uses Department, 117 ; Annual Report, 453.
Castings, Bronze, Investigation on Properties of, 245, 254, 274, 286
— Die, Zinc-AUoy, Mechanical Properties, 514
— Gunmetal, to Withstand Pressure, 254, 274, 286
— of Inoculated Cast Iron, 459*
— Malleable Iron, War-Time Development, 477*
— Process, Centrifugal, Speed of Rotation in, 198*
— Steel, Properties of, Influence of Melting Conditions on, 358*, 399*
Use of Side-Blown Converter Plants for, 104
Caswell, J. S., on Fracture of Ingot-Roughing Roll, 334*
Caterpillar Track-Link for Tanks, Malleable Iron, Manufacture of, 477*
for Vehicles, Design of, 21*, 43*
— Tractor. See Tractor
Cathode-Ray Oscillograph, Applications of, 445 Cavitation Phenomena, Studies in Hydraulics Research Laboratories, 204
— Problems with Screw Propellers, 5*, 418* Cement Grouting Reinforcement of Permanent Way, 107*
— Makers’ Federation, Professorship of Concrete Technology, 273
— See also Concrete and PARAGRAPH INDEX Centenary, Institution of Civil Engineers of
Ireland, 411
— of W. Denny and Brothers, Ltd., 493 Central Board of Irrigation, India, Annual Report, 443
— Design Council, Proposal for, 233
— Electricity Board, Power Station Extensions, 413
Centrifugal Casting Process, Speed of Rotation in, 198*
Ceramics, Modern Developments in, 328
Chain, Crane, Short-Link Wrought-Iron, Specification, 28
Chairs for Railway Sleeper Assemblies, Tests of, 1*, 41*, 81*, 141*, 181*
Chance Brothers, Ltd., Work on Sealing Glasses 495*
Channels, Irrigation, Design Formulae for, 443
— Open-Flow, Gas-Wave Analogies in, 264 Charging Apparatus for Blast Furnace, 455
— Machine, Electrically-Operated, for Heat-
Treatment Furnaces (Incandescent Heat Co., Ltd.), 407*
Charing Cross Station, Permanent Way Exhibition, 13; Army Signals Exhibition, 213 Charts of Tidal Waters, Interpretation of, 83 Chaulnes, Due de. Work on Dividing Engine, 164
Chemical and Allied Industries, Hydro-Electric Plants for,367, 398, 419. See Erratum,
— Analysis. See Analysis
— Controls of Ministry of Supply, Report on, 393
— Engineers, Institution of, Reavell Lecture
on Coal and Chemical Industry, by J. G. Bennett, 15, 25, 44 ; Hinchley Lecture on Hydro-Electric Development in Great Britain, by Sir A. Gibb, 367, 398, 419. See Erratum, ; Inauguration of North- Western Branch, 328; Some Developments in Ceramics, by C. S. Garland, 328
— Industry and Coal Processing, 15, 25, 44 Chemistry. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Chemulpo, Port of. History and Development, 362*
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, 4-8-4 Type Passenger and Freight Locomotive, 346
Child, F. C., on Effect of Shrinkage and Gas Porosity on Bronze Castings, 254. See 274; on Removal of Gases from Molten Bronzes, 254. See 274
Chile, Engineering Notes from, 57, 126, 216, 385, 516
— Industrial Developments in, 293 ('hina Squadron, Cruise in 1899, 362* Chobert Rivet for Aluminium Plates, 505 Chromate Passivation of Zinc and Cadmium Surfaces, 308
Chronometer Tests, Greenwich Observatory, 245 Cincinnati Milling Machine Co., High-Speed Milling with Negative Rake Angles, 104
City and Guilds of London Institute, Conferment of Fellowships, 107 ; Annual Report, 393
Civil Aviation. See Aeronautics
— Engineers and Contractors, Relations Between, 395
Civil Engineers, Institution of ;
Elections of Members, 28, 168, 308, 448 Training of Local Government Engineers, Joint Scheme with Institution of Municipal and County Engineers, 89
Formation of Town and Country Planning Committee, 253
Formation of Works Construction Division, 313
Formation of Prospective Candidates’ War-Service Committee, 365
Report on Organisation of Civil Engineering Work, 372
Awards of Prizes for 1943-44 Session, 373 Presidential Address, by F. E. Wentworth-Sheilds, on British Ports, 376, 394. See 373
New Examination Regulations, 435 Prefabricated Harbour Exhibition, 493 Railway Engineering Division:
Metallurgical Studies of Rails, by Dr. H. O’Neill, 408
Civil Engineers of Ireland, Institution of. Presidential Address, by P. J. Raftery, on 100 Years’ History of the Institution, 411
— Engineering Contractors, Responsibilities in Design, 414, 444, 463
Recollections of E. Latham, 323 Work, Organisation of. Report on, 372
— Service, Technicians in. Proposed Organisation of, 351
Clark, H. 0., the Late, 408
Clays, Fire. See Refractory Materials Cleanser for Prevention of Industrial Dermatitis, 448
Cleary Brothers Construction Co., Bridges on Florida-Key West Highway, 261* 229 2497269, 289, 309, 329, 349, 311:389:^429,’449,’469, 489, 509. See PARAGRAPH INDEX ?Xc.?s.;sr*«. s— T.™, _ Qutrtz-Controlled, Greenwich Observatory, 224 244
z »«
z iSSV3,S.»J .fM
_ fo^^Gas industry, 356, 364
Z Mustrrin west Cumberland, Plan for, 315 = Son, u'nSedSes, to Great Britain, 173
Z SSenitrPwSoroFReport on 12
ment, 173
_ TubrTe’st for^Coke^’and By-Products, 356 ZoaX"«r"roandsistlng, “ Allyl Starch,” 456
PAA Maior N. W., the Late, 94 lij^ninTDoS^ «aa’slight and
_ Oven Gas; Pmchase by
tice, 433. See 455, 475
«... ” A...d.
Inauguration of, 51o College. See ^dwcatioH SfSS ?‘—?•x "“'X.
Annual Report, 352
— See also Afinas and. cow OQA QIR*
Zoffl Resla^ pellowships, Establishment
Engine, Researches on, 336
— in Two-Stroke Compression-Ignition En gines, 76
Cpp also Fuel» GOiSands , . ? _
Zmi^erce See Trade. S.00 also Industries 07^ Commerce Wiring
Regulations 'aM ’ Registration, dum on Compulsory Winng Regulations, 332
Commonwealth. See ^“straZio Companies. See PARAGRAPH INDEX Compensation, Workmen’s. See ia^wr Pnmnressor Air. See Air Cowpressw Sete Bridge, Floating, Hobart, Tasmania, — CaPsson for Prefabricated Harbour, Nor- %r’e-Cast, and Cast Stone Bsti-
" "^maUng ’and cSsttag of (Review) 102 _ Reinforced, Design of (Review), 483 Essays on (Revie\y), 303 ZZS:SB"dr®">6,iSn.. Tex- -nd _ ?SS^«i:.Ai.««r, c»-. d“’
— Technology, Professorslup of, 213 ^iAere^ice,^S^ond^^^draulics, Iowa Ujxiver- Conse^vatio^of^cial, See Election
Consulting Engineers, Association of, Election C—SS-'CHl E«.ln« C.n.,.eU, Contra”°“an°d ’ CMl Engineers, Relations
— pUnt^Management, Institution of, Porma- _ and Responsibility for ‘^°"7sle‘?rTBr^ducts,’lnc®, S7*. See LETTER, _ oidts Ministry of Supply. See Industries and Commerce in Motors
Controllers, Electric Motor. See Motor , CouvSon^Tables. and Factors, British Stan- ConvlrtOT Plants?SiR-Blown, Design and Use
CookVon W. on Sheet-Metal Pattern Develop- ment 37*- See LETTERS, 114*, 154
Coolhig^owers for St. Swithin’s Power Station, CoppMoys.®%ee Bronze; Gunmetal; and Alloys under Metallurgy i aft
. Deoxidised and Arsenical, Specification, 168
— See also Metallurgy Qz^nipfv Acoui-
®Pb7SnRBnvelopcs, 88. See 353, 386*
— Resisting Coating Material, “ Allyl Starch, Costhig^ and Estimating R^e-Cast Concrete Products and Cast Stone (Review), 102
Couiitry 'and Development) Order, 1944, 33
Couplings and Shafts, Vibration of, 12o
Cox, E. S., on Locomotive Axleboxes, 58*, 78* H6*, 136. See 128*
“ Crab ” Mine-Sweeping Tank, 6
Crack Detector, Radio-Erequency (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 166*
Cradle, Wagon-Tipping, for 35-ton Coaling Crane, 506*
Crane Chain, Short-Link Wrought-Iron, Specification, 28
«— Jib, Travelling, Design of Caterpillar Track for, 22*, 43*
— Overhead Electric, Prevention of Accidents with, 192
— Travelling, 35-ton Electric, for Coaling
(G. Russell and Co., Ltd.), 506*
Gantry, 250-ton, Erection of, 147*
— See also Gantry
Cranes (Dereham), Ltd., 140-ton Trailer, Pump for Hydraulic Jacks, 26*. See Erratum^ 55 Craven, Sir C., the Late, 414
Creosote as Engine Fuel, 236, 337
Crosier, W. S., the Late, 288
Crude-Oil Engines. See Engines, Oil
Cruisers. See Warships
Crystalline Structure of Metals. See Metallography ; Microphotographs
Culman Foundation Essays on Structural Engineering (Review), 303
Cumberland, West, Industrial Plan for, 315 Cupola, Basic-Lined, Report on, 225, 265, 318 Current, Electric. See Electric
Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical Corporation, Milling Cutter for Aluminium, 65
Cutters, Milling. See Milling under Machine Tools
Cutting-off Machine. See Machine Tools Cylinder Wear in Motor-Car Engines, 497*,517*

D’ARCY EXPLORATION CO., LTD., Petroleum Production in England, 473
Dam, Kentucky, Power Station, 250-ton Travelling Gantry Crane, 147*
— Suorva Regulation, North Sweden, Completion of, 380
— Waboose, Ogoki River Diversion, Ontario,
252
Damage, War, Assessments of Repairs Due to, 73
Daniel, A. W. T., on Wedge Theory of Earth Pressure, 341*. See LETTER, 414
Danka, J. A., the Late, 309
Davies, H. A., the Late, 448
De Bergue Rivet for Aluminium Plates, 505
De Camp, R. J., on South American Railways in War-Time, 467*
DeCew Falls Hydro-Electric Power Plant, Ontario, 252
Deeley, R. M., the Late, 14
Deery, R. F., on Recovery of Sulphur from Waste Gases, 154
Definitions and Symbols, Physical, 72. See LETTER,114
De-Gassing of Tin Bronzes by Means of Flux, 245, 254, 274
De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., Ai)prentice Training Scheme, 113
De Havilland, J., Aircraft industry Scholarship, 233
Demobilisation of Engineering Trades Dilutees, 173
Demolition of Transporter Gantry by Thermit Burning, 108
Denny, W., <fe Brothers, Ltd., Centenary of, 493 Denudation, Soil, in India, 443 Dephosphorisation in Basic-Lined Cupola, 225, 265, 318
Derailment of Train at Mossband, Report on, 73
Dermatitis, Industrial, Prevention of, Blackburn Aircraft, Ltd., 448
Derwent River, Tasmania, Floating Concrete Bridge, 304*
Designs, Industrial, Proposed Central Council for 233
Desulphurisation in Basic-IJned Cupola, 225, 265, 318
— of Cast Iron by Sodium Carbonate, 17, 45, 65 Detonation in Internal-Combustion Engines,
Researches on, 335, 344
Devereux, W. C., Industrial Plan for West Cumberland, 315
Dewhurst, P. C., on Locomotive Axleboxes, 274 Diamond Dies for Wire Drawing, Specification, 88
— Tools for Turning Aluminium Pistons, 490 Die-C!asting, Gravity, Technique (Review), 184 Zinc-Alloy, Mechanical Properties of, 514
— Diamond, for Wire Drawing, Specification, 88 Diesel Engines. See Engines, Oil, Diesel; Marine Propulsion
Dilutees in Engineering Trades, Demobilisation of, 173
Directories. See LITERATURE INDEX
Disarmament of Germany, 231
Dispute, Trade. See Labour
Dividing Engine, Evolution of, 164*
Dnieprostroi Hydro-Electric Plant, Equipment for, 500
Dock Dues, Method of Levying, 277
— Engineering and Organisation of British Ports, 376, 395
Dockyard, Sheerness, and Reserve, Engineer- Capt. E. C. Smith’s Recollections, 243* Dolomite Clinker, Stabilised, for Basic-Lined Cupola, 225, 265, 318
Domestic Electrical Apparatus, Accidents and Fires from, 92
Sockets and Plugs, Report on, 136
— Electricity Load, Future of, 412
— Grate, Coke-Burning (Gas Light and Coke Co.), 175*
Dorey, Dr. S. F., on Design of Welded Pressure Vessels. 493
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Endowment of Harold Wright Lecture, 434
Dortmund-Ems Canal, Bombing of, 273, 296 Doumani^ T. F., on Recovery of Sulphur from Waste Gases, 154
Dowson, Dr. R., the Late, 14
Drainage, Surface (Review), 63
Drawing Office Practice in Relation to Interchangeable Components and Symbols, 433 See 451
Drying Plant, Grain (Steel’s Engineering Products, Ltd.), 307
Dumfries Railway Collision, Report on, 193 Duralumin, Intercrystalline Corrosion in, 340*
— Use in Ship Construction, 375. See LETTER, 474
“ Durometer,” Shore, for Testing Rubber Hardness, 283
Dust, Coal, Explosions of. See Coal Dust Use in Internal-Combustion Engines, 338
— in Steel Foundries, Report, 152
Duties on Hydrocarbon Oils, Inquiry Committee, 109, 168
Dynamics of Axle-Hung Traction Motors, 34*, 54, 63, 94*
Dynamos. See Generators, Electric; Turbo- Generators

EARTH’S Magnetism. See Magnetism
— Pressure, Extension of Wedge Theory of, 341*. See LETTER, 414
Economics, Railway. See Railway Economy, Euel. See Fuel
Eddington, Sir A. S., the Late, 434 Edinburgh and Leith, Exhibition of Industries, Report on, 191. See 233

Education :

Aeronautics, Proposed College of, Report on, 371
Aircraft Industry Scholarships, 228, 233 Apprentice Scholarship Scheme, Nuffield Organisation, 126
— Training of, in Russia, 193, 194
Scheme, Birmid Industries, Ltd., 133 Scheme, De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., 113. See 233
Scheme, for Girl Student Apprentices, Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., 346
Cambridge University Chair of Electrical Engineering, Establishment of, 93
City and Guilds of London Institute, Conferment of Fellowships, 107 ; Annual Report, 393
Civil Engineers, Institution of, New Examination Regulations, 435
Colonial Research Fellowships, Establishment of, 13
Education of Research Workers, 345
— for Shipbuilding Industries, 325 Electrical Engineers, Institution of. Examination Regulations, 435
Henley’s, W.T., Telegraph Works Ltd., Scholarships for Sons of ployees, 153
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.,
lowships for University Research, 75. See 73
— College of Science and Technology, Professorship of Concrete Technology, 273 ; Vacation Work Scheme, 473
Marine Electrical Engineers, Education of, 366
Mechanical Engineer and His Training, 383, 404. See LETTER, 454
National Certificates in Metallurgy, Establishment of, 130
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Scholarships in, 334, 338
— Schoolmasters, Vacancies for, 53 Northampton Polytechnic, London, Prospectus, 168
Teaching of Mathematics to Physicists, 53, 55
Training of Local-Government Engineers, Institution of Civil Engineers and Institution of Municipal and County Engineers Joint Scheme, 89
Transport, Institute of. Silver Jubilee Scholarships, 333
Treforest School of Mines and Technology, Calendar, 288
West Hartlepool Technical College, pectus, 169
See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Ejector, Bilge, Friedmann’s, 202*

Electric :

Alternating-Current Transmission, 162*, 222*, 421*, 461*, 501* Alternator. See Generator and Turbo Arc Welding. See Welding
British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association, Report on Application of Electricity to Field Operations, by C. A. C. Brown, 132 ; Retirement of E. B. Wedmore, 513 ’Bus-Bars, Aluminium, in S.S. ” Aqui- tania,” 195
Cables, Gas-Filled, for 132-kV, 344* — High-Voltage, 421*, 461* Cambridge University Chair of Electrical Engineering, Establishment of, 93 Cathode Rays. See Cathode
Central Electricity Board, Power Station Extensions, 314
Cleat Wire, Insulated, Specification, 28 Cranes. See Cranes
Dynamo. See Generatoi'; Turbo-Generator Electrical Apparatus, Domestic, Accidents and Fires from, 92
— Engineering and Electronics, 284 Industry, Organisation of Experimental Research, 416, 445, 485
in Merchant Navy, 356, 366
— Equipment, American Lend-Lease, for ? Russia, 365
of Buildings, Regulations for, 192, 432
— Plant in Mines, Report on, 352 Electricity Load, Domestic, Future of, 412 Flameproof Equipment, Code of Practice for Installation and Maintenance, Committee for, 209
Generating Stations. See Power Stations Generator. See Generator and Turbo High-Frequency Spot Gluing of Plywood, 205
Hydro-Electric Power Plants. See Power Plants
Insulating Materials, Manufacture of Polyethylene, 75
Lamp Caps, Prefocus, Specification, 8
— Manufacture, Glass-Processing Machines for, 85*
— — Sealing Glasses for (Chance Brothers, Ltd.), 495*
— Signal, for Night Surveying, 195*
— Tungsten-Filament, Specification, 148 Lampholders, Insulated, Specification, Lighting, Electric, in Ships, 356 Lightning, Effect on High-Tension Cables, 502*
Locomotives. See Locomotives, Electric Machines. See Generators ; Motors ; Turbo Mains. See Cables (above)
Motors. See Motors, Electric
Oil Switch. See Switchgear
Oscillograph, Cathode-Ray, Applications of, 445
Plugs and Sockets, Domestic, Report, 136 Polyethylene, Use as Insulating Material, 75 Power. See Power
— Stations. See Power Stations Pyrometer. See Pyrometer Railways. See Railways Rays. See Cathode ; X-Rays Rontgen Rays. See X-Rays Rural Electrification and Field Operations, 132
Scottish Electrical Manufacturing Industry, 11
Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion Sockets and Plugs, Domestic, Report, 136 Switchgear. See Switchgear
Telegraphy. See Telegraphy Telephony. See Telephony
Traction. See Locomotives, Electric; Railways
Tractors, Agricultural, Electric, Use of, 132 Turbo-Generators. See Turbo-Generators Welding. See Welding
Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy; Radio
— Telephony. See Telephony ; Radio VViring of Aircraft, Standard System, 450 — of Buildings, 432
— Regulations, Compulsory, and Registration, Memorandum on, 332.
X-Rays. See X-Rays See also PARAGRAPH INDEX

Electrical Engineers, Institution of :

Election of Members, 8, 28, 48, 68, 128, 188, 208, 228, 248, 288, 308, 368, 388, 408, 428, 448, 508
Selection of Staff by Means of Intelligence and Aptitude Tests, by R. C. Woods and A. S. MacDonald, 52
Election of Officers, 73
Assessment of Electrical Accidents in Relation to Other Accidents and Appraisement of Some Electrical Fire Statistics, 92
Establishment of Chair of Electrical Engineering at Cambridge University, 93
Report on Domestic Sockets and Plugs, 136 Admission of Non-Members to Meetings, 153
Regulations for Electrical Equipment of Buildings, 192
Associate-Membership Examinations, Revised Regulations, 200, 435
Code of Practice for Installation of Flameproof Equipment, Constitution of Committee, 209
Government of the Institution, 212 Post-War Building Studies, No. 11, Electrical Installations, 432
Presidential Address, by Sir H. Railing, on The Engineer and His Responsibilities, 296, 314. See 291
Standardisation and Design of A.C. TurboType Generators, by G. A. Juhlin, 512
Installation Section:
Electrical Engineering in Merchant Navy, by G. 0. Watson, 356, 366
Measuremenis Section :
Organisation of Experimental Research, by Dr. W. G. Radley, 416, 445, 48.5
Transmission Section:
Electric Distribution Network Extensions, by H. W. Grimmitt, 412
Wireless Section:
Change of Name to Radio Section, 49 Midland Centre, Radio Group :
Electronics : Past and Present, by Dr. W. Wilson, 284
North-Western Centre:
Organisation of Engineering Profession, by W. Kidd, 331
Scottish Centre :
Chairman’s Address on Electrical Manufacturing in Scotland, by D. W. Low, 11
Electrical Engineers, Supervising, Association of. See Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of
— Engineering in Merchant Navy, 356, 366
— Manufacturing Industry in Scotland, 11 Electrodes, “ Hardex,” for Cutting Tools (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 205 Electronics, Past and Present, 284
Elliot, G. D., on Iron Making at Appleby- Frodingham Works of United Steel Companies, Ltd., 415. See 433, 455, 475 Ellis, J. P., the Late, 405
“Eloptive,” No. 4 Senior, Capstan Lathe, (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 226*
Employees. See Labour
Employers’ Trade Associations, Organisation of, 353. See LETTER, 394
Employment. See Labour
Endurance Tests. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials'}
Enfield Cable Works, Ltd., Gas-Filled Cable for 132-kV at Osbaldwick, 344*
of Alu- Machining of Magnesium Alloys, by C. J. Wiberg, 65 ; Classification of Members of, 413
— Laboratories. See Laboratories
— Profession, Organisation of, 331. See LETTER, 394
— Societies. See Institutions
— Standards. See Standards Institution
— Works. See Works
England, Petroleum Production in, 473
— See also Great Britain
English Electric Co., Ltd., Equipment for Diesel-Electric Shunting Locomotive, 266* Envelopes, Pliofilm, for Machinery Protection (Goodyear Tyre <fe Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd.), 88. See 108, 353, 385*
Ernst, H., on High-Speed Milling with Negative Rake Angles, 104
Erwin, W. S., on The Sonigage, 487
Escher, Wyss Engineering Works, Ltd., Manufacture of Hydraulic Turbines by, 13
“ Essex-32 ” Punch and Form Shaping Machine, 246*
Estimating and Costing Pre-cast Concrete Products and Cast Stone (Review), 102
Estuaries, Soundings and Observations in, 83 Etching Medium for Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys, 348
Evans, N. L., on Desulphurisation of Cast Iron by Sodium Carbonate, 17, 45, 65
“ Everall ” Emergency Bridge, 31
“ Exactor ” Hydraulic Remote-Control Gear (Sjxjrry Products, Inc.), 87*. See LETTER, 154
Exhibition, Army Signals, Charing Cross Station, 213
— Arromanches Prefabricated Harbour, London, 493
— Defence against Flying-Bomb, 353
— Engineering, at Leicester, 333
— Industries of Edinburgh and Leith, Report on, 191. See 233
— Permanent Way, Charing Cross, 13 Way, Paddington, 33
— Tropical and Packaging, Anglo-American Services, 353, 385*. See 88, 108
— Whipple Collection of Early Scientific Instruments, Cambridge, 328, 374
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Expansion, Thermal, of Sealing Glasses, 495* Expenditure, State, Social Reform and Industry, 71
Experimental Tank. See Tank
Explosions, Underwater, Damage to Ship Structures, 437*
Explosive Rivet for Aluminium Plates, 505
— See also Guns
Export Trade. See Trade ; and Industries in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Extrusion Process for Thermo-Plastic Moulding (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 287*
Eyebolts, Steel, Specification, 208

FACTORS and Conversion Tables, British
Standards Institution, 208 Factory Accidents. See Accidents
— Accounts. See Works Management
— Chief Inspector of, Annual Report, 472
— Employment of Women. See Labour
— Government, Disposal of, 293
— Production Control in, 452
Fairbairn, C. E., Wagon-Lifting Equipment, 106* ; Equipment for Locomotive Wheel- Drop, 155
Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd., “ Benfold ” Bending and Forming Machine, 67* ; Production of “ Barracuda ” Torpedo-Bomber Aircraft, 113; “Firefly” Aeroplane for Naval Service, 374*
Fan, 24-ft. Diameter, for High-Speed Wind Tunnel, 241*
— Impellers, Vacuum Testing Plant for (Buffalo Forge Co.), 227*
Farm Machinery Instructors, Training of, 292 Farming. See Agriculture ; Tractors Farthing, J. H., the Late, 485
Fassotte, P. C., on Developments in Side- Blown Converter Plants, 104
Fatigue Tests of Metals. See Fatigue under Tests (Materials)
“ Faxfllm ” Method of Surface Inspection (R. D. McDill Engineering and Physical Laboratory), 437
“ Fearless,” H.M. Cruiser, History and Description, 23*
Federation of Associations of Specialists and Sub-Contractors, Luncheon, 453
— of British Industries, Proposal for Central
Design Council, 233; Report on Post- War Transport, 333 ; Report on Organisation of British Industry, 333, 353. See LETTER,394
Feed Water. See Water
Fel-Electric, Ltd., Fluorescent Method of Crack Detection, 368
Fellowships, City and Guilds of London Institute, 107
— Colonial Research, Establishment of, 13
— for University Research, Imperial Chemical
Industries, Ltd., 75. See 73
Female Labour. INDEX
Ferranti, Dr. S. Station, 34
Ferro-Concrete. PARAGRAPH
— Silicon as inoculant for Cast Iron, 379 Ferry, Rail, Ice-Breaking, Oil-Electric, for Canada, 156
Fertiliser-Distributing Machine, 307
Fibre Cores for Wire Ropes, Specification, 8 Fiegehen, E. G., on Track-Laying Vehicle Design, 21*, 43*
Field Farming Operations, Application of Electricity to. Report on, 132
Fife, W., the Late, 135. See LETTER, 175 Films. Thin, Graphite, Methods of Application, 40
Fire Appliances in Ships, 375
— and Domestic Electrical Apparatus, Statistics, 92
Firebricks. See Refractory Materials
“ Firefly ” Aeroplane for Naval Service, 374 Fischer-Tropsch Process, Significance to Chemical Industry, 25
Process, Development of, 337
Fitzgerald, Adml. C. C. P., Career of, 302, 361* Fitzgerald, T., on Optical Effect of Blast, 94, 254. See 33. See LETTERS, 53, 74, 114, 134, 154, 194*, 294
Flail, Mine-Sweeping, for Army Tanks, 6* Flameproof Electrical Equipment, Code of Practice for Installation and Maintenance, Committee for, 209
Flanges, Railway-Wheel, Welding of, 441* Fleet. See Warships
“ Flexometer ” Dynamic Rubber Testing Machine, 281*
Flight. See Aeronautics
Flood-Control Investigations, Hydraulics Research, 204
— Estimation and Control (Review), 223 Florida State Road Department, Florida-Key West Overseas Highway, 261*
Flow, Fluid, and Hydraulics Research, 203, 234, 264
Fluid Friction. See Air Resistance ; Friction
— Mechanics and Hydraulics Research, 203, 234, 264
Fluorescent Method of Crack Detection, Metals, Ceramics and Plastics (Fel-Electric, Ltd.), 368
Fluorspar Producers Association of Derbyshire, Change of Name to British Fluorspar Producers Association, 48
Flux De-Gassing of Tin Bronzes, 245, 254, 274 Flying-Bomb Defence Exhibition, 353 Launching Ramps, 237*
Mechanism of, 273
Optical Effect from Explosion of, 33. See LETTERS, 53, 74, 94, 114, 134, 154, 194*, 254, 294
Prime Minister’s Statement on, 33 Force Diagrams for Locomotive Axleboxes, 58* Ford Motor Co., Ltd., “ Monometer ” Tilting and Rotary Metal-Melting Furnaces, 146*
Fordson “ High Traction ” Agricultural Tractor, 307*
Foreign Technical Publications, Payment for, 208, 314
Foundation for Deep-Water Jetty, 324 Foundries, Steel, Dust in, Report on, 152
— Work. See also Die Casting —• See also Castings ; Moulding
Fouudrymen, British, Institute of. See British Fox, F. A., on Effects of Precipitation Treatment of Magnesium-Aluminium Alloys, 218*, 238*
Fox, S., and Co., Ltd., “ Bagnall-Bethel ” Adjustable Nozzle for Ingot-Casting Ladles, 447* Francis Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic Friction of Ball and Roller Bearings, 257*, 278* Friedmann’s Bilge Ejector, 202*
Frustration of Civil Engineering Contracts, 464 Fry, L. H., on Locomotive Testing, 194, 474. See LETTER, 234
Fuels, Coal Tar, Derivation, Properties and Application (Review), 363
— Colloidal. See Colloidal Fuel
— Consumption in Blast Furnaces, 434
in Chemical Industries, 25, 44
—- Efficient Use of, Ministry of Fuel and Power Report, 96
Use of, Text-Book for Students and Technical Men (Review), 403. See LETTER 515
— High-Octane, for Road Vehicles, 18*. See LETTER, 74
Fuel, Institute of, Winter-Session Programme, 233 ; Annual Luncheon, 313 ; Presidential Address, by Dr. E. W. Smith, on Technical Developments in Gas Industry, 316, 356, 364. See 313
— Internal-Combustion Engine, Dr. H. R.
Ricardo’s Researches on, 333, 334, 344
— Motor, Production from Coal, 236, 318*, 337 See also Benzol ; Gas ; Motor ; Petrol; Producer
— and Power, Ministry of, Report on Production of Opencast Coal, 12 ; Statistical Digest, 1938-1943, 32 ; Report on Efficient Use of Fuel, 96 ; Hydrocarbon Oil Duties, Inquiry Committee, 109, 168; Constitution of Fuel and Power Advisory Council, 388 ; Note on Power Economy with Intermittently-Loaded Machines, 453 —• See also Coal; Oil; Gas
“ Fulham ” Coke-Burning Domestic Grate,175* Furnaces, Blast, Operation and Problems of, 415, 433, 455, 475
—> Gas-Fired, for Heat-Treatment of Alloy Steels (Incandescent Heat Co., Ltd.), 407*
— Metal-Melting, Tilting and Rotary (Monometer Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 146*
— Open-Hearth, Basic, Liquid-Steel Temperatures in, 185, 205
— Oxy-Hydrogen, for Sapphire Production
(General Electric Co., Ltd.), 425*
— See also Coke Ovens ; Cupola

GALVANISING and Pickling Plant, Steel- Strip, Sharon Steel Corp., 280
Gantry, Transporter, Demolition by Thermit Burning, 108
— Travelling, for Reinforced-Concrete Trestle
Railway Bridge, 381*
— See also Crane
Gantt Medal, Award to Drs. L. M. and F. B. Gilbreth, 65
Garland, C. S., on Developments in Ceramics, 328
Garrard, C. J. O., on Employers’ Trade Organisations, 394. See 353
Gas-Air Mixer for Compression-Ignition Engines Operating on Gas, 98*, 138*, 158, 177, 247*
— Coke-Oven. See Coke Oven
— Engineers, Institution of, Research Work by,316
— Fired Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Industry, Glossary of Terms Used in, 388 Technical Developments in, 316, 356, 364
— Insulated Electric Cables, 344*. 461*
Gas Light and Coke Co., Coke-Burning Domestic Grate, 175*
— Operation of Compression-Ignition Engines, 98*, 118* 138*, 158*, 177* 196*, 247*
— Pickling and Galvanising Plant, Steel-Strip,
Sharon Steel Corporation, 28i)
— Producer. See Producer
— Research, Development of, 316
— Sewage, for Generation of Power, Bally mena, Ulster, 60
— in Tin Bronzes, Removal of, 245, 254, 274
— Waste, Recovery of Sulphur from Sulphur
Dioxide in, 154
— Wave Analogies in Open-Channel Flow, 264
— Welding. See yVelding
— and Gasworks. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Gasoline. See Petrol; Engine, Petrol; Aeronautics
Gauging of Involute Gear Teeth (D. Brown and Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd.), 426*
Gear Teeth, Involute, Gauging of (D. Brown and Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd.), 426*
Gelatines, Sampling and Testing of, Specification, 148
General Aircraft, Ltd., “ Hamilcar ” Transport Glider, 487*
General Electric Co., Ltd., Glass-Processing Machines for Lamp and Valve Manufacture, 85*; Flameproof Oil-Immersed Switchgear, 186* ; Manufaciture of Synthetic Sapphires, 425*
General Electric Co., Schenectady, Welding of Turbo Supercharger Bucket Wheels, 36; | Rotary Timing Switch for Process Work, 66* ; Two-Million Volt X-Ray Apparatus, 464
Generating Plant, American Lend-Lease, for Russia, 365
— Station. See Power Station Generator, Electric, 48,500-kVA, De Cew Falls Power Station, 252
Direct-Current, “ Metadyne ” (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 486*
Turbine-Driven, Standardisation and Design of, 512 See also Turbo-Generatoi'
German Battleship “ Tirpitz,” Sinking of, 393, 433
— Long-Range Rockets, 393, 437*, 473
German and Milne, Ice-Breaking Rail Ferry for Canada, 156
Germany, Disarmament of, 231
— War at Sea Against, 174
Gibb, Sir A., on Hydro-Electric Development in Great Britain, 367, 398, 419. See Erratum, 457
Giffen, Dr. E., on Conversion of Compression- Ignition Engines to Producer-Gas Operation, 98*, 118*, 138*, 158*, 177*, 196*, 247*
Gilbreth, Drs. L. M. and F. B., Award of Gantt Medal to, 65
Girders. See Beams ; Bridges
Girl Student Apprentice Scheme, Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., 346
Gladman, C. A., on Drawing Ofiice Practice in Relation to Interchangeable Components, 433. See 451
Glaisher, W. H., on Effect of Shrinkage and Gas Porosity on Bronze Castings, 254. See 274
Glass-Processing Machines for Lamp and Valve Manufacture (General Electric Co., Ltd.), 85*
Glasses, Sealing, Production and Properties of (Chance Brothers, Ltd.), 495*
Gloster Aircraft Co., Ltd., Jet-Propelled Aircraft, 276*
Gluing of Plywood, Difficulties in, 235
— Spot, High-Frequency, of Plywood (Aero Research, Ltd.), 205
Goodall, Sir S. V., on Technical Developments in Naval Construction, 375, 396*, 418*, 437*. See LETTER, 474
Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., Pliofilm Envelopes for Machinery Protection, 88. See 108, 353, 385*
Government Departments, Value of Information Services to, 492
— Factories, Disposal of, 293
— Policy, Effect on Engineering Industries, 394 on Post-War Reconstruction, 251
— Railways. See Railways
— White Papers, Manpower, 251 ; Social Insurance, 251 ; Workmen’s Compensation, 251 ; International Air Transport, 311; Statistics Relating to War Effort of United Kingdom, 431
Governor for Compression-Ignition Engines Operating on Gas, 98, 118, 158*, 177*
Graff-Baker, W. S., on Future of Steam Locomotive, 353, 392
Grain-Drying Plant (Steel’s Engineering Products, Ltd.), 307
— Moisture Tester (Ashworth and Co., Ltd.), 307 Graphite in Cast Irons, Variations by Inoculation, 378*, 458*
— Films, Thin, Methods of Application, 40 Grate, Domestic, Coke-Burning (Gas Light and Coke Co.), 175*
Great Britain, Coal Mission from United States, 173
Hydro-Electric Developments in, 367, 398, 419. See Erratum^ 457
Oil Production in, 253
Statistics of War Effort, 431
and United States, Oil and Shipping Policy, 113
— Western Railway, Permanent Way Exhibition, 33
Greenwich, Royal Observatory, Report of Astronomer Royal, 224, 244
“ Griffon ” Rolls-Royce 2,000-h.p. Twelve- Cylinder Aero Engine, 227*
Grimmitt, H. W., on Electric Distribution Network Extensions, 412
Grouting, Cement, Reinforcement of Permanent Way, 107*
Groves, Lundin and Cox, Florida-Key West Highway, 261*
Grubb, Sir H., Parsons and Co., Zenith Telescope for Greenwich Observatory, 244
Grundy, R. H., on Physical Symbols and Definitions, 114. See 72
Guns, Anti-Aircraft, Sighting of, 121*
— Blow, and Oiler, Combined (B.E.N. Patents, Ltd.), 275*
— Naval, Development of, 201, 303
— Sight, Gyro, for Fighter Aircraft, 133
— See also Explosives ; Projectiles ; Warships Gunmetal, Leaded, for Pressure Castings, 254, 274, 286
Gunners, Air, Training Apparatus for, 347* Gunnery, Naval, Influence of Admiral Sir P. Scott on, 362, 403*
Gunpowder. See Explosives
Gyro Gun Sight for Fighter Aircraft, 133

HAIRSPRINGS for Instruments, Manufacture of (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 217
Hakodate, Port of, History and Development, 362*
Hallamshire Steel and File Co., Ltd., Heat-Treatment Plant for Alloy Steels, 407*
“Hamilcar” Military Transport Glider (General Aircraft, Ltd.), 487*
Handley Page, Ltd., Photographic Layout of Aircraft Parts, 405*
Harbour Design, Investigations in Hydraulics Research Laboratories, 204
— Dues on Shipping, Method of Levying, 277
— Hong Kong, Anchorages at, 302*
— Law Suits Connected with, 323
— Layouts and Wave Action, 161*, 214*, 221*
— Prefabricated, at Arromanches, Normandy, 313, 326* ; Exhibition of, 493
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Hardening of Metals. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
“Hardex” Electrodes for Cutting Tools (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 205
Hardness Tests. See Tests {Materials)
Harper, E. R., on American Locomotive of 1874, 214. See LETTER, 14*. See 259
Hart, J. H., the Late, 228
Harvester, Sugar Beet, Topping Unit for, 306*
Hawker Aircraft, Ltd., “Tempest ” Single-Seat Fighter, 350*
Hawksley Lecture on Research and Development in Aeronautics, 465, 503. See 413 •
Healy, H. W., the Late, 355
Heap, R. D. T., the Late, 474
Hearth Breakouts in Blast Furnaces, 416, 455
Heat Engines. See Engines; Turbines; Aeronautics
— Radiant, Application to Metal Finishing (Review), 323
— Specific. See Specific Heat
— Treatment of Metals. See Metallurgy
Heating of Electric Cables, Control of, 501*
— by Gas, Researches on, 317
Heaviside’s Operational Calculus Made Easy (Review), 123. See LETTER, 314
Heeley, E. J., on Design of Pressure Vessels, 493
Henley’s Telegraph Works Co., Ltd., Scholarships for Sons of Employees, 153
Herbert, A., Ltd., High-Speed Milling with Negative Rake Angles, 104 ; No. 4 Senior “ Eloptive ” Capstan Lathe, 226* ; Machine-Tool Lubricant-Distributing Trolley, 460
Herbert, R. J., on Caen Electric Power Station, 34
High Frequency. See Electric
— Temperature Tests. See Tests {Materials}
High Traction Fordson Agricultural Tractor, 307*
Highlands, Water-Power Development in, 15. See LETTER, 454
Highways. See Roads
Hinchley Lecture on Hydro-Electric Development in Great Britain, 367, 398, 419. See Erratum, 457
Hindley, H., Early Work on Dividing Engine, 164
H.M.S.S. See under Warships
Hobart, Tasmania, Floating Concrete Bridge, 304*
Hoists. See Cranes ; Gantries
Holdsworth, R., on Optical Effect of Blast, 53,* 134, 294. See 33. See LETTERS, 74, 94, 114, 154, 194*, 254
Hong Kong Harbour, Anchorages at, 302*
Hopkins Emergency Bridge, 31
Hopkinson, Prof. B., Research Work of, 335
Hot Bearings, Locomotive Axleboxes, 116, 136
— Blast Stove Refractories, 416, 475
— Twist Test for Metals, 397
Hours of Labour. See Labour Houses, Demonstration, Ministry of Works, at Northolt, Middlesex, 253
— Electrical Equipment of, 432
— Wooden, Prefabricated (Jicwood, Ltd.), 435
Housing, Post-War, and Electricity Supply, 412
Hudson, F., on Leaded Gunmetal for Castings to Withstand Pressure, 254, 286. See 274
Hughes, Dr. E., on New Regulations for Institution Examinations, 435
Hughes, H. P., on Production of Inoculated Cast Iron, 378*, 458*
Hughes-Caley, F., the Late, 15
Hunt, V. R., the Late, 484
Hunter, Sir S., on Shipbuilding Industry of North-East Coast, 325
Hurst, Dr. J. E., on Speed of Rotation in Centrifugal Casting Process, 198*
Hydraulic Power Plant. See Power Plant
— Pumps. See Pump
— Remote-Control Gear, “Exactor” (Sperry Products, Inc.), 87*. See LETTER, 154
— Turbines. See Turbines ; Power Plant Hydraulics Research in United States, 203, 234, 264
— See also Irrigation ; Water Hydro-Carbon Oil Duties Inquiry Committee, 109, 168
Hydro-Electric Power Plant. See Power Plant
Hydrogenation of Coal, Significance to Chemical Industry, 16 and Tar, 319*, 337

ICE. See Refrigeration
Ignitron, Development and Applications of, 285
Ihrig, H. K., on Hot-Twist Test for Metals, 397
Illuminating Engineering Society, Presidential Address, by E. Stroud, on History and Position of Society, 290
Illumination. See Lighting ; and Lamps under Electric
Impact from Axle-Hung Electric Traction Motors, 34*, 54, 63, 94*
— Tests. See Tests {Materials}
Impellers, Fan, Vacuum Testing Plant for (Buffalo Forge Co.), 227*
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Establishment of University Research Fellowships, 75. See 73 ; Manufacture of Polyethylene for Insulating Purposes, 75
— College of Science and Technology, Professorship of Concrete Technology, 273 ; Vacation Work Scheme, 473
Import Trade. See Trade
Impregnation of Railway Sleepers, Tests of, 3
Incandescent Heat Co., Ltd., Heat-Treatment Plant for Alloy Steels, 407*
— Lamps. See Lamps under Electric Incendiary Bomb, New Type, 153
Indexing and Spiral Milling (Review), 343
India, Central Board of Irrigation, Annual Report, 443
— Rubber. See Rubber
Indian Scientists’ Visit to England, 273, 313, 453
Industrial Accidents. See Accidents
— Agreements and Disputes. See Labour ; Labour Notes
— Developments in Chile, 293 in Mexico, 173
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Management. See Works Management
— Notes. See Labour Notes under Labour
— Plan for West Cumberland, 315
— Psychology, Use in Staff Selection, 52. See LETTER, 114
— Records and Waste-Paper Collections, 233
— Research. See Research
— Unrest. See Labour
Industrialists, Need for Liaison with Research Workers, 345
Industry and Aesthetics, 191. See 233
— British, Federation of. See Federation Organisation of, Report on, 333, 353. See LETTER, 394
— Decentralisation in. Plans for Greater London, 471, 491
— Engineering, Wages Agreement in, 153
— National Expenditure and Social Reform, 71
— in Northern Ireland, Location of. Report, 453
— Organisation of Experimental Research Within, 416, 445, 485
— Position in the State, 314
— and Trades Unions, 151. See LETTER, 194
— Value of Information Services to, 492
— See also Trade and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Information Departments, Work in War Time, 492
Inglis Military Bridge, 31
Ingot-Casting Ladle, Adjustable Nozzle for (S. Fox and Co., Ltd.), 447*
— Roughing Roll, Fracture of, 334*
Injection Pump Control, Compression-Ignition Engines Operating on Gas, 98, 118*, 158*, 177*
Inland Navigation. See Canals ; Rivers, etc.
Inoculating Plant for Cast Iron, 378*
Inspection, Surface, “Eaxfllm” Method (R. D. McDill Engineering and Physical Laboratory), 437
Institute of Transport. See Transport
— See Institutions
Institution, British Standards. See Standards
— Elections, 8, 28, 48, 68, 128, 148, 168, 188, 208, 228, 248, 288, 308, 328, 368, 388, 408, 428, 448, 468, 508
— Royal. See Royal Institution
— Technical, Government of, 212
and Scientific. See Agricultural Engineers, British, Institution of; Agricultural Engineering, National Institute of; American Railroads, Association of ; Automobile Engineers, Institution of; Automotive Engineers, Society of; British Aircraft Constructors, Society of; British Foundrymen, Institute of; Chemical Engineers, Institution of; Civil Engineers, Institution of; Civil Engineers of Ireland, Institution of; Consulting Engineers, Association of; Contractors' Plant Management, Institution of; Electrical Engineers, Institution of: Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Institution of; Engineering Institute of Canada; Fuel. Institute of ; Gas Engineers, Institution of; Illuminating Engineering Society ; Iron and Steel Institute; Junior Institution of Engineers; Libraries, Special, and Information Bureaux, Association of; Locomotive Engineers, Institution of; Manchester Association of Engineers ; Marine Engineers, Institute of; Mathematical Association; Mechanical Engineers, American Society of; Mechanical Engineers, Institution of; Metals, Institute of; Mining and Metallurgy, Institution of ; Municipal and County Engineers, Institution of; Naval Architects, Institution of; Newcomen Society; North-East Coast Insitution of Engineers and Shipbuilders; Physical Society; Physics, Institute of; Professional Civil Servants, Institution of ; Railway Companies Association ; Royal Institution ; Science Masters’ Association; Stress Analysis, Experimental, Society of; Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of; Structural Engineers, Institution of; Testing Materials, American Society for ; Transport, Institute of ; Welding, Institute of; Wrought Light Alloys Development Association
Instruments, Hailsprings for, Manufacture of (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 217
— Packing Cases for, 321*
— Scientific, Whipple Collection, Presentation to Cambridge University, 328, 374
— See also Aeronautics ; Electric Insulation. See Electric
Insurance, Social, Government White Paper on, 251
— Workmen’s. See Labour Integral Accounting (Review), 123
Internal-Combustion Engines. See Aeronautics ; Engines; Motor Cars ; Tractors
International Air Transport, White Paper, 311
International Combustion, Ltd., 21st Anniversary Luncheon, 493
International Iron Co., Demolition of Transporter Gantry by Thermit Burning, 108
— Trade. See Trade Inventions. See Patents
Inventors in Engineering ment of, 325
Inverter, Mercury-Vapour, x.oo Iowa University, Second Hydraulics Conference, 203, 234, 264
Ireland, Northern. See Northern Ireland Iron Alloys. See Metallurgy and Steel
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Heat Treatment. See Metallurgy
— Manufacture. See Furnaces, Blast ; Metallurgy
— Ore. See Ore
— and Steel Industry, Brazilian, 56, 215 Industry, Peruvian, 385
Industry in West Cumberland, Plan for, 315 .
Iron and Steel Institute :
- National Certificates in Metallurgy, 130
- Annual Meeting, London, 1944 :
-- Use of Basic-Lined Ladles for Desulphurisation of Cast Iron by Sodium Carbonate, by N. L. Evans, 17, 45, 65
-- Survey of Liquid-Steel Temperatures in Basic Open-Hearth Furnaces, by D. Manterfield, 185, 205
- Autumn Meeting, London:
-- Programme, 328
-- Retiring Officers, 433
-- Reports of Discussions, 433, 455, 475
-- Development in Design and Use of Side- Blown Converter Plants, by P. C. Eassotte, 104
-- Discussion on Blast-Furnace Operation and Problems :
- Considerations on Blast-Furnace Practice, by Dr. T. P. Colclough, 433. See 455, 475
- Ironmaking at Appleby-Frodingham Works of United Steel Companies, Ltd., by G. D. Elliot, 415. See 433, 455, 475
- Paper for Written Discussion :
-- Influence of Melting Conditions on Physical Properties of Steel Castings by H. T. Protheroe, 358*,399*
Iron and Steel. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Tests. See Tests {Materials)
— Welding. See Welding
— See also Cast Iron ; Steel; Metallurgy Ironwork, Structural. See Bridges; Roofs; Structures
Irrigation, India, Central Board of, Annual Report, 443
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Isle of Sheppey, Damage to Leysdown Sea Wall, 324
Italy, War at Sea Against, 174
Ixtapantongo, Mexico, Hydro-Electric Power Plant, 516

JAPAN, War at Sea Against, 174
Jet-Propelled Aircraft (Gloster Aircraft Co., Ltd.), 276*
— Propulsion for Aircraft, 503 Jetty Construction Problems, 323
Jewel Bearings, Manufacture of Synthetic Sapphires for, 425*
Jicwood, Ltd., Prefabricated Wooden Houses, 435
Jig and Fixture Practice (Review), 363
Johansen, F. C., on Strength of Railway Sleeper Assemblies, 1*, 41*, 81*, 141,* 181*
Johnson and Phillips, Ltd., Single-Operator Welding Equipment, 35* ; Operation of Single-Phase Welder from Three-Phase Supply, 206*
Jones, E. H. (Machine Tools), Ltd., Punch and Form Shaping Machine, 246*
Journals. See Bearings
Juhlin, G. A., on Standardisation of A.C. TurboType Generators, 512
Junior Institution of Engineers, Sheet-Metal Pattern Development, by W. Cookson, 37*. See LETTERS, 114*, 154; Stevens Lecture on Production of Tars and Oil from Coal, by Dr. J. G. King, 236, 318*, 337 ; Awards for 1943-44 Session, 270 ; Election of Officers, 409; Presidential Address, by Maj.-Gen. K. C. Appleyard, on Problems of Transition from War to Peace, 474

KAYE, L. J., the Late, 417
Kelso, R., on Human Element in Transport, 484 Kentucky Dam Power Station, 260-ton Travelling Gantry Crane, 147*
Keys for Railway Chairs, Investigation on, 1*, 41*, 81*, 141*, 181
Key West-Elorida Overseas Highway, 261* Kidd, W., on Organisation of Engineering Profession, 331. See LETTER, 894
King, Dr. J. F., on Longitudinal Bending Moments, 258*. See 253
King, Dr. J. G., on Production of Tars and Oil from Coal, 236, 318*, 337
“ Kogasin ” Mixture of Hydrocarbons, 25
Kondic, Dr. V., on Properties of De-Gassed Tin Bronzes, 254. See 274
Kryn and Lahy (1928), Ltd., Basic-Lined Ladles for Desulphurisation of Cast Iron, 65

LABORATORIES, Aeronautical, E; T. Allen
Memorial, 241*
— British Internal-Combustion Engine Research Association, 473

Labour :

Apprentice Scholarship Scheme, Nuffield Organisation, 126
— Training Scheme, Birmid Industries, Ltd., 133
Scheme, De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., 113
Scheme for Girls, Brush Electrical Engineering Co.,, Ltd., 346
on London Midland (fe Scottish Railway, 267*
Apprenticeship and the Law, 511
— to Skilled Trades (Review), 511 Employment in British Shipyards, 294*, 304
— Plan for West Cumberland, 315 —• and Production Changes, 407 Engineering Trades Dilutees, Demobilisation of, 173
Industrial Accidents. See Accidents — Dermatitis, Prevention of, 448
Labour in Civil Engineering Industries, 395
— and National Service, Ministry of, Three
Successful Out-Working Schemes, 56 ; Report on Dust in Steel Foundries, 152 ; Notice on Production Changes and Employment, 407
— Notes, 18, 36, 57, 77, 97, 117, 137, 157, 176, 196, 217, 238, 256, 278, 297, 317, 336, 357, 377, 395, 417, 435, 457, 476, 497, 516. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Questions in Post-War Transport, 484
— and War Effort, Statistics of, 431 Out-Working Schemes, War Production, 56 Post-Office Engineering Wage Rates, 97.
See LETTER, 154
Psychological Tests for Staffs, 52. LETTER, 114
Trades Unions and Industry, 151. LETTER, 194
Lamarque, P. V., on Piston-King and Cylinder Wear in Automobile-Type Engines, 497*, 517*
Lamps, Electric. See Electric
— Signal, for Night Surveying, 195*
Landing Stage, Liverpool, Destruction by Fire, 73
Lardiier, E., on Effects of Precipitation Treatment on Magnesium-Aluminium Alloys, 218*, 238*
Larke, Sir W. J., Medal, Award by Institute of Welding, 34
Latham, E., on Soundings and Observations in Tidal Waters, 83 ; Civil Engineering Ke- collections, 323
Lathes. See Machine Tools
Latin America, Post-War Markets in, 312 Launching Ramps for Elying Bombs, 237* Law. See Legal; Labour ; Patents
Laycock, J. N., Unit-Construction Pier and Barge Pontoons, 167*
Layout, Photographic, of Aircraft Parts, Hand- ley Page, Ltd., 405*
Lead Sheet and Strip, Specification, 268
Leaded Gunmetal for Pressure Castings, 254, 274, 286
Leeds University, Gas Research at, 316

Legal:

Apprenticeship and the Law, 511 Bell versus Bridlington, 323 Civil Engineering Lawsuits, 323 Labour Legislation. See Labour Legal Aspects of Civil Engineering Contracts, 414, 444, 463
Patent Law. See Patents
Workmen’s Compensation. See Labour See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Legislation. See Legal; Labour; Patents Leicester, Engineering Exhibition at, 333 Leith Breakwaters, Investigations for, 394
— and Edinburgh, Exhibition of Industries of, Report on, 191. See 233
Lend-Lease and British-American Trade, 272. See Erratum, 305
Letters to the Editor, 14*, 34, 74, 94, 114*, 134, 154, 176, 194*, 214, 234, 254, 274, 294, 314, 334*, 394, 414, 435, 454, 474, 494, 515 Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Damage to Sea Wall, 324
Liberty Bell, United States, History of, 194, 476 labrarians. Special, Education and Training of, 513
Libraries, Commercial, Trade Catalogues in, 494
— Special, and Information Bureaux, Association of, 1944 Conference, Programme, 404 ; Technical Information Bulletin and What to Put in it, by G. A. Shires, 492 ; Technical Information in War-Time A. B. Agard, 492 ; Trade Catalogues in the Commercial Library, by G. K. Wilkie, 494; Education and Status of Special Librarians, by E. R. McColvin, 513
Lifting Equipment for Railway Wagons, London Midland (fe Scottish Railway, 106*
— Span for Floating Concrete Bridge, Hobart, Tasmania, 304*
Light Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Lighting Equipment for Locomotive Repairs, 27*
— See also Lamps under Electric
Lightning. See Electric
Lincoln, St. Swithin’s Power Station, Cooling Towers for, 393
Liners. See Steamers
Lining, Basic, for Cupolas, 225, 265, 318 Liquid Fuel. Benzol ; Motor; Petrol
— Solid Mixtures, Flow of, 234
— Steel Temperatures in Basic Open-Hearth Furnaces, 185, 205
Literature, 3, 63, 102, 123, 143, 184, 223, 264, 284, 303, 323, 343, 363, 403, 424, 463, 483. See LITERATURE INDEX
Litigation. See Legal; Labour ; Patents Littlewood, T. L., on Post-Office Engineering Wage Rates, 154. See 97
Littmann, M., on Future of Machine Tool Industry, 494. See 424
Liverpool Landing Stage, Destruction by Fire, 73
— Southport Line, London Midland and Scottish Railway, Motor Bogie for, 95*
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, Possible Amalgamation with British Corporation Register of Shipping and Aircraft, 253 ; Rules for Electrical Installations, 357
Loach, J. C., on Strength of Railway-Sleeper Assemblies, 1*, 41*, 81*, 141*, 181*
Local Authorities. See Municipal
Loch Morar and Loch Slow Hydro-Electric Schemes, 15. See LETTER, 454
Lochalsh Hydro-Electric Scheme, 15, 513. See LETTER, 454
Lockouts. 'SQQ Labour ; Labour Notes Locomotive, American, of 1874, 14*. See LETTER, 214. See 259
— Axleboxes, Advantages and Disadvantages of Wedge-Horns, 274
— Condensing, Efficiency of, 74, 134
— Electric, Braking Equipment and Brake Tests, Southern Railway, 179*
Dynamics of Axle-Hung Motors for, 34*, 54, 63, 94*
3,600-h.p., Swedish State Railways, 348
— Engineers, Institution of. Locomotive
Axleboxes, by E. S. Cox, 58*, 78*, 116*, 136. See 128*; Brake Equipment and Braking Tests of Southern Railway C.C. Electric Locomotive, by L. Lynes and A. W. Simmons, 179* ; Presidential Address, by W. S. Graff-Baker, on Future of Steam Locomotive, 353, 392
— Industry, British, 234
— London, Midland and Scottish Railway,
Axleboxes for, 58*, 78*, 116*, 128*, 136
— 4-8-4 Type Passenger and Freight (American Locomotive Co.), 346
— 2-10-0 Type, Ministry of Supply, 4*
— Repairs, Lighting Equipment for, 27*
— Shunting, Diesel-Electric, London and North
Eastern Railway, 266*
— Steam, Future of, 353, 392
— Testing, 194. Seo LETTERS, 234, 474
Locomotive. “ Turbomotive,” Taper-Roller Bearings for Axleboxes, 128*, 136
— Wheel-Drop Equipment, London Midland
and Scottish Railway, 155
— Wood-Burning, Sao Paulo Railway, 467*
— See also Railways in PARAGRAPH INDEX Lomonossoff, Capt. G., on Condensing Locomotives, 74. See LETTER, 134
London, Charing Cross Station, Permanent- Way Exhibition, 13; Army Signals Exhibition, 213
— Corporation versus Thorn, 444
— Greater, Post-War Plans for, 471, 491
— Midland and Scottish Railway, Research
Department, Investigation on Strength of Railway-Sleeper Assemblies, 1*, 41*, 81*, 141*, 181* ; Locomotive Axleboxes on, 58*, 78*, 116*, 128*, 136 ; Report on Train Derailment at Mossband, 73 ; Motor Bogie for Liverpool-Southport Line, 95* ; Wagon-Lifting Equipment, 106* ; Equipment for Locomotive Wheel-Drop, 155 ; Report on Collision at Dumfries, 193 ; Apprentice Training on, 267*
— and North Eastern Railway, Lighting Equipment for Locomotive Repairs, 27* ; West Highland Railway Jubilee, 113. See LETTER, 154 ; Use of Flat-Bottomed Rails, 170; Operation of Single-Phase Welder from Three-Phase Supply, 206* ; Rapid Bridge Repair, 213 ; Diesel-Electric Shunting Locomotive, 266* ; Wagons for, 459
— Paddington Station, Permanent-Way Exhibition, 33
— Passenger Transport Board, Permanent
Way Exhibition, 13; War-Time Facts and Statistics, 293
— Permanent Way Exhibitions at Charing
Cross and Paddington, 13, 33
— Prefabricated Harbour Exhibition at Institution of Civil Engineers, 493
— Underground. See London Passenger Transport
— Waterloo Bridge, Opening of, 408 Lorries. See Motor Vehicles ; Tractors
Low, D. W., on Electrical Manufacturing in Scotland, 11
” Lubricar ” Lubricant-Distributing Trolley for Machine-Tool Shops, 460
Lubricating Oils, See Oils
Lubrication of Ball and Roller Bearings, 257*, 278*
— Combined Oiler and Blow Gun, 275*
— of Locomotive Axleboxes, 79, 116*, 136
— and Wear in Motor-Car Engines, 497*, 517*
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy, Abandonment of Name Luxemburg, 229
Lynam, C. G., on Watersheds and Local Governments, 115, 144
Lynes, Adml. H., the Late, Career of, 403
Lynes, L., on Electric Locomotive Brake Tests on Southern Railway, 179*
Lyons, Col. Sir H. G., the Late, 135*

MACDONALD, A. S., on Selection of Staff by Intelligence and Aptitude Tests, 52. See LETTER, 114
Macgowan, G. T. C., the Late, 48 Mac. See also Me
Machines, Intermittently-Loaded, Power Economy with, 453
Machine Shop Equipment, Ltd., Workshop Microscope, 216*
— Testing. See Tests {Materials}

Machine Tools :

Bending and Forming Machine, “ Ben- fold ”( Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 67*
Cutting-Off, Drawing and Straightening
Machines, Continuous (Sir J. F. Norton and Co., Ltd.), 7*
— Tools, “ Hardex ” Electrodes for (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 205
Dividing Engine, Evolution of, 164* Drawing, Cutting-Off and Straightening
Machines, Continuous (Sir J. F. Norton <fe Co., Ltd.), 7*
Forming and Bending Machine, “ Ben- fold ” (Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd.), 67*
Indexing and Spiral Milling (Review), 343 Jig and Fixture Practice (Review), 363 Lathe, Camshaft- and Proffle-Turning (A.
Scrivener, Ltd.), 466*
— Capstan, for Juvenile Operators (Modern Machine Tools, Ltd.), 367* No. 4 Senior “ Eloptive ” (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 226*
— Centres, Shrouded Tungsten-Carbide (Carbidall, Ltd.), 30. See Erratum, 97
— Universal, for Sealing Glass Components, 85*
— Variable-Speed Drive for, Alternating- Current (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 387*
Machine-Shop Management. See Works Management
— Tools, Electrically-Driven, Safety Rules for, 192
Industry, Future of, 424. See LETTER, 494
Lubricant-Distributing Trolley (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 460
Shrouded Tungsten-Carbide Centres for (Carbidall, Ltd.), 30, See Erratum, 97
Machining of Aluminium and Magnesium Alloys, 65
Milling Cutter for Aluminium, Curtiss-
Wright Aeronautical Corporation, 65 — High-Speed, with Negative Rake
Angles, 104
— Spiral, and Indexing (Review), 343 Shaping Machine, Punch and P’orm (Motor Gear and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 246* Straightening, Cutting-Off and Drawing
Machines, Continuous (Sir J. F. Norton and Co., Ltd.), 7* Tools, Diamond, for Turning Aluminium Pistons, Ministry of Supply Report on, 490 See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Machine Works. See Machine Tools Machinery, Agricultural, Development Board, Report, 51
— Unfenced, Accidents with, 472 Macrophotographs, Cast-Steel Clover-Leaf Test Bars, 360*
Magnesium and Its Alloys, Metallography of (Review), 303
—? Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Industry in United States, 305
Magnetic Sorting Bridge (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 366*
Magnetism, Earth’s, Observations on, Greenwich Observatory, 245
Mains, Electric. See Cables under Electric Malleable Iron, Whiteheart, War-Time Developments in, 477*
Malta Fever, Elimination of, 63*
Management of Works. See Works Management
Manchester Association of Engineers, Futme of Machine-Tool Industry, by H. H. Asbridge, 424. See LETTER, 494
— .Joint Research Council, Formation of, 133 293
Manifold,^Gas-Inlet, for Compression-Ignition Engine Operated on Gas, 98* _
Manila and Sisal Ropes, Specification, 8 Manley, R. G., on Wedge Theory of Earth Pressure, 414. See 341*
Manpower, Government White Paper on, 251 Manterfield, D., on Liquid-Steel Temperatures in Open-Hearth Furnaces, 185, 205
Marine Boilers. See Boilers
— Electrical Engineers, Training of, 366 .
— Engines. See Engines ; Marine Propulsion
— Engineers, Institute of, Election of Members, 48, 148, 288, 368,468 .
Marine Industries, Ltd., Ice-Breaking Rail Ferry for Canada, 156
— Propulsion, 300-h.p. Direct-Reversing Diesel Engine (Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd.), 446* , ,
7,000-i.h.p. Oil-Electric Plant for Ice- Breaking Rail Ferry, 157
See also Engines; Propellers; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Markets. See Trade and PARAGRAPH INDEX “ Marquis ” Mine-Sweeping Tank, 6 Martel Military Bridge, 31
Mason, N. H., on Metallographic Examination of Aluminium-Rich Alloys, 297*, 339*
Materials, Strength of. See Stress and 'lests {Materials} .
Mathematical Association, Report on Teaching of Mathematics to Physicists, 55. See 53 “ Matilda ” Tank, Use for Mine-Sweeping, 6* Mazure, Mrs. A. H., on The Liberty Bell, 194. See 476 . ,
McColvin, E. R., on Training of Special Librarians, 513 .
Engineering and Physical “ Faxfilm ” Method of Sur-
Mechanical Engineers, Institution of :
Election of Members, 8, 68, 128, 168, 188, 208, 288, 328, 388, 408, 468, 508
Report to Ministry of Works on Mechanical Installations in Buildings, 111
Government of the Institution, 212
London Meetings, Winter Session : Presidential Address, by Dr. H. R.
Ricardo, on Applied Research, 334, 344. See 333
Hawksley Lecture on Research
Manufacture Group :
Drawing Office Practice in Relation to Interchangeable Components, by C. A. Gladnian, 433. See 451
Applied Mechanics Group :
Stresses by Analysis and Experiment, by Prof. A. J. S. Pippard, 373
Mechanical Installations in Buildings, Report on,111
— Investigation, Aids to, 314
— Lubricator. See Lubricator .
— Properties of Metals and Alloys (Review), 143
— Traction on Roads. See B.oads Motor Cars; Tractors .
Meikle, W. P., on West Higldand Railway, lo4. See 113 , .
Mellon Institute of Research, Etching Medium for Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys, 348
Melting Temperatures, Effect on Steel Castings, 358* 399*
Merchant Navy, British, Post-War Policy, 271 Electrical Engineering in, 356, 366
— Ships. See Ships ; Steamers ; Motorships
— Slupbuilding. See Shipbuilding
Mersey Railway, Axle-Hung Electric Traction
Motors on, 64, 94* , ..
Merz, C. H., Work on South African Electricity Supply, 172 .
“Metadyne” Direct-Current Electric Generator (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 486*
Metals and Alloys, Mechanical Properties of (Review), 143
— Anti-Friction. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Bonded Rubber, Testing Methods for, 281*
— Corrosion of. See Corrosion
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests (Materials)
— Filament Lamps. See Lamps under Electric
— Finishing, Application of Radiant Heat to (Review), 323
— Hot-Twist Test for, 397

Metals, Institute of :

National Certificates in Metallurgy, 130
Annual Meeting, London, 1944 :
Investigation of Effects of Precipitation Treatment of Binary Magnesium- Aluminium Alloys, by F. A. Fox and
E. Lardner, 218*, 238*
Autumn Meeting, Birmingham Programme, 188
Nominations of Officers, 254 Reports of Discussions, 254, 274 Development of Flux De-Gassing Process for Chill-Cast Tin Bronzes, by Dr. W. T. Pell-Walpole, 245. See 254, 274
Effect of Some Variations in Casting Procedure on Properties of De-Gassed Chill- Cast 10 per cent. Tin Bronze, by Drs. W. T. Pell-Walpole and V. Kondic, 254. See 274
Removal of Gases from Molten Bronzes, by W. A. Baker and F. C. Child, 254. See 274
Effect of Shrinkage and Gas Porosity on Pressure Tightness and Mechanical Properties of Bronze Sand Castings, by W. A. Baker, F. C. Child and W. H. Glaisher, 254. See 274
Use of Leaded Gunmetal for Production of Castings to Withstand Pressure, by
F. Hudson, 254, 286. See 274
Paper for Written Discussion :
Metallographic Examination of Aluminium-Rich Alloys, by N. H. Mason,
G. J. Metcalfe and B. W. Mott, 297*, 339*
Metals, Non-Ferrous, Etching Medium for, 348 Ferrous, Research Association, British, Investigation Bronzes, 254,
— Structure of. photographs
— Welding. See
— See also Metallography; Metallurgy; photographs
Metallouraphy of Aluminium-Rich Alloys, 297* 339*
— of Magnesium and Its Alloys (Review), 303

Metallurgy :

Alloys, Aluminium-Rich, Metallographic Examination of, 297*, 339*
Use in Ship Construction, 375. See LETTER,474
Wrought, Riveting of, 505
— Bearing, for Locomotive Axleboxes, 78*, 116*, 136
— Copper-Beryllium-Cobalt, Properties of, 305, 488
See also Bronze ; Gunmetal
— Magnesium-Aluminium, Effect of Precipitation Treatment, 218*, 238*
Machining of, 65
. Metallography of (Review), 303
— Non-Ferrous, Etching Medium for, 348
— Zinc, for Die Castings, Mechanical Properties, 514
Blast Furnaces. See Furnaces
Bronze. See Bronze
Cast Iron. See Cast Iron
Coke Ovens. See Coke Ovens
Converter Plants, Side-Blown, for Melting Steel for Castings, 105
Copper, Deoxidised and Arsenical, Specification, 168
Corrosion of Metals. See Corrosion Furnaces, Metallurgical. See Furnaces Foundry. See Foitndry ; Moulding Gases, Removal from Tin-Broiizes, 245, 254 274
Heat-Treatment of Cast Steel, Effect of, 358 399*
of Malleable Iron Castings, 478* Plant for Alloy Steels (Incandescent Heat Co., Ltd.), 407*
Iron Making at Appleby-Frodingham Works, 415, 433, 455, 475
— Manufacture. See also Furnaces, Blast — Ore. See Ore
Leaded Gunmetal for Pressure Castings, 254, 274, 280
Magnesium and Its Alloys, Metallography of (Review), 303
Metals and Alloys, Mechanical Properties of (Review), 143
— Tests of. See Tests (Materials) Metallurgical Studies of Rails, 408 National Certificate Scheme, 130 Pyrometers. See Pyrometers Refractories. See Refractory Materials Slag from Basic-Lined Cupola, Composition of, 318
— from Converter Plants, Analysis of, 105
— Temperatures in Basic Open-Hearth Furnaces, 185, 205
Steel Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Temperatures in Large Basic Open- Hearth Furnaces, 185, 205
Welding. See Welding
See also Iron and Steel Institute ; Metals, Institute of; Metallograyyhy ; Microphotographs ; Foundi'y; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Metalhu'gy and Mining, Institution of. See Mining
Metcalfe, G. J., on Metallographic Examination of Aluminium-Rich Alloys, 297*, 339*
Meteorological Observations, Greenwich Observatory, 245
— Thermometer, Specification, 348 Methane, Production from Coal, 337
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.> Manufacture of Instrument Hairsprings, 217; Extrusion Process for Thermo- Plastic Moulding, 287* ; Alternating- Current Variable-Speed Drive for Lathes, 387* ; “ Metadyne ” Direct-Current Generator, 486*
— See London
Mexico, Engineering Notes from, 95, 516
— Industrial Development in, 173
— Ixtapantongo Hydro-Electric Power Plant, 516
— Rubber Production in, 95
Michalski, W., on Conversion of Compression- Ignition Engines to Producer-Gas Operation, 98*, 118*, 138*, 158*, 177*, 196*, 247* Micrometer, P.V.E. Stick Type (Fitter Gauge and Precision Tool Co., Ltd.), 286*
Microphotographs, Alumina Powder for Sapphire Manufacture, 425*
— Aluminium-Rich Alloys, 297*, 339*
— Cast Irons, 378*, 458* Steels, 399*
— Magnesium-Aluminium Alloys, 218*, 238
— Whiteheart Malleable Iron, 478* Microscope, Bench, for Metallographic Examination of Aluminium-Rich Alloys, 297*, 339*
— Workshop (Machine Shop Equipment, Ltd.), 216*
Microstructure of Metals. See Metallography ; Microphotographs
Milling Machines and Cutters. See Machine Tools Mines, Coal. See Collieries
— Electrical Plant in, Report on, 352
— Safety in, Research Board, Annual Report, 352
— Sweeping Army Tanks, 6*
— United States Bureau of. See United States
— See also Coal; Collieries ; Mining ; Ores ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Mineral Oils. See Oils
— See also CoaZ ,• Mining; Ores; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Minikin, R. R., on Harbours, 161*, 214*, 221* Mining Industry in West Cumberland, Plan for, 315
— and Metallurgy, Institution of. National Certificates in Metallurgy, 130
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Ministry of Labour and National Service. See under Labow'
— of Production. See Production
— of Supply. See Supply
— of Town and Country Planning. See Town
— of War Transport. See Wa/r Transport
— of Works. See Works
Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, Ltd., 300-h.p. Direct-Reversing Marine Diesel Engine, 446*
Mississippi River Commission, Report on Deepening, 35 •
Mixer, Gas-Air, for Compression-Ignition Engines Operating on Gas, 98*, 138*, 158,177, 247*
Model Engineering Trade Association, Formation of, 496
— Experiments and Harbour Engineering, 376, 394
See also Aeronautics ; Tank Experiments
— River, Correlation with Actual Works, 443 Modern Machine Tools, Ltd., Capstan Lathe for Juvenile Operators, 367*
Moisture Tester for Grain (Ashworth and Co., Ltd.), 307
Mond Nickel Co., Ltd., Research Department, Use of Leaded Gunmetal for Production of Castings to Withstand Pressure, by F. Hudson, 254, 274, 286
Monometer Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tilting and Rotary Metal-Melting Furnaces, 146*
Moore, G. E., on Twin Bridges for Two-Way Traffic, 194. See 166
Morar, Loch, Hydro-Electric Scheme, 15. See LETTER,454
Morgan, G., and Partners, Airport for Blackpool, 213
Morris, A. P., the Late, 456
Mossband, Train Derailment at, Report, 73
Motor-Car Engines. See Engines, Petrol Engineers. See Automobile Engineers Fuels. See Motor Fuels
See also Motor Vehicles; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Carriages, Railway. See Carriages
— Electric, Variable-Speed Drive for Lathes
(Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.) 378*
Traction, Axle-Hung, Dynamics of, 34*, 54, 63, 94*
for 35-ton Travelling Crane, 506*
— Fuel, Production from Coal, 236, 318*, 337
Motor Gear and Engineering Co., Ltd., Punch and Form Shaping Machine, 246*
— Internal-Combustion. See Aeronautics; Engines; Tractors
— Lorries. See Motor Vehicles
— Marine. See Engines ; Marine Propulsion ; Motorships
— Paraffin.
— Petrol.
— Plough.
— Spirit.
Moulding. See also Foundry
“ M.S.E.” Workshop Microscope, 216*
“ Mulberry ” Prefabricated Harbour Exhibition, London, 493. See 313, 326*
Municipal and County Engineers, Institution of, Joint Scheme with Institution of Civil Engineers for Training Local Government Engineers, 89
— Governments, Duties Regarding Watersheds, 115,144
Munitions Contracts in Canada, Revision, 365
— Production During War, 171, 431
Murex Welding Processes, Ltd., “Bronalex,” Electrodes for Welding Aluminium Bronze 48 ; “ Hardex ’’ Electrodes for Cutting Tools, 205
Murray, W. M., on Aids to Mechanical Investigations, 314

NAGASAKI, Port, History and Development of, 362*
Naphthalene Removal from Coal Gas, 364
National Certificates in Metallurgy, Inception of Scheme, 130
— Committee on Statutory Wiring Regulations and Registration, Memorandum on Wiring Regulations, 332
— Expenditure, Select Committee on, Sixth Report, on Production of Opencast Coal, 12 ; Seventh Report, on Regional Organisation of Ministry of Production, 133 ; Eighth Report, on Chemical Controls of Ministry of Supply, 393
Social Reform and Industry, 71
National Gas and Oil Engine Co., Ltd., 120-b.h.p.
Dual-Fuel Engines for Sewage Works, 60 Nationalisation of Engineering Industry, Case Against, 53
Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics

Naval Architects, Institution of :

Scholarships in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, 334, 338
Spring Meeting., London, 1944 :
Supercavitating Screw Propellers, by V. L. Posdunine, 5*
Autumn Meeting, Glasgow: Programme, 108
Report of Discussion, 253
Longitudinal Bending Moments, by Dr. J. F. King, 258*. See 253
Methods of Levying Charges for Services to Shipping, by Dr. J. Tutin, 277. See 253
Timber in Shipbuilding, by E. H. B. Boulton, 253
Naval Architecture. See Warships
— Construction, Technical Developments in, 375, 396*, 418*, 437*. See LETTER, 474
—- — See also Warships
— Guns. See Guns ; Gunnery
— Schoolmasters, Vacancies for, 53
— Scientific Service, Organisation, 213
— Warfare. See Warships Navy, British. See H.M. under Warships —• German. See German under Warships
— Lists, History of, 301
— Merchant. See Merchant Navy
— United States. See United States under Warships
— See also Naval; Warships; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway, Trestle Bridge, 381*
— York, Post-War Public Works in, 96 Newcomen Society, Programme, 1944-45 Session, 148 ; Annual General Meeting, 393
Night Surveying, Signal Lamps for, 195* Non-Ferrous Metals. See Metals ; Metallurgy Norfolk and Western Railway, Investigation on
Welding Railway-Wheel Flanges, 441*
Norman, Sir N., Aircraft Industry Scholarship in Memory of, 233
Normandy, Arromanches, Prefabricated Harbour at, 313, 326*, 493
North America, Engineering Notes from, 35, 95, 145, 305, 365, 456
North British Locomotive Co., Ltd., 2-10-0 Type Locomotive, 4*
— East Coast, Engineering and Shipbuilding Industries, 325
Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, Programme 1944-45 Session, 213; Presidential Address, by Sir S. Hunter, on Shipbuilding and North-East Coast, 325 ; Annual Report, 333 ; Laing Lecture on Technical Developments in Naval Construction, by Sir S. V. Goodall, 375, 396*, 418*, 437*. See LETTER, 474
— 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
— of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, Loch
Sloy, Loch Morar and Lochalsh Schemes, 15, 513. See LETTER, 454
Northampton Iron Ore, Characteristics and Uses of, 415, 433, 455, 475
— Polytechnic, London, Prospectus, 168
Northern Ireland, Sludge-Gas Power Plant at Ballymena, 60
Planning Advisory Board, Report on Location of Industry, 453
Northolt, Middlesex, Demonstration Houses of Ministry of Works, 253
Norton, Sir J. F., and Co., Ltd., Continuous Drawing, Cutting-Otf and Straightening Machine, 7*
Notched-Bar Tests. See Tests (Materials)
Notes on New Books. See Books and LITERATURE INDEX
— See Cleveland; North; South-West; South Yorkshire ; Labour. See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Nozzle, Adjustable, for Ingot-Casting Ladle (S. Fox and Co., Ltd.), 447*
Nuffield Organisation, Apprentice Scholarship Scheme, 126
Nuts, Washers, Bolts and Screws, B.A., Specification, 388

Obituary : (Moved to separate index)
Observatory, Greenwich, Report of Astronomer Royal, 224, 244
Octane Number for Fuels, Introduction of 19* See LETTER, 74 ’
O’Donovan, J. J., on Moving Loads on Beams and Propped Cantilevers, 481*
Ogoki River Diversion, Ontario, 252
Oil Engines. See £nffines, Oil; Motor Cars • Tractors
— Filled Electric Cables, 421, 461*
“ Pulverised Coal. See Colloidal I
— Hydro-Carbon, Committee of Inquiry into ' Duties on, 109, 168 H vu
Production by Fischer-Tropsch X rOvvandOj { I
— Motors. See Engines, Oil; Motor Vehicles ? i Tractors I
— Production, Developments in United States, , 145
in Great Britain, 253 i
— and Shipping Agreements, Great Britain and United States, 113
— Switches. See Switchgear
— and Tar Production from Coal, 236, 318* 337
— Tractors. See Tractors ’
— See also Lubrication ; Petroleum
Oiler and Blow Gun, Combined (BEN Patents, Ltd.), 275*
Metallurgical Studies of Rails, 408
Ontario, De Cew Falls Hydro-Electric Power Plant, 252
” Commission, Annual Report, 232, 252
— Ogoki River Diversion, 252
Opencast Coal Production, Report on 12 Open-Hearth Furnace. See Furnace ’ Optical Effect of Blast in Atmosphere, 533. See 2M™9V’
Ordnance. See Guns ; Gunnery
OTQ, Iron, Mining in Venezuela, 145 Characteristics and Uses of, 415, 433, 455, 475
^r|ayjsation of British Industry. See Industry Osbaldwick, Gas-Eilled Cable for 132-kV at, 344 Oscillograph. See Electric
Out-Working Schemes, War Production, 56
Ovens, Coke. See Coke Ovens
Overhead Cranes. See Cranes
— Lnies, Power Transmission by Alterratine Current, 101*, 162*. 222*, 421*, 461*' 501*
-Power Transmission, War-Time Operation of Grid, 373
Oxy-Acetylene Welding. See Welding Afetal Parts, Specification, 108. 353, 385*

Packing Cases for Instruments, 321*
— Protective, for Transit to Tropics,
tion of, 353, 365*. See 88, 108
Paddington Station, Permanent Wav tion, 33
^^*\Suview)’ Radiant Heat to
Pan American Airways, Work of, 456
1 aper Insulation, High-Voltage Cables, 421* 461* ’
— Salvage and Industrial Records, 233 Paraffin Engines. See Engines, Oil
— Tractors. See Tractors
Paraguay, Engineering Notes from, 385 Parkhurst, 1). L., Signal Lamps for Night Surveying, 195* '
Parliamentary and Scientific Committee Pro- I blems of Aeronautical Research from Civil and Military Standpoints, by Sir H. Tizard,
Parnall, Engr. Rear Admiral W. R., on Optical Effect of Blast, 74. See 33. See LETTERS 53, 94, 114, 134, 154, 194*, 254, 294
Parsons, Sir C. A., Work on Cavitation. 5 Passivation Treatment of Zinc and Cadmium
Rushton (London), Ltd.), 308
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
Pattern Development in Sheet Metal, 37*. See LETTERS 114* 154
— for Whiteheart Malleable Iron Castings, 477 Patternshop Organisation and Management (Review), 363
Paulista Railway, Brazil, Electriftcation of, 467*
Payments for Foreign Technical Publications, 208, 314
— of Labour. See Labour
“ Peeling ” of Malleable Iron Castings, Causes of, 479*
Pell-Walpole, Dr. W. T., on Flux De-Gassing of Tin Bronzes, 245. See 254, 274
Penponds, Preservation of Richard Trevithick’s Cottage at, 425
Pepler, S. E., on High-Octane Fuels for Road Vehicles, 74. See 18*
Perkins, J., His Inventions, His Time and His Contemporaries (Review),
Permanent Way Exhibition, Charing Cross, 13 Exhibition, Paddington Station, 33 Railway Sleeper Assemblies, Investigation on Strength of, 1*, 41*, 81*, 141*, 181* Reinforcement by Cement Groutiiig, United States Railways, 107*
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
Peru, Engineering Notes from, 57, 276, 385
— Iron and Steel Industry in, 385
Petrol, Development, Past, Present and Future, 18*. See LETTER, 74
— Motors. See Aeronautics ; Engines, Petrol Petroleum Products, United Kingdom Imports of, 236
— Production in England, 473
— See also Oil; Engines, Oil Photographic Layout of Aircraft Parts,
Handley Page, Ltd., 405* Photomicrographs. See Microphotographs Physical Society, List of Symbols and Definitions for Physics Students, 72. See LETTER 114
Physics, Institute of. Election of Members, 48, 248 ; Report on Teaching of Mathematics to Physicists 54. See 53
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Pickling, Gas, and Galvanising Plant, Steel- Strip, Sharon Steel Corporation, 280
Pier and Barge Pontoons, Unit-Construction, 167*
— for Prefabricated Harbour, Normandy, 313, 326*
Pile Driver, Travelling, for Concrete-Trestle Railway Bridge, 381*
Piling for Trestle Bridge, New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway, 381*
Pippard, Prof. A. J. S., on Stresses by Analysis and Experiment, 373
Pistons, Aluminium, Turning with Diamond Tools, 490
— Ring Wear in Motor-Car Engines, Investigations of, 497*, 517*
— Thrust, Effect on Locomotive Axleboxes, 58* Pitch, Use as Pulverised Fuel, 236
Fitter Gauge and Precision Tool Co., Ltd., P.V.E. Stick Micrometer, 286*
Pittsburgh, Mellon Institute of Research, Etching Medium for Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys, 348
Planning Advisory Board, Northern Ireland, Report on Location of Industry, 453
— Town and Country (General Interim Development) Order, 1944, 33
Plastic Moulding, Extrusion Process for (Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 287*
Plastics for Production (Review), 343
— Screw Threads on, Tolerances for, 464
— Use in Ships, 396 Platt, R. F., the Late, 329
Pliofilm Envelopes for Machinery Protection (Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd.) 88. See 108, 353, 385*
Plough, Motor. See Tractor
Ploughing, Application of Electricity to, 132 Plywood, Gluing of, Difficulties in, 235
— High-Frequency Spot Gluing of, 205
— for Marine Craft, Specification, 108 Pochobradsky, B., on Condensing Locomotives, 134. See LETTER, 74
Pollution, Atmospheric, Rapid ratus for, 255*
Polyethylene, Manufacture Purposes, 75
Polytechnic. See Education Pontoons, Pier and Barge, tion, 167*
. “ Pop ” Rivet for Sheet Aluminium, 505 Porosity and Slxrinkage of Bronze Castings, Effect of, 245, 254, 274
Porous Media, Fluid Flow Through, 235 Ports, Auxiliary, Surveys for, 83
— British, Administration and Development of, 376, 394
— of Carthage, Present Condition of Site, 24*
— Chemulpo, Hakodate, Nagasaki and Weihaiwei, History and Development, 362*
— Continental, Competition Between, 484
— Dues on Shipping, Method of Levying, 277 Portland Cement. See Cement
Posdunine, V. L., on Supercavitating Screw Propellers, 5*
Postlethwaite, Dr. F., on Optical Effect of Blast, 194*, 294. See 33. See LETTERS, 53, 74, 94, 114, 134, 154, 254 ; on Instrument Packing Gases, 321*
Post-Office Engineering Wage Rates, 97. See LETTER, 154
— War Building Studies, No. 9, Mechanical
Installations, 111; No, 11, Electrical Installations, 432
Civil Engineering Work, Organisation of. Report on, 372
Housing and Electricity Supply, 412 Markets in Latin America, 312 Organisation of British Ports, 376 Public W^orks in United States, 95 Railway Reconditioning, 513 Reconstruction, Government Policy, 251 Ship Construction Programme, 391 Transport, Report on, 333
Potato Digger, Tests of, 306
Power Plant, Electric, American Lend- Lease for Russia, 365
Hydro-Electric, in Brazil, 125, 216 Hydro-Electric, DeCew Falls, Ontario, 252
Hydro-Electric, Developments in Great Britain, 3(57, 398, 419. See Erratum, 457. See also 15, 454, 513
Hydro-Electric, Dnieprostroi, Equipment for, 500
Hydro-Electric, Ixtapantongo, Mexico, 516
Hydro-Electric, Kentucky Dam, 250-
ton Travelling Gantry Crane, 147*
Hydro-Electric, Loch Morar, Loch Sloy and Lochalsh, Scotland, 15, 513. See LETTER, 454
Hydro-Electric, Ontario, Annual Report, 232, 252
Hydro-Electric Schemes, North Scot-
Land, 15, 513. See LETTER, 454. See 367, 398, 419 and Erratum, 457
Hydro-Electric, Investigations in Hj^- draulics Research Laboratories, 204
Sludge-Gas, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, 60
See also Pozver Stations ; Power, Water
— for Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— Station, Electric, British, Extensions, 413 Electric, Caen, Opening of, 34 Electric, Fuel Consumption, 25, 44 Electric, South African, 172
Electric, St. Swithin’s, Lincoln, Cooling Towers for, 393
Electric, Standardisation of Turbo Type Generators for, 512 See also Power Plants
— Supply, Electric, Application to Field Farming Operations, 132
Electric, and Distribution Network Extensions, 412
Electric, Ontario, Unification of Charges for, 232, 252
Electric, in Scotland, 367, 398, 419. See Erratum, 457. See 15, 513, and LETTER, 454
Electric, in South Africa, Annual Report, 172
Electric, War-Time Operation of Grid, 373
— Transmission by Alternating Current, 101*, 162*, 222*, 421*, 461*, 501* Overhead Lines, War-Time Operation of Grid, 373
— Water, Canadian, Operating Data, 234 in (3reat Britain, Utilisation of, 367, 398, 419. See Erratum, 457. See also 15, 454, 513
See also Hydraulic; Power Plants, Hydro-Electric; Turbines, Hydraulic
Precipitation Treatment of Magnesium-Alu- minium Alloys, Effect of, 218*, 238* Prefabricated Harbour at Arroraanches, Normandy, 313, 326*; Exhibition, London, 493
— Wooden Houses (Jicwood, Ltd.), 435 Presidential Address to Association of Supervising Electrical Engineers, by E. R. Wilkinson, on War-Time Operation of Grid, 373
to Illuminating Engineering Society, by E. Stroud, on History and Position of Society, 290
to Institute of Fuel, by Dr. E. W. Smith, on Technical Developments in Gas Industry, 316, 356, 364. See 313
to Institute of Transport, by R. Kelso, 6n Human Element in Transjiort, 484 to Institution of Civil Engineers, by F. E.
Wentworth-Sheilds, on British Ports, 376, 394. See 373
to Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland, by P. J. Raftery, on 100 Years’ History of the Institution, 411
to Institution of Electrical Engineers, by Sir H. Railing, on The Engineer and His Responsibilities, 296, 314. See 291 to Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, by A. M. Stephen, on Full Employment in British Shipyards, 294*, 304
to Institution of Locomotive Engineers, by W. S. Graff-Baker, on Future of Steam Locomotive, 353, 392
to Institution of Mechanical Engineers, by Dr. H. R. Ricardo, on Applied Research, 334, 344. See 333
to Junior Institution of Engineers, by Maj.-Gen. K. C. Appleyard, on Problems of Transition from War to Peace, 474
to North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, by Sir S. Hunter, on Shipbuilding and North-East . Coast, 325 I
Pressure, Bearing, in Locomotive Axleboxes 58*. 78*. 116*
— Earth, Extension of Wedge Theory, 341*. i See LETTER,414 I
— Vessels, Class 1, Design and Stresses in, 493 ’
— Wave, on Harbour Works, 161*, 214*, 221*, Pritchard, P., on Use of Aluminium in Ship Construction, 474. See 375
Problems of Transition Period from War to Peace, 474
Producer Gas, for Motor Vehicles with Compression-Ignition Engines, 98.
— — for Transport, 338
Production Changes and Employment, 407
— Control in Factory, 452
— Ministry of, Out-Working Schemes, 56;
Report on Regional Organisation, 133; Exhibition of Protective Packing for i.. 0 = 0 00 = *
Protective Film Packing for Machinery and Protb^’n’T^’^’l^-ence of Melting
Sitions on’steel Castings. 358* 399* Psychological Tests for Selecting Staffs, 5 .
in Un^ Pulverised Puel, Utilisation of Pitch, -36
Pumps, Air. See Air Cmpressors
— Cavitation in, 234 . paHprn for
— General Purpose, Admiralty Pattern, tor
Naval Ships, 61* Trfliipr
_ iSg,T control, for Co»Pt»»”SWi>“;" Engines Operating on Gas, 98, Ho » 177*
Purification of Water. S®® Pfliiyp and
P.V.E. Stick Micrometer (Pif^®J tr^uge Precision Tool Co., Ltd.), 286
Pye Telecommunications, Ltd., High-Frequency Spot Gluing of Plywood, 205 pyrometers, Schofield-Grace, for Liquid-SteeJ, ‘ 185, 20.5

QUALITY Control Chart Technique (Review), Quartz Clocks, Use at Greenwich Observatory,
Quenching of Steel. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy

RADIANT Heat, Application to Metal Finishing (Review), 323
Radio Developments and Aeronautics, 504 Frequency Crack Detector (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 166*
— Technique (Review), 463
See also Telegraphy^ Wireless; Telephony, Wireless ; Valves, Thermionic
Radley, Dr. W. G., on Organisation of Experimental Research, 416, 445*, 485
Raftery, P. J., on 100 Years’ History of Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland, 411 Rail Ferry, Ice-Breaking, Oil-Electric, for Canada, 156
Flat-Bottom, Use on London and North Eastern Railway, 170
— Metallurgical Studies of, 408 Railcars. See Carriages, Railway Railing, Sir H., on The Engineer and His
Responsibilities, 296, 314. See
Railroads, American, Association of, by, 365 „
— Atlantic Coast Line, Welding of Wheel Flanges, 441*
— See also Railways Railway Accidents. See Accidents
— American, Cement Grouting of Permanent Way, 107*
Earnings of, 305
— Brazilian, in War-Time, 467*
— Bridge. See Bridge
— and British Ports, 376
— British, Post-War Programme, 513 Report on Accidents in 1943, 112 War-Time Statistics, 293
— Carriage. See Carriage .
— Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, 4-8A Type
Passenger and Freight Locomotive, ^6
— Companies Association, Awards and P^Jjes
for Institute of Transport Members, 108
— Equipment Orders in United States, .456
— Great Western, Permanent Way Exhibition, 33
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
— London Midland and Scottish, Research
Department, Investigation on Strength oi Railway Sleeper Assemblies, 1*, 41*, 81 , 141* 181* * Locomotive Axleboxes on,
58*, 78*, 116*, 128*, 136 ; Report on Train Derailment at Mossband, 73; Motor Bogie for Liverpool-Southport Line, 95* ; Wagon-Lifting Equipment, 106* ; Equipment for Locomotive Wheel-Drop, 155 , Report on Collision at Dumfries, 193 ; Apprentice Training on, 267*
and North Eastern, Lighting Equipment for Locomotive Repairs, 27* ; West Highland Railway Jubilee, 113. See LETTER, 154 ? Use of Flat-Bottom Rails, 170 ; Operation of Single-Phase Welder from Three-Phase Supply, 206* ; Rapid Bridge Repair 213; Diesel-Electric Shunting Locomotive, 266* ; Wagons for, 459
— Mersey, Axle-Hung Electric Traction Motors on, 64, 94*
— Motor Carriage. See Carriage
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico, Trestle Bridge, 381*
Norfolk and Western, Investigation on Welding of Railway-Wheel Flanges, 441*
— Paulista, Brazil, Electrification’of, 467* Rolling Stock. See Carriages ; Locomotives ; Wagons
Sao Paulo, Use of Wood Fuel on, 467*
Sleeper Assemblies, Investigation on Strength of, 1*, 41*, 81*, 141*, 181*
— South American, in War-Time, 467* Eastern, versus Rasldeigh, 464 Southern, Electric Locomotive Brake Tests, 179*
Steam versus Electric Locomotives, 353, 392 — Swedish State, 3,600-h.p. Electric Locomotives, 348
— Train Brake. See Brake
— Transport, Post-War, Report on, 333
— United States, Cement Grouting of Permanent Way, 107*
States, Earnings of, 395 — Wagons. See Wagons
— West Highland, Jubilee of, 113. See LETTER,154
— See also Railroads and PARAGRAPH INDEX Ramps, Launching, for Flying Bombs, 237*
Ramsden, J., Work on Dividing Engine, 164 Rappahannock,” History of Confederate Ship, 244
Rashleigh versus South Eastern Railway, 464 Rawlings, S. H., the Late, 248 Rays. See Cathode Rays ; X-Rays Readjustment and Reconstruction, Problems of, 251 I
Reavell Lecture on Coal and Chemical Industry, 15, 25, 44
Recollections, Civil Engineering, E. Latham, 323
Naval Engineering, Engr. Capt. E. C. Smith, 23*, 61*, 201*, 243*, 301*, 361*, 401* Reconstruction, Post-War. See Post-War Records, Industrial, and Waste-Paper Collections, 233
Recorders, Time, Correcting for Double Summer Time, 195
Refractories for Basic-Lined Cupolas, 225, 265, 318
— for Blast Furnaces, 416, 455, 475
— for Gas Industry, Improvements in, 317 for Ladles, Desulphurisation of Cast Iron, 17, 45, 65
Refrigerated Ships, United States Maritime Commission, 365
Refrigerating Plant in H.M. Ships, 203 Registration and Compulsory Wiring Regulations, Memorandum on, 332
Reinforced Concrete. See Concrete Remuneration of Labour. See Labour Repairs for War Damage, Assessments of, 73 Repeated Stresses. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials)
Report, Agricultural Machinery Development Board, 51
Annual, British Cast-Iron Research Association, 453
— Central Board of Irrigation, India, 443 Chief Inspector of Factories, 472 City and Guilds of London Institute, 393 Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, 387
National Institute of Agricultural Engineering, 513
— North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, 333
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission, 232, 252
Professional Classes Aid Council, 93 Safety in Mines Research Board, 352 — Application of Electricity to Field Farming Operations, 132
— of Astronomer Royal, Greenwich Observatory, 224, 244
— on Basic-Lined Cupola, 225, 265, 318
— on Chemical Controls of Ministry of Supply, 393
— Conversion of Compression-Ignition Engines to Producer-Gas Operation, 138*, 158*, 177*, 196*, 247*
— on Domestic Electrical Sockets 136
— Dust in Steel Foundries, 152 — Efficient Use of Fuel, 96
— on Exhibition of Industries of and Leith, 191. See 233
— Federation of British Industries, on Organisation of British Industries, 333, 353. See LETTER, 394
— Future of Civil Aviation, 131
— Location of Industry in Northern Ireland, 453 ’
— Mechanical Installations in Buildings, 111
— Ministry of Production, Regional Organisation, 133
— Organisation of British Industry, Federation '
of British Industries, 333, 353. See LETTER, 394
of Civil Engineering Work, 372
— Post-War Transport, Federation of British Industries, 333
— on Production of Opencast Coal, 12
— on Proposed College of Aeronautics, 371
— Railway Accidents in 1943, 112 • Collision at Dumfries, 193 Derailment at Mossband, 73
— Roads and Road Transport, 91
— Teaching of Mathematics to Physicists, 53 55 ’ ’
— United States Bureau of Mines, on Production of Vermiculite, 193
— Welding of Railway-Wheel Flanges, 441* Research, Aeronautical, in Australia, 504 in Canada, 504 from Civil and Military Standpoints, 273 in United States, 504
— Applied, 333, 334, 344
— by Association of American Railroads, 365
— Association, British Electrical and Allied
Industries, Report on Application of Electricity to Field Farming Operations, by C. A. C. Brown, 132 ; Retirement of E. B. Wedmore, 513
~ Cast Iron, British, Establishment of Building Uses Department, 117 : Annual Report, 453
Coke, British, Formation of, 9 —• — Internal-Combustion Engine, British.
Slough Laboratory, 473 Non-Ferrous Metals, British, Investiga- 2^74 De-Gassing of Molten Bronzes, 254,
— Board, Safety in Mines, Annual Report, 352 Coal, ^Importance to Chemical Industry, 15,
— Committee, Aeronautical, Formation of, 504 i
— Institution of Automobile Engineers, Equipment of Research Department, 93 ; i Report on Conversion of Compression- Ignition Engines to Producer-Gas Operation, 98*, 118*, 138*, 158*, 177*, 196* 247* ; Report on Friction of Ball and Roller Bearings, 257*, 278* ; Report on Piston-Ring and Cylinder Wear in Automobile-Type Engines, 497*, 517*
— Council, Manchester Joint, Formation of 133, 293
Department, London Midland and Scottish
Railway, Investigation on Strength of Railway Sleeper Assemblies, 1*, 41*, 81*. 141*, 181* ’
Research Department, Mond Nickel Co., Ltd., Use of Leaded Gunmetal for Production of Castings to Withstand Pressure, by F. Hudson, 254, 274, 286
Scientific and Industrial, Rapid Surveys of Atmospheric Pollution, 255*
— Developments in Shipbuilding, 325
— Experimental, Organisation of, 416, 445, 485
— Fellowships, Colonial, Establishment of, 13 University, Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., 75. See 73
— Gas, History of Development, 316
— on Hydraulics in United States, Report on Conference, 203, 234, 264
— Institute, Tin, Investigation on De-Gassed Tin Bronzes, 245, 254, 274
— Irrigation, in India, 443
— Mellon Institute of, Pittsburgh, Etching Medium for Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys, 348
— Station for Maritime Work, 394
— Value of Information Services to, 492 Resistance, Air. See Air
Reviews. See LITERATURE INDEX
Reyrolle, A., and Co., Ltd., 66-kV Built-in Circuit- Breaker Switchgear, 46*
Ricardo, Dr. H. R., on Applied Research, 334, 344. See 333
Richmond, Admiral Sir H. W-, on Fifth Year of War at Sea, 174
Riddles, R. A., 2-10-0 Type Locomotive, 4* Rings, Piston. See Piston Rings
River Derwent, Tasmania, Floating Concrete Bridge, 304*
— Mississippi, Report on Deepening, 35
— Models, Correlation with Actual Works, 443
— Ogoki Diversion, Ontario, 252
— Thames, London, Waterloo Bridge, Full Opening of, 408
— Tidal, Soundings and Observations in, 83
— Watersheds and Local Governments, 115,144 Rivet-Sorting Device, Blind Man’s, 173 Riveting of Wrought-Aluminium Alloys, 505 Road, Florida-Key West Overseas Highway, 261*
— in Post-War Plans for Greater London, 471, 491
— Prince George to Dawson Creek, British Columbia, 153
— and Road Transport, Report, 91
— Transport and British Ports, 376 Post-War, Report on, 333
Roadway, Floating, for Prefabricated Harbour, Normandy, 313, 326
Robey, E. W., the Late, 155
Robinson, T., and Son, Ltd., Investigation of Inoculated Cast Iron, 378*, 458*
Rocket Bomb, German Long-Range, “ V2,” 393, 437*, 473
Rogerson, S., on Developments in Insulating Materials, 75
Roll, Ingot-Roughing, Fracture of, 334* Roller Bearings. See Bearings
Rolling Stock. See Carriages ; Locomotives ; Wagons
Rolls-Royce Ltd., 2,000-h.p. Twelve-Cylinder “ Griffon ” Aero Engine, 227*
Rontgen Rays. See X-Rays
Roof for Transportable Aircraft Hangar (American Rolling Mill Co.), 127*
— Trusses, Timber Bowstring, for Aircraft Factory, 36
Rootes Group of Companies, Reorganisation in, 308
Ropes, Manila and Sisal, Specification, 8
— Wire. See Wire Ropes
Rosenfeld, L., on Friction of Ball and Roller Bearings, 257*, 278*
Rotary Engine. See Engine ; Aeronautics Rotol, Ltd., Aircraft-Cabin
Unit, 260 ; Tests with Cropped Airscrew Blades, 428
Rowe, N. E., on Optical Effect of Blast, 114. See 33. See LETTERS, 53, 74, 94, 134, 154, 194*, 254, 294
Royal Corps of Signals, Equipment Exhibition, (Sharing Cross Station, 213
— Institution, Establishment of Graduate Memberships, 93
— Naval Scientific Service, Organisation of, 211
— Observatory, Greenwich, Report of Astronomer Royal, 224, 244
— Society of Arts. See Arts Royce, Sir H., Work of, 345
Rubber, Metal-Bonded, Testing Methods for, 281*
— Production in Mexico, 95
— Study Group, Jnter-Govermental, Formation of, 285
— Synthetic, United States Production Programme, 365
for Fuel Tanks, 365
— Transmission Belting, Specification, 168 Rumble, W., Inspector of Naval Ships’ Machinery, Career of, 244
Rural Electrification and Field Operations, 132 Rushton, J. V. (London), Ltd., Chromate Passivation of Zinc and Cadmium Surfaces, 308
Russell, G., and Co., Ltd., 35-ton Travelling Coaling Crane, 506*
Russia, American Lend-Lease Electrical Equipment for, 365
— Equipment for Dnieprostroi Hydro-Electric Plant, 500
— Training of Engineers in, 193, 194
Rusting. See Corrosion
Ryan Aeronautical Co., California, Timber Bowstring Roof Trusses, 36

SAFETY in Mines Research Board, Annual Report, 352
— Rules for Electrical Equipment, 192 Saint. See St.
Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd., Radio-Frequency Crack Detector, 166* ; Magnetic Sorting Bridge, 366*
Salvage, Paper, and Industrial Records, 233
Sampling and Analysis of Coal and Coke, j Specification, 88
Sampling and Testing Gelatines, Specification, 148
Sandblasting, Prevention of Silicosis from, 152
“Sans Pareil,” H.M. Battleship, History of, 201*
Sao Paulo Railway, Use of Wood Fuel on, 467*
Sapphires, Synthetic, Manufacture of (British Jewel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 425*
Sarco Thermostats, Ltd., Cooling-Water Temperature Control for Air Compressor, 346* Saxby, S. M., Educational Work and Career of, 244
Scaffolds in Blast Furnaces, Cause and Cure, 416, 455
Scavenging in Two-Stroke Compression-Ignition Engines, 76
Schofield-Grace Pyrometers for Liquid-Steel, 185,205
Scholarships. See Education
Schoolmasters, Naval, Vacancies for, 53
Science Masters’ Association, List of Symbols and Definitions for Physics Students, 72. See LETTER 114
Scientific Instruments, Whipple Collection, ' Presentation to Cambridge University, 328 374
— Management. See Works Management
— Research. See Research
— Service, Royal Naval, Organisation of, 211
— Societies. See Institutions
Scientists, Indian, Visit to England, 273, 313, 453
“ Scorpion ” Mine-Sweeping Tank, 6*
Scotland, Electrical Manufacturing Industry, Development of, 11 . .
— Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in. See Engineers
— Water Power Development in, 15, 367, 398, 419, 513. See Erratum, 457, LETTER, 454
Scott, H. E., on Optical Effect of Blast, 154. See 33. See LETTERS, 53, 74, 94, 114, 134, 194*, 254, 294
Scott, Adml. Sir P., Influence on Naval Gunnery, 362, 403*
Scottish Council for Industry, Report on Exhibition of Industries of Edinburgh and Leith, 191. See 233
Screws, Bolts, Nuts and Washers, B.A., Specification, 388 *
— Propellers. See Propellers Aeronautics
— for Railway Sleepers, Tests of, 1*, 41*, 81*, 141*, 181*
— Threads, Moulded, in Plastics, Tolerances for, 464
Scrivener, A., Ltd., Camshaft- and Profile-
Turning Lathe, 466*
“ Sea Otter ” Aeroplane, 193
— Wall, Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Damage to, 324
and Wave Action, 161*, 214*, 221*
— Warfare, Fifth Year of, 174
“ Seafire ” Aeroplane, 193
“ Seagull,” H.M. Minesweeper, Welded Construction of, 396
Seaman, A. G., the Late, 214
Seattle, Washington, E. T. Allen Memorial Aeronautical Laboratories, 241*
Sediment-Transport Measurements in I leld Hydraulics, 264 .
Seed-Segmenting Machine, with Aspirator and Grader, 306*
Service Aviation. See Aeronautics
Severn Barrage Scheme, 368, 419. See Erratum, 457
Sewage Gas Power Plant, Ballymena, Ulster, 60
— as Source of Methane, 337
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX Seymour, Adml. Sir E., Career of, 302, 401 Shafts and Couplings, Vibration of, 125 Shaping Machine. See Machine Tools
Sharon Steel Corporation, Steel-Strip Gas Pickling and Galvanising Plant, 280
Shaw, T. R., the Late, 268
Sheerness Dockyard and Reserve, Eng. Capt. E. C. Smith’s Recollections, 243*
Sheet-Metal Pattern Development, 37*. See LETTERS, 114*, 154
— Piling, Steel, Interlocking, Uses of, 394 Shell Co., Researches on Fuels, 335, 344 — See Projectiles
“ Sherman ” Tank Fitted for Mine-Sweeping, 6 Ships, Diesel-Engined. See Motorships; Marine Propulsion .
— Electric Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion — Longitudinal Bending Moments of, 253, 258* — Lost During War, 432 .
— Merchant, Post-War Construction Programme, 271, 294*, 304, 391
Electrical Engineering in, 356, 366
Model Experiments. See Tank Experiments — Motor. See Motorships ; Marine Propulsion
Plywood for Structural Requirements, Specifications, 108
— Propellers. See Propellers
— Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion ; Engines : Propellers .x.
— Refrigerated, for United States Maritime Commission, 365
— You will Command (Review), 264
— See also Marine ; Motorships ; Shipping ; Steamers; Warships; and PARAGRAPH INDEX .
Shipbuilders and Engineers, North-East Coast
Institution of. See North-East Coast in Scotland, Institution of. Engineers
Shipbuilding, British, Post-War Policy for, 271, 294*, 304, 391
Centenary of W. Denny and Brothers, Ltd.,493
— Conference, Post-War Ship Construction Programme, 391
— During War, 431 ,
— Ice-Breaking Rail Ferry for Canada, 156
— Industry of North-East Coast, 325
— Laminated Wood for, 493
— Naval. See Warships
— Yards, Accidents in, 472 British, Full Employment in, 294*, 304, — See also Steamers ; Motorship ; Naval;
Warships ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shipping, British, General Council of, Declaration of British Shipping Policy, 271; PostWar Ship Construction Programme, 391.
Post-War Policy, 271, 294*, 304, 391
Shipping, British, Post-War Restoration of,\ [ — and Oil Agreements, Great Britain and ' ' United States, 113
— Services to, Levying Charges for, 277
— Subsidies for Foreign, 484 Shipyard. See Shipbuilding Yard Shires, G. A., on Technical Information Bulletins, 4$)2
Shock Tests. See Impact Tests under Tests- {Materials}
Shop Management. See IForA:^ Management Shore Durometer ” for Testing Rubber Hard ness, 283
Shorter, A. F., the Late, 435
Shove, A. G., on Payment for Foreign Technical . Publications, 314. See 208
Shrinkage and Porosity of Bronze Castings, Effect of, 245, 254, 274
Shuttering for Reinforced-Concrete Trestle Railway Bridge, 381*
Siemens-Martin Furnaces. See Furnaces Sighting of Anti-Aircraft Guns, 121* Signal Lamps for Night Surveying, 195* Corps of, Exhibition of Equipment, Charing Cross Station, 213
Silica Bricks. See Refractory Materials silicon Reaction in Converter Plants, 105 “ .See^ also Ferro-SiUcon
Silicosis in Steel Foundries, Prevention of, 152 Silver Jubilee Scholarships, Institute of Transport, 333
Simmons, A. W., on Electric Locomotive Brake lests on Southern Railway, 179*
Simms, C. H., on Glass-Processing in Lamp and Radio Valve Industries, 85*
Dividing Engine, 165 hisai and Manila Ropes, Specification, 8 Skin Friction. See Air Resistance; Aeronau- tics ; Friction
Slag. See Metallurgy Sleepers, Railway, Strength of Assemblies, 1*, 41*, 81*, 141*, 181*
Slough Laboratory, British Internal Combus- Research Association, 473
Sloy, Loch, Hydro-Electric Scheme, 15. See LETTER, 454
^'^Iretond^6o'“ Northern
— See also Sewage Smelting Furnaces. See Furnaces
OM Up the Straits, A Uuard Ship, 201*, 243*
qmUb Uhina Flagship, 301*, 361*, 401* b? ?’ 'Technical Developments
Snwtl Industry, 316, 356, 364. See 313 255* I^'^Pid Determination,
Government Wliite Paper, 251 Reform, National Expenditure on. Burden . on Industry, 71
Teclmical and Scientific. See /nsfitw-
~ Labour ; Labour Notes ; PARAGRAPH INPEX
Sociological Problems, Contributions of En- Solution of, 291, 296, 314 soaiuin Carbonate, Desulphurisation of Cast a I*’ ^’5
^*^^208^ Tnnber, .Stress-Graded, Specification, Soil, Action of (Caterpillar I'racks on, 21*. 43* — Denudation in India, 443
Mechanics Research, Importance to Dock Engineering, 395
Solar Observations, Royal Observatory, Green- wiC/1, M44
Solid-Liquid Mixtures, Flow of, 234 Sonigage for Measuring Thickness, 487 sorting Bridge, Magnetic (Salford Electrical Instruments, Ltd.), 366*
— Device for Rivets, Blind Man’s, 173 5^^J^dingrs and Observations in Tidal Waters, 83 ® Supply Commission,
Annual Report, 172
' America, British Locomotive Exports to, 234 275?®38T5"(f “
“ Post-War Markets in, 312 r^u^erican Railways in War-Time, 467*
Riulway versus Rashleigh, 4()4 *19, 69, 89, 109, 129, qQo’ 269, 289, 309,
?nn '^1^* *129, 449, 469, 489,
PARAGRAPH INDEX
“ 9, 29, 49, 69, 89, 109,
•S’ Q9o’ 229, 249, 269, 289,
iftQ ?nn *1®^’ ^29, 449, 469,
xK ^9. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
Southern Railway, Electric Locomotive Brake lests, 179*
Southport-Liwrpool Line, London Midland and bcottish Railway, Motor Bogie for, 95* Southwell, Dr. C. A. P., on Petroleum Production in England, 473
Specifications, Standard. See Standards ; Standardisation
Speed Regulation. See Governing
Speedway Wrecking Co., Demolition of Trans- porter Gantry by Thermit Burning, 108
Spenceley W., on Production of Inoculated Cast Iron, 378*, 458*
Sperry Products Inc., - Exactor ” Hydraulic Remote-Control Gear, 87*. See LETTER, 104
Spiers, J., on Conversion of Compression-Igni- Qft^ Producer-Gas Operation, a •! 15®*’ 177*, 196*, 247*
bpiRes tor Railway Sleepers, Tests of 1* 41 * 81*, 141*, 181* ,-^^41,
Spillway Design, Investigations in Hydraulics Research Laboratories, 204
Spirit, Motor. See Motor Fuels
“ XIV Fighter Aeroplane,
Spread of Gauge in Railway Tracks 1* 41* . 81*, 141*, 181*
Springs with Non-Linear Characteristics Vibration in, 103, 124*
I Sprockets for Caterpillar Tracks, Design of 43* I St. Louis Terminal, Cement Grouting of Permanent Way at, 107*
st. SwithiiTs Power Station, Lincoln, Cooling Towers for, 393
Stancliffe, J., Work on Dividing Engine, 165 Standards Association, Canadian. Change of Name to, 288
— Institution, British, Conversion Tables and Factors, 208 ; Annual General Meeting, 353 ; Draft Specification, Treatment ot Feed Water for Marine Boilers, 383; Glossary of Terms used in Gas Industry, 388 ; Booklet on Production Control in Small Factory, 452
British, Specifications, Prefocus^ Lamp Caps and Lampholders, 8 ; Manila and Sisal Ropes and Fibre Cores for M-ire Ropes, 8 ; Wire Ropes for Aircraft Purposes, 28; Cleat Wire, 28; Short-Link Wrought-Iron Crane Chain, 28 ; Sampling and Analysis of Coal and Coke, 88 ; Diamond Dies for Wire Drawing, 88 ; ing Code : Corrosion Prevention of Metal Parts, 108. See 88, 353, 385* ; Plywood | for Marine Craft, 108 ; Tungsten-Filameiit Electric Lamps, 148 ; Sampling and .Testing Gelatines, 148 ; Rubber Transmission Belting, 168; Deoxidised and Arsenical I Copper, 168 ; Steel Eyebolts, 208 ; Lead , Sheet and Strip, 268 ; Stress-Graded Softwood Timber, 268 ; High-Duty Light Alloys, 348 ; Meteorological Thermometers, 348 ; B.A. Bolts, Screws, Nuts and Washers, 388
Standardisation and Design of Turbo-Generators, 512 ,. ,, X • 1 I
Starch, “Allyl,” Corrosion-Resisting Material, 456 ... i
State, Position of Industry Within, 314
— Railways. See Railways '
Stations, Power. See Power Stations Statistics of British Railways in War-time, 293 ?
— Relating to War Effort of United Kingdom, 431
Steam Boats. See Steamers
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Engines. See Engines
— Tables, Callendar, 1939 (Review), 424 Steamer “ Aquitania,” Aluminium Bus-Bais in, 195
— Propulsion of. See Propellers
— “ Turbinia ” at 1897 Naval Review, 203*
— See also Shipbuilding ; Shipping ; Ships ,
Warships; PARAGRAPH INDEX
Steamships. See Ships ; Steamers ; B Steel Castings, Properties of. Influence ot Melting Conditions on, 358*, 399*
Use of Side-Blown Converter Plants tor, 104
— Consumption and Production in United States. 96, 305, 456
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Foundry. See Foundry
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Heat Treatment of. See Beat treatment under Metallurgy and Iron Industry in West Cumberland, Plan for, 315 . ,
Liquid, Temperatures in Basic Open-Hearth Furnaces, 185, 205
— Manufacture. See Metallurgy
— Microstructure of. See Microphotographs , Metallography
Steel, Peech and Tozer, Ltd., Inve^igation on Temperatures in Basic Open-Hearth Turnaces, 185, 205 . . .
— Production and Consumption in Unitea States, 96, 305, 450
— Rails. See Rails
— Ropes. See Wire Ropes
— Sheet-Piling, Interlocking, Uses of, 394 —? Stress Distribution in. See Stress ; Tests (Materials) , . .
— Strip, Gas Pickling and Galvanising Plant, Sharon Steel Corporation, 280
— Tests of. See Tests (^Materials) .
Steel’s Engineering Products, Ltd., Grain Drying Plant, 307 . , , , T
Steering Properties of Ships, Model Investigations, 437* _ . ,
Stelfox, S. H., on Mechanical Engineer and His Training, 383, 404. See LETTER, 454 Stephen, A. M., on Full Employment in British Shipyards, 294*, 304
Stevens Lecture on Production of Tars and Oil from Coal, 236, 318*, 337
Stick Micrometer, P.V.E. (Fitter Gauge and Precision Tool Co., Ltd.), 286*
Stockley, D. D., on Mechanical Engineer and His Training, 454. See 383
Stone. Cast, and Pre-Cast Concrete Products, Estimating and Costing of (Review), 102 Storms, Electric, Effect on High-Tension Cables 502*
Stoves, Hot-Blast, for Blast Furnaces, Refractories for, 416, 475
Strain. See Stress ,n T
Straightening Machine. See Machine Tools Street, Dr. A., on Mechanical Properties of Zinc-Alloy Die Castings, 514
— See Roads
Strength of Materials. See Stress and Tests (^Materials) o
Stress, Alternating and Combined. See dests (Materials) . m x
— Analysis, Experimental, Society for, 314 — Design in Class 1 Pressure Vessels, 493 — Distribution in Beams with Fixed Ends
— Repetitions. See Fatigue under Tests in ^^Structures, Determination b5^ Analysis and Experiment, 373
Strikes. See Laandowr ; Labour Notes ; PARA- , Stroud,^E^, on History and Position of lUumi- , Bating Engineering Society, 290
Strub. R. E., the Late, 135
Structures, Investigation on Stresses Below Proportionality Limit, 373
Structural Engineers, Institution of, Election of Members, 14§, 228, 468 ; Establishment of Wallace Premiums, 149
— Engineering, Essays on peview), 303 Reinforced Concrete. See Concrete, Reinforced
Structure, Steel, Demolition by Thermit Burning, 108
Studs, High-Duty, in Light Alloys, Specification, 348
Subsidies for Foreign Shipping, 484 Sugar-Beet Harvester, Topping Unit for, 306* Sulphur Dioxide in Atmosphere, Determination of, 256
— Recovery from Sulphur Dioxide in Waste
Gases, 154
— Removal from Cast Iron by Sodium Carbonate, 17, 45, 65
Summer Time, Double, Adjustment of Clocks at Close of, 195
Sun. See Solar
Suorva Regulation Dam, North Sweden, Completion of, 380
Supercharging Unit for Aircraft Cabins (Rotol Ltd.), 260
“ Superfortress ” Long-Range Bomber (Boeing Aircraft Co.), 207*
Superstructures and Arch Bridges, Design of (Review), 123
Supervising Electrical Engineers, Association of, Presidential Address, by E. R. Wilkinson, on War-Time Operation of Grid, 373
Supply, Ministry of, 2-10-0 Type Locomotive, 4* ; Report on Chemical Controls, 393 ; Report on Turning Aluminium Pistons with Diamond Tools, 490
Surface Drainage (Review), 63
— Inspection, “Faxfilm” Method of (R. D. McDill Engineering and Physical Laboratory), 437
Surges in High-Tension Cables, 502* Surveying, Higher (Review), 123
— Night, Signal Lamps for, 195*
— in Tidal Waters, 83
Sweden, Completion of Suorva Regulation Dam, 380
Swedish State Railways, 3,600-h.p. Electric Locomotives, 348
Swelling Tests, Crucible, for Coal, 356 Swinden, Dr. T., the Late, 355*
Switchgear, Circuit-Breaker, Air-Blast, AirCompressor Plant for (Cooke and Ferguson, Ltd.), 406*
Breaker, 66-kV Built-in. (A. Reyrolle and Co., Ltd;), 46*
— Flameproof Oil-Immersed (General Electric
Co., Ltd.), 186*
— Timing Switch, Rotary, for Process Work (General Electric Co., N.Y.), 66*
“ Swordfish ” Biplane for Fleet Air Arm, 13, 47* Symbols and Definitions, Physical, 72. See LETTER,114
— on Drawings, Standardisation of, 433, 451
Synthetic Sapphires, Manufacture of (British Jewel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), 425*
Systems, Shop. See Works Management

TABLES, Conversion, and Factors, British
Standards Institution, 208
Tanks, Array Caterpillar Track Links, Malleable-Iron, Manufacture of, 477* Development of Engines for, 335 Mine-Sweeping, 6*
— Experimental Investigation on Ship Steering, 437*
Use in Hydraulics Research, 203
— Fuel, of Synthetic Rubber, 365
Tar, Coal, Derivation, Properties and Application (Review), 363
— and Oil Production from Coal, 236, 318*, 337
Tarrant, A. G., on Optical Effect of Blast, 74. See 33. See LETTERS, 53, 94, 114, 134, 154, 194*, 254, 294
Tasmania, Hobart, Floating Concrete Bridge, 304*
Taylor, E. W., on Evolution of Dividing Engine, 164*
Taylor and Wallin, Sludge-Gas Power Plant at Ballymena, Ulster, 60
Teaching. See Education
Technical College and Education. See Educa- tion
— Information Bulletins, Contents of, 492 Departments in War-Time, Work of, 492
— Institutions, Government of, 212
— Publications, Foreign, Payment for, 208, 314
— Societies, Influence on Organisation of Engineering Profession, 331. See LETTER, 394 See Institutions and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Technicians in Civil Service, Proposed Organisation of, 351
Teeth, Gear. See Gear
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co., Ltd., Copper-Berylliuin-Cobalt Alloy, 488 Telegraphy, Wireless, and Development of Electronics, 284
Valve Manufacture, Glass-Processing Machines for, 85*
See also Valve^ Thermionic; Radio; Television
Telephony, Wireless, and Development of Electronics, 285
Valve Manufacture, Glass-Processing Machines for, 85*
See also Valve, Thermionic; Radio; Television
Telescope, Zenith, Greenwich Observatory, 244 Television in Colour and Stereoscopic Relief, 228 Temperature Control, Cooling-Water for Air
Compressor (Sarco Thermostats, Ltd.),346*
— of Electric Cables, Measurement of, 501*
— Liquid-Steel, in Basic Open-Hearth Furnaces, 185, 205
— Measurement. See also Pyrometer; Thermometer
“ Tempest ” Single-Seat Fighter Aeroplane, 350*
Tennessee Valley Authority, 250-ton Travelling Gantry Crane, 147*
Tensile Tests. See Tests {Materials) Ternary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Terrestrial Magnetism. See Magnetism Tests, Braking, Southern Railway Electric Locomotive, 179*
245
— of Coal for Use in Gas Industry, 356
— of Coke-Burning Domestic Grate, 175*
— of Compression-Ignition Engines Operating on Gas, 98*, 118*, 138*, 177
— Friction of Ball and Roller Bearings, 278*
— Hot-Twist, for Metals, 397
— Intelligence and Aptitude, Selection of Staff by, 52. See LETTER, 114

Tests (Materials) :

Fatigue Tests, Zinc-Alloy Die Castings, 515 “ Flexometer ” Dynamic Rubber-Testing Machine, 281*
Hardness, Brinell Tests, Zinc-Alloy Die Castings, 515
— Testing of Rubber, 282
Hot-Twist Test for Determining Hot- Piercing Capacity of Metals, 397
Impact Tests, Zinc-Alloy Die Castings, 514 Mechanical Tests, Cast Steel, 358*, 399 Inoculated Cast Irons, 380
Magnesium-Aluminium Alloys, 238*
Steel from Converter Plants, 105 Whiteheart Malleable Iron, 479 Notched-Bar Impact Tests. See Impact Tests above
Shore Durometer for Testing Rubber Hardness, 283
Stresses in Materials and Structures. See Stress
Tensile Tests, Zinc-Alloy Die Castings, 514 Testing Machine, Dynamic, for Rubber, “ Flexometer,” 281*
for Rubber Tyres, 282*
Tests of Railway Sleeper Assemblies, 1*, 41*, 81*, 141*, 181*
— of Welded Railway-Wheel Flanges, 441* Testing, Locomotive, 194. See LETTERS, 234,
474
— Machines. See Tests {Materials')
— Materials, American Society for, Annual Meeting, 70
— Methods for Metal-Bonded Rubber, 281*
— Plant, Vacuum, for Fan Impellers (Buffalo Forge Co.), 227*
— and Sampling Gelatines, Specification, 148
— See also Tests {Materials)
Text-Books. See LITERATURE INDEX Thames, River, Opening of Waterloo Bridge, 408
Thermal Efficiency of Two-Stroke Compression- Ignition Engines, 76
— Treatment, Metals. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy^
Thermionic Valve. See Valve, Thermionic Thermit Burning, Demolition of Transporter Gantry by, 108
Thermocouple. See Pyrometer Thermometer, Meteorological, Specification, 348
— See also Pyrometer ; Temperature Control Thermo-Plastic Moulding, Extrusion Process
(Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.), 287*
Thickness Measurement by Sonigage, 487
Thomas, K., on Contractors and Design, 414, 444, 463
Thompson, E., Lighting Equipment for Locomotive Repairs, 27*; Diesel-Electric Shunting Locomotive, 266*
Thorn versus London Corporation, 444 Threads, Screw. See Screw
Thrupp, E. C., on Canadian Water Power, 234 Tidal Power, Utilisation in Great Britain, 368, 420. See Erraticm^ 457
— Waters, Soundings and Observations in, 83 Tientsin, Siege of, 361, 401*
Timber, Softwood, Stress-Graded, Specification, 268
Time, Double Summer, Adjusting Clocks for, 195
— Service, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 224, 244
Timing Switch, Rotary, for Process Work (General Electric Co., N.Y.), 66*
Tin Research Institute, Flux De-Gassing of Tin Bronzes, 245, 254, 274
“ Tirpitz,” German Battleship, Sinking of, 393, 433
Tizard, Sir H., on Problems of Aeronautical Research, 273
Tonnage, Ship, Methods of Levying Charges for Services, 277
Tools, Machine. See Machine Tools Toothed Gear. See Gear
Torpedo Attack and Ship Construction, 437* Towers, Cooling, for St. Swithin’s Power Station, Lincoln, 393
Tower of the Winds, Athens, 62*
Towler Brothers (Patents), Ltd., High-Speed Hydraulic Pump for 140-ton Trailer, 26*. See Erratum, 55
Town and Country Planning Committee of Institution of Civil Engineers, Formation of, 253
Planning (General Interim Development) Order, 1944, 33
— Gas. See Gas Track-Laying Vehicle Design, 21*, 43*
— Link, Army Tanks, Malleable Iron, Manufacture of, 477*
Traction, Electric. See Railways Tractors, Agricultural, Electric, Use of, 132 Fordson ” High Traction,” 307* Instructional Bulletin on, 292
— Caterpillar-Track, Design of, 21*, 43* Trade Associations and Organisation of
British Industry, 353. See LETTER, 394 Position Within the State, 314
— British-American, and United States Tariff
Reductions, 272. See Erratum, 305 Locomotive, 234
— and British Ports, 376
— Catalogues in Commercial Libraries, 494
— Disputes. See Labour; Labour Notes; PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Exhibition. See Exhibition
— Import of Petroleum Products, 236
— International, Importance to Britain, 433
— Machine-Tool, Future of, 424. See LETTER, 494
— North American, 456
Trade, Post-War Markets in Latin America, 312
War of the World, 252
— South American, 56, 125, 215, 275, 385, 516
— Unions. See Labour; Labour Notes'. PARAGRAPH INDEX
“ Trafalgar,” H.M. Battleship, Description, 61* Trailer, 140-ton, High-Speed Hydraulic Pump for (Towler Brothers (Patents), Ltd.), 26*. See Erratum, 55
Train. See Railway Training. See Education Transition Period from War to Peace, Problem.s of, 474
Transmission, Electric, Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— of Power. See Power Transmission Transport, Aerial. See Aeronautics
— Human Element in, 484
— Institute of, Railway Companies Association Awards and Prizes, 108 ; Election of Members, 228, 368, 468, 508; Silver Jubilee Scholarships, 333 ; Annual Report, 474 ; Presidential Address, by R. Kelso, on Human Element in Transport, 484; Inauguration of E. C. Coleman ” Modern Transport ” Award, 515
— Internal, Future of, 484
— Motor. Road ; Motor
— Post-War, Report on, 333
— Proposals, Plans for Greater London, 471, 491
— Railway. See Railway
— Road. See Road; Motor
Transporter Gantry, Demolition by Thermit Burning, 108
Travelling Crane. See Crane
Treforest School of Mines and Technology, Calendar, 288
Trestle Bridge, New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway, 381*
Trevithick, Richard, Preservation of Cottage at Penpoiids, 425
Trials. See Tests
Trolley, Lubricant-Distributing, for Machine Tools (A. Herbert, Ltd.), 460
Tropical and Packaging Exhibition for Anglo- American Services, 353, 385. See 88, 108 Troughton, E., and J., Work on Dividing Engine, 164*, 165
Trucks, Railway. See Wagons
— See also Bogie
Trusses, Roof, Timber Bowstring. 36
Tube Test for Coke and By-Products from Coal, 356
Tucker, L. G., on Optical Effect of Blast, 74. See 33. See LETTERS, 53, 94, 114, 134, 154, 194*, 254, 294
Tungsten Lamps. See Lamps under Electric Tunisia, Naval Cruise Round Coast of, 24* Tuplin, Dr. W. A., on Vibration in Springs with Non-Linear Characteristics, 103, 124*; on Locomotive Testing, 234. See LETTERS, 194, 474 ; on Optical Effect of Blast, 294. See 33. See LETTERS, 53, 74, 94, 114, 134, 154, 194*, 254
Turbine, Hydraulic, 65,000-h.p. Francis-Type, De Cew Falls Power Station, 252
Investigations in Hydraulics Research Laboratories, 204
Manufacture by Escher Wyss Engineering Works, Ltd., 13
See also Power Plant
" Turbinia,” S.S., at 1897 Naval Review, 203* Turbo-Generators, Standardisation and Design of, 512
‘‘ Turbomotive ” Locomotive, Taper-Roller Bearings for Axleboxes, 128*, 136
Turning. See Machine Tools
Tutin, Dr. J., on Levying Charges for Services to Shipping, 277. See 253
Tyres, Rubber, Testing Machine for, 282*

ULSTER, Ballymena Sludge-Gas Power Plant, 00
Underground Railways. See London Passenger Transport
Unemployment. Unions, Trade. PARAGRAPH
United Kingdom. See England ; Great Britain — States, Aeronautical Research in, 504 Army Air Force, “ Superfortress ” Long-
Range Bomber, 207*
Bureau of Mines, Report on Production of Vermiculite, 193
Cement Grouting of Permanent Way, 107*
Civil Aviation Developments and Plans, 145, 305
—. — Coal Mission to Great Britain, 173 Coast and Geodetic Survey, Signal Lamps
for Night Surveying, 195*
Corps of Engineers, Report on Mississippi River, 35; Trestle Bridge ,New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway, 381* Engineering Notes from, 35, 305, 456
Floriday-Key West Overseas 261*
and Great Britain, Oil and Policy, 113
Magnesium Industry in, 305 Maritime Commission, Refrigerated Ships for, 365
Navy. See United States under Warships Oil Production Developments in, 145 Post-War Public Works in, 95 Railways, Earnings on, 305
Railway Equipment Orders in, 456 Railways. See also Railways ; Railroads Steel Production and Consumption, 96, 305, 456
Synthetic-Rubber Production, 365 Tariff Reductions and British-American Trade, 272. See Erratum, 305
War Production Board, Equipment for Dnieprostroi Hydro-Electric Plabt, 500 Water Supplies, 95 See also America
United Steel Companies, Ltd., Iron Making at Appleby-Frodingham AVorks, 415, 433, 455, 475 ; “ Bagnall-Bethel ” Adjustable Nozzle for Steel Ladles, 447*
University, Birmingham, Research on Flux DeGassing of Tin Bronzes, 245, 254, 274
— Cambridge, Establishment of Chair of Electrical Engineering, 93 ; Presentation of Whipple Collection of Scientific Instruments to, 328, 374
— Influence on Aeronautical Research, 504
— Iowa, Second Hydraulics Conference, 203, 234, 264
— Leeds, Gas Research at, 316
— Research Fellowships, Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., 75. See 73
— See also Education
Uruguay, Engineering Notes from, 57, 385
— Post-War Markets in, 312
U.S.S.R. See Russia

“VI” Flying Bomb, Prime Minister’s Statement on, 33 ; Optical Elffects from Explosion, 33. See LETTERS, 53, 74, 94,114,134, 154, 194*, 254, 294 ; Launching Ramps, 237* ; Mechanism of, 273 ; Exhibition of Defence against, 353
“ V2 ” Rocket Bomb, 393, 437*, 473
Vacation Work for Students of Imperial College, London, 473
Vacuum Testing Plant for Fan Impellers (Buffalo Forge Co.), 227*
“ Valentine ” Tank Pitted for Mine-Sweeping, 6 Valve, Thermionic, Development and Application, 285
Vehicles, Track-Laying, Design of, 21*, 43* Venezuela, Iron-Ore Mining in, 145
— Post-War Markets in, 312
Vermiculite Production in United States, 193 Vessels, Pressure, Class 1, Design and Stresses in, 493
Viaduct. See Bridge
Vibration in Springs with Non-Linear Characteristics, 103, 124*
Vickers Ltd., Changes in Directorships of Associated Companies, 428
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., “ Seafire ” and “ Sea Otter ” Aeroplanes, 193
Victoria Falls and Transvaal Power Co., Power ! Stations of, 172 !

WABOOSE Dam, Ogoki River Diversion, Ontario, 252
Wages. See Labour; PARAGRAPH INDEX Wagon-Lifting Equipment, London Midland and Scottish Railway, 106*
— for London and North Eastern Railway, 459
— Motor. See Motor Vehicles
— Tipping Cradle for 35-ton Coaling Crane, 506*
Walker, E. G., the Late, 206
Wall, Dr. T. F., on Alternating-Current Transmission, 101*, 162*, 222*, 421*, 461*, 501* —• Retaining, of Interlocking Steel Sheet Piling, 394
Wedge Theory of Earth Pressure Against, 341*. See LETTER, 414
Wallace Premiums, Establishment by Institution of Structural Engineers, 149
War Damage Repairs, Assessments of, 73
— Effort of United Kingdom, Statistics Relating to, 431
— Fifth Year of, 171, 174
— Office, Mine-Sweeping Tanks, 6* ; Army
Signals Exhibition, 213 ; “VI” Exhibition, 353 ; Prefabricated Harbour Exhibition, 493
War Stores, Packing for Transit to Tropics, Exhibition of, 353, 385* See 88, 108
— Time Developments in Whiteheart Malleable Iron, 477*
Operation of Grid, 373
Railways in. Statistics, 293
— South American Railways in, 467*
Work of Brazilian Railways, 467*
— Transport, Ministry of. Report on Train
Derailment at Mossband, 73 ; Report on Railway Accidents in 1943, 112 ; Report on Dumfries Railway Collision, 193; British Shipping Policy, 271
— See also Post-War Warfare, Naval. See
— Use of Aircraft in.

Warships :

Aviation, Naval.
German Battleship “ Tirpitz,” Sinking of, 393, 433
Guns, Naval. See Guns ; Gunnery H.M. Battleship “ Barfleur ” in 1898, 301*, 361*, 401*
“ Sans Pareil ” in 1897, 201* “ Trafalgar ” in 1896, 61*
( — Cruiser “ Blenheim ” in 1898, 301
“ Fearless ” in 1895, 23*
— Minesweeper “ Seagull,” Welded Construction of, 396
Naval Aeronautics. See Aeronautics
— Construction During War, 171, 431 and Merchant Shipbuilding, Policy, 294*, 304
Technical Developments in, 375, 396*, 418*, 437*. See LETTER, 474 — Entry, “ Y ” Scheme of, 213
— Guns. See Guns ; Gunnery
— Reminiscences of Engr.-Capt. E. C. Smith, 23*, 61*, 201*, 243*, 301*, 361*, 401*
— Review of 1897, 202*
— Schoolmasters, Vacancies for, 53
Royal Naval Scientific Service, Organisation of, 211
United States Navy, Laminated Wood for Shipbuilding, 493
Navy, Unit-Construction Pier and Barge Pontoons, 167*
Naval Construction, 365 War at Sea, Fifth Year of, 174. See 171 See also Naval in PARAGRAPH INDEX Washers, Nuts, Bolts and Screws, B.A., Specification, 388
Washington, D.C., Transportable Steel Aircraft Hangar, 127*
Washington, Seattle, E. T. Allen Memorial Aeronautical Laboratories, 241*
Waste-Paper Collections and Industrial Records, 233
Water, Feed, for Marine Boilers, Treatment of, Draft Specification, 383
— Power. See Hydraulic; Power Plant; Power, Water ; Turbine, Hydraulic
— Supply, Purification of (Review), 4
for Mexico City, 516
in United States, 95
Watersheds and Duties of Local Governments, 115, 144 See also Irrigation
— Tidal, Soundings and Observations in, 83
— Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic ; Power Plant
Waterloo Bridge, River Thames, London, Opening of, 408
Watersheds and Duties of Local Governments, 115, 144
Waterways. See Hivers
Waterworks. See Water Supply and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Watson, C. R., on Adjusting Clocks at End of Summer Time, 195
Watson, G. O., on Electrical Engineering in Merchant Navy, 356, 366
Wave Action and Harbour Layouts, 161*, 214*, 221*
Studies in Hydraulics Research Laboratories, 204, 264
— Gas, Analogies, in Open-Channel Flow, 264 Wear in Locomotive Axleboxes, 79, 116, 136
— Piston-Ring and Cylinder, in Motor-Car Engines, 497*, 517*
Weather. See Meteorology
Webster, G. R., on Developments in Whitfe- heart Malleable Iron, 477*
Wedge Theory of Earth Pressure, Extension of, 341*. See LETTER, 414
Wedmore, E. B., Retirement from British Electrical and AUied Industries Research Association, 513
Weihaiwei, Port of, History and Development, 362*
Weld Metal, “ Hardex,” for Tool Tipping, 205 Welded Pressure Vessels, Design Stresses in, 493 Welder, Single-Phase, Operation from Three- Phase Supply, 206*
Welding, Aluminium-Bronze, Electrodes for (Murex Welding Processes, Ltd.), 48
— Electric, Applied to Ship Construction, 375, 396*, 418*
Single-Operator Equipment (Johnson and Phillips, Ltd.), 35*
— of Exhaust-Driven Turbo Supercharger Bucket Wheels, 36
— Institute of. Award of Sir W. J. Larke Medal, 34
— Machine, Butt, for Wires (Atlas Engineering Co.), 427*
— Oxy-Acetylene, of Worn Railway-Wheel Flanges, 441*
Wentworth-Sheilds, E. E., on British Ports, 376, 394. See 373
West, H., on Optical Effect of Blast, 94. See 33 See LETTERS, 53, 74, 114, 134, 154, 194* 254, 294
— Hartlepool Technical College, Prospectus, 169
— Highland Railway, Jubilee of, 113. See LETTER, 154
Wharf Cranes. See Cranes
Wheels, Bucket, Turbo-Supercharger, Welding of, 36
— Locomotive, Equipment for Dropping, London Midland and Scottish Railway, 155
— Railway, Welding Flanges of. Investigation on. 441*
Whipple, R. S., Presentation of Scientific Instruments to Cambridge University, 328, 374
White, Sir W., Ships Built by, 202, 302*
Whiteheart Malleable Iron, War-Time Developments in, 477*
Wiberg, C. J., on Machining of Magnesium Alloys, 65
Wilde, H. de, on Optical Effect of Blast, 254. See 33. See LETTERS, 53, 74, 94, 114, 134, 154, 194*, 294
Wilkie, G. K., on Trade Catalogues in Commercial Libraries, 494
Wilkinson, E. R., on War-Time Operation of Grid, 373
Williams, J. N., on Efficient Use of Fuel, 515. See 403
Wilson, Dr. W., on Electronics, Past and Present, 284
Wimperis, Dr. H. E., Hawksley Lecture on Research and Development in Aeronautics, 465, 503. See 413
Wind, Effect on Projectiles, 121*
— Tunnels. See Aeronautics
Winser, S. B., the Late, 69
Wire Drawing, Diamond Dies for. Specification, 88
— Electric Butt-Welding Machine for (Atlas Engineering Co.), 427*
— Rope for Aircraft Purposes, Specification, 28
Fibre Cores for. Specification, 8
Wiring of Aircraft, Standard System for, 450
— Electrical, Prevention of Accidents from, 192
— Regulations, Compulsory, and Registration,
Memorandum on, 332
Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy
— Telephony. See Telephony
Wisner, R., on High-Speed Two-Stroke Compression-Ignition Engines, 76
Wohler’s Tests. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
Women Workers. See Labour
Wood, F., the Late, 328
— Laminated, for Shipbuilding, 493
— as Locomotive Fuel, Sao Paulo Railway, 467*
— Ply, Difficulties in Gluing, 235
— Sheets, High-Frequency Spot Gluing of, 205 Wooden Houses, Prefabricated (Jicwood, Ltd.), 435
Woods, R. C., on Selection of Staff by Intelligence and Aptitude Tests, 52. See LETTER, 114
Workington Corporation versus McDonald, 444 Workmen. See Labour
— Compensation.

Works :

Engineering Women.
Gasworks. See Gas
Industrial Diseases. See Labour
Works Management, Drawing Office Practice in Relation to Interchangeable Components, 433. See 451
Integral Accounting (Review), 123 —• — Out-Working Schemes for War Production, 56
Patternshop Organisation and Management (Review), 363
Production Control in Factory, 452 Quality Control Chart Technique (Review), 483
—> — Selection of Staffs by Intelligence and Aptitude Tests, 52. See LETTER, 114
— Ministry of, Report on Mechanical Installations in Buildings, 111 ; Report on Domestic Electric Sockets and Plugs, 136 ; Demonstration Houses, Northolt, Middlesex, 253 ; Report on Electrical Installations in Buildings, 432
Works Training. See Educatiov, Wright Aeronautical Corporation, Machining of Magnesium Alloys, 65
Wright, Harold, Lecture, Endowment of, 434 Wrought Light Alloys Development Association, on Riveting of Wrought Aluminium Alloys, 505

X-RAY Apparatus, Two-Million Volt, General
Electric Co., Schenectady, 464
Apparatus, Examination of Welds in Shipbuilding, 397*, 418*

“ Y ” SCHEME of Naval Entry, 213
Yachts Designed by W. Fife, 175. See 135
Year Books. See LITERATURE INDEX
York Corporation versus Bottoms, 444, 464

ZENITH Telescope, Greenwich Observatory, 244
Zinc Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy
— Surfaces, Chromate Passivation of, 308

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