Engineering 1943 Jul-Dec: Index: General

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GENERAL

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O’Djjnovan, J. J., on Simple Trussed Beam, 303*. See LETTERS, 335, 414*, 454, 514»
Ohio State University, Welding Library, 88
— Ifnits Manufacturers, Superfinishing Machine, 226*
Oil J. Coal for Cargo Vessels, 65
— Engines. See ^nffines, Oil
— Lubricating, for Motor Cars, Filtration of, i296
— Motors. See Enffines, Oil; Motor Vehicles
— Rope Line, Texas-New York, 21* Line, Texas-Oklahoma, 144
— Production from Minerals in United States, b25
— Resources, World’s, 35
— Shale, Production in United States, 325
— Transformer, Treatment to Reduce Acidity, Report on, 418, 460
— S6e also Lubrication ; Petroleum Oklahoma-Texas Oil Pipe Line, 144
Oldham, B. C., on Air-Conditioning Develop- tments, 465
Oliver Model 2 Combine Harvester, 248*
Ollard’s Adhesion-Test Values for Electrodeposited Metals, 438
Omnibus Bars. See Electric
O’Neill, Dr. H., on Significance of Mechanical Test Properties of Metals, 18*, 38*, 56. See 15, 34. See 78*, 118*. See LETTERS, 234, 276
Onslow, D. V., on Treatment of Transformer Oil to Reduce Acidity, 418. See 460
Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission. Flow-Control Weir at Niagara Falls, 241*
Open-Hearth Furnace. See Furnace Optical Determination of Stress. See PhotoElastic
Ore, Chrome, for Furnace Linings, 265
Oscillograph. See Electric Outworking in Practice, 231, 296
Ovens, Gas, Cooking, Testing of. Specification, 128
Overhead Lines Power Transmission, Leakage Current due to Hoar-Frost, 83*
Power Transmission, Long-Distance Three-Phase Systems, 33
Oxy-Acetylene Welding. See Welding

PAINT Drying by Radiant Heating 245, 298*
— Household, for Exterior Use, Specification, 108
— Semi-Conducting, “ Coronox,” for Corona
Suppression in Electric Generators, 488 Painting Practice for Protection of Submerged Steel, 167 ®
Paper Mills, Wharves for, 481
— Sheets, Synthetic-Resin Bonded, Specification, 428
Papworth, Ltd., Universal Sine Table, 227* Paraffin Engines. See Engines, Oil Parkinson, Lieut.-Col. G. W., the Late, 534 Parkinson, N., on Surface Protection of Magnesium Alloys, 274
Parris, C. W., on Fouling of Boiler-Tube Surfaces, 435. See 391, 497*, 504, 517*, 524 536*. See LETTERS, 434
Parsons, Sir C., Work on Mechanical Gearing 295. See LETTER, 355
— Turbines. See Turbines, Steam
Patent Agents, Chartered Institute of, Report on Inventors and Employers, 375
— and Chemical Industry, 377
— Committee of National Whitley Council Report, 375
Law and Industrial Research, 344. See 357 364. See LETTER, 394 ’
— Records, 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*, 540*: See PATENT RECORD INDEX
— in Relation to Industry, 444
Paterson, I^. C. C., on British Electrical Research Board, 94
Paving, Concrete, Construction in Cold Weather 16
Payment of Labour. See Labour
Peace River, Suspension Bridge over 425* Pearl Varnish Co., Ltd., “ Trefolex’" Cutting Compound for Hand Tools, 29
Pegasus,” H.M. Aircraft Carrier, 1* ^^’^^494 534 355. See LETTERS, 454,
Personal, 8, 28, 48, 68, 88, 108, 128, 148 168
368 388 S %% 328’ 348;
488; 508’ 528’
Peru, British Trade with. Report, 113
®“g‘“?®ring Notes from, 36, 117, 397, 494
— steel Production in, 173
Petrol Motors. See Aeronautics ; Engines,Petrol
Petroleum Equipment, Council of British Manufacturers of, First Annual Meeting, 274
— See also Oil; Engines, Oil
Philips Lamps, Ltd., Development of Coiled- Coil Lamp, 368
Photo-Elastic Diagram, Stresses in Axles, 501*, 512
Photographic Reproduction of Diagrams on Metal Surfaces (Kodak, Ltd.), 310
Photographs, Telegraphic Transmission of, 357 Photomicrographs. See MicrophoiQgra'][>hand Physical Chemistry. See Chemistry — Laboratory. See National Physical — Research in Australia, Report on, 403, 424 Physicists, Education and Training, Report, 72 Physics, Institute of, Report on Education and Training of Physicists, 72 ; Election of Officers, 89 ; Annual Report, 133 , Election of Members, 228
— Liquid State Theory in Relation to Engineering, 64, 114
— Molecular Structure and Dipole Theory, 81*
— Nuclear, Application of Cyclotron to, 201*, 223*
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Pick-Up, Grass, Hosier, 248* Units, Vibration, Design of, 362* Piers, Concrete, Peace River Suspension Bridge, 425*
Pigott, E. C., on History of Small Steelmaking Converter, 515, 535
Piling for Dry Dock Constructed under Water, 121*
Pinions. See Gearing
Pipes, Copper, Hot-Water, Effect on Galvanised Tanks, 85, 125, 164, 205
— and Fittings, Asbestos-Cement, Specification, 88
— Line, Floating, for Concrete, 123*
- Oil, Texas-New York, 21* Oil, Texas-Oklahoma, 144 — Steel and Iron, Hot-Water, Precipitation Effects in, 358*
— See also Tubes
Pistol, Gas-Fed, for Metal Spraying, 457
Pistons, Aero-Engine, German Light-Alloy, Report on, 367*
— Turning with Diamond Tools, Report, 466* Pit Props, Timber, and Substitutes for, 372 Pit River Bridge, Road and Railway, Great Central Valley Scheme, California, 263 Plan, County of London, 51, 71, 411. See 253, 288
Planning and Engineers, 373, 394
— Practical, Exhibition of, 253, 288
Institution of Civil Engineers Pamphlet on, 411. See 51, 71
— Regional (Review), 163
— Town, and District Heating, 283*
Plant Maintenance in Closed Factories, and Fuel Economy, 293
Plastics, Engineering, 431, 493. See LETTER, 474. See Erratum, 513
Handbook of (Review), 444
— Industry, Institute of, Western Section, Inaugural Meeting, Bristol, 448
Platelayers’ Concrete Huts, 185*
Plating, Electro. See Electro Ploughing, Steam, in England, 83, 134
Plywood, High-Strength, Specification, 108 — Manufacture, High-Frequency Heating in, 116*. See Erratum, 468
Pochobradsky, B., on Aurel Stodola : Teacher, Scientist and Man, 454
Polarised Light. See Photo-Elastic
Pollution, Atmospheric, and Gas Industry, 24, 47
from Smoke, Prevention of 32 —. — See also Smoke Abatement Polytechnic. See Ediication Ports, Auxiliary, Planning of, 481* Portable Engine. See Engine Portland Cement. See Cement Post-War Building, Congress on, 93 —.— Demands for Scientific Instruments, 511 Development of Inland Transport, 373 Employment and Demobilisation, 212 Export Trade, 332. See LETTERS, 254, 335, 375, 474, 514
Industrial Reconstruction, Memorandum by Internal-Combustion Manufacturers’ Association, 491
Plan and Programme for United States, 111. See LETTERS, 214, 234
Planning for Electricity Supply Industry, Report on, 211
problems of Transport Industry, 416 Professional Employment Committee, 91 Reconstruction and Engineering Industry, 11
Reconstruction and Resources Organisation, 272
Shipping and Shipbuilding, 359
Tin Production and Consumption, 228 Transport Aircraft, 95, 136, 216*, 285*, 337*, 396*, 437*, 445
University Education, British Association Report on, 312
Postlethwaite, Dr. F., on Design of Vibration Pick-Up Units, 362*
Potato Lifter (J. Deere and Co.), 248 Poultney, E. C., on Locomotive Power, 371 Powder Metallurgy, Iron, Applications of, 305 Powdered Coal. See Pulverised Fuel Powell, H., the Late, 280
Power Plant, Hydro-Electric, Great Central Valley Scheme, California, 262*
Hydro-Electric, Painting Practice for Headgates, 167
Hydro-Electric, in Sweden, 48
See also Power Stations ; Substations
— Press. See Machine Tools
— for Ship Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion
— Station, Electric, Causes of Boiler Outage, 391, 497*, 504, 517*, 524, 536*. See LETTERS, 434
Electric, Secondary, Effect of Grid on Operation of, 132
See also Power Plants; Substations
— Supply, Electric, in Chile, 398 Electric, City of Brisbane, 113
Electric, Co-ordination of Distribution, 453, 472
Electric, System Control (Review), 203 532
Electric, and Gas Industry, 24, 45* Electric Industry and Fuel Policy, 85, 405
Electric Industry, Post-War Planning for, Report, 211
Electric Industry and Synthetic Materials, 412
Electric, Report by Incorporated Association of Electric Power Companies, 453, 472
Electric, in South Australia, 173
— Transmission, Overhead Lines, Leakage
Current due to Hoar-Frost, 83*
Overhead Lines, Long-Distance Three-Phase Systems, 33
See also Qearing
— Water. See Hydraulic; Power Plants^
Hydro-Electric; Turbines, Hydraulic
Pownall, J. F., on 300-ft. Contour Canal Line, 281*. See LETTER, 454
Pneumatic. See Air Compressor Preece, Engr. Vice-Admiral Sir G., on Diffl-
cidties Experienced with Men and Machines, 264. See 233
Presidential Address to British Coal Utilisation Research Association, by Sir E. Williams, on Work of the Association, 493
to Institute of Fuel, by Dr. E. W. Smith, on An Organised Fuel Policy, 385, 405
to Institute of Marine Engineers, by Engr. Vice-Admiral Sir G. Preece, on Difficulties Experienced with Men and Machines, 264. See 233
to Institute of Transport, by Sir W. V.
Wood, on New Era in Transport, 416 to Institution of Civil Engineers, by Dr.
D. Anderson, on Engineers and Planning, 394. See 373
to Institution of Electrical Engineers, by Col. Sir A. S. Angwin, on International Telecommunications, 316, 357. See 313, 331
to Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, by A. M. Stephens, on Revision of Tonnage Laws, 484
to Institution of Gas Engineers, by E. V.
Evans, on Gas Industry in National Economy, 5, 24, 45*
to Institution of Mechanical Engineers, by Prof. F. C. Lea, on the Past and the Future, 355, 365. See 351, 353
to Junior Institution of Engineers, by Sir M. Denny, on Marine-Engineering Developments, 513
to North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, by J. R. Gebbie, on Shipping and Shipbuilding, 359
Press. See Machine Tools Pressure-Sensitive Unit, Carbon-Pile, 462*. See
Erratum, 486 Probability-Integral of the ^-Function, 295*
Producer Gas, Performance of Motor-Car Engine with, 296
Production Authorities Guide, 33
— Engineers, Institution of, Annual General Meeting, 373
— Lighting as Factor in, 12
— Methods for Small Job, 58
— Ministry of, Work of Radio Research Board, 135; Changes in Munition Production, 193 ; Brochure on Outworking, 231. See 296
Professions, Post-War Employment in. Committee on, 91
Professional Classes Aid Council, Annual Report, 53
Progressive Welder Co., Automatically-Controlled Spot Welder, 66*
Propellers, Aerial. See Aeronautics
— Marine, Blade Deflection in, 58*
Variable-Pitch (Rotol Airscrews, Ltd.), 93 Propulsion of Ships. See Marine Propulsion ; Engines; Turbines; Propellers Propulsive Efficiency, Coefficient of, 378*, 399
Protection, Smface, of Magnesium Alloys, 274
Psychology, Industrial, National Institute of, Joint Conference on Recruitment and Training, 31
Public Affairs, Relation of Engineers and Scientific Men to, 72
— Services, Report on Education for, 452
— Works, City of Brisbane, 113 Codes of Practice for, 352 Puddled Iron. See Iron
Pulmonary Disease in South Wales Coalminers, Report on, 152
Pulverised Fuel and Fouling of Boiler Tubes, 392, 497*, 504, 517*, 524, 537*. See LETTERS, 434
Pumps, Air. See Air Compressors
— Centrifugal, Development of, 185
— Concrete, for Dry Dock Constructed under
Water, 123*
— Dosing, Chemical, Hydrostatically-Operated (Glenfield and Kennedy, Ltd.), 86*
— Hydraulic, Three-Throw (Fawcett, Preston and Co., Ltd.), 506*
— Transfer, for Butadiene and Styrene, 182*
Pumping Plant, Salvage of S.S. “ Lafayette,” 383
— Stations, Texas-New York Oil Pipe Line, 22
— System, San Joaquin, Great Central Valley Scheme, California, 262*
Punch for Drawing Cylindrical Cups, 138*, 178* —? for Marking, 259*, 278*
Putz, W., on Three-Phase Synchronous Motors, 94
Pyrites in Coal, Utilisation of, 516

QUALITY Control in Mass Production, 14
Quaternions, Centenary of Discovery of, 412
Quay for Industrial Undertakings, Planning of, 481*
Quebec Conference, Churchill-Roosevelt, 173
Quenching of Steel. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Quick, J. H., on Defence of Big Business, 133. See 92. See LETTER, 166

RADIANT Heating for Industrial Processes, 245, 298*
Radio Industries Club, Radio Research and Production, by G. M. Garro-Jones, 135
— and International Telecommunications, 316, 331, 357
— Research and Production, 135
— See also Telegraphy, 'Wireless; Telephony,
Radiographic Method of Corrosion Measurement, 273
Radiography, Industrial, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., 447*
Radiolocation, Growth of, 135
Rail Fracture and Notch Brittleness, 19, 80*
— Worn, Building-up by Oxy-Acetylene Welding, 434
Railroad. See Railways
Railway Accidents. See Accidents
— Argentine, Future of, 494
— Australian, Conversion of Port Pirie-Broken
Hill Line to Standard Gauge, 203
— Brazilian, Construction of New Lines, 215
— Bridge. See Bridge
British, and 300-ft. Contour Canal, 282*. See LETTER, 454
— Canadian National, 100-ton Hydraulic
Flanging Press, 17
— Chilean, Position of, 215
— Locomotive. See Locomotive
London Midland and Scottish, Meter for Waste Steam, 155*; Heat-Treatment Plant for Tools, 206* ; Converted “ Royal Scot ” Locomotive, 256*; Grate for Burning Locomotive Smokebox Char, 386* ; Automatically-Controlled Boiler for Tea-Making, 495*
and North Eastern, Bridge Renewal on, 53; Counter-Pressure Brake Testing of Locomotives, 54. See LETTERS, 74, 255, 514 ; Platelayers’ Concrete Huts, 185* ; Report on Collision at Scarborough, 353 ; Conversion of P2-Type Passenger Locomotive, 427*
— New South Wales, Development of Cracks in Wheel Seats Within Hubs of Wheels, 501*. See 512
Zealand, Annual Report, 253
— Proposals in County of London Plan, 51, 71, 411
— Rolling Stock. See Locomotives ; Wagons
— South American, Development of, 345
— Southern, Repair of Bombed Railway Viaduct. 487*
— United States, Finances of, 145
States, Traffic on, 225
— Viaduct, Bombed, Southern Railway, Repair of, 487*
— Wagons. See Wagons
— See also PARAGRAPH INDEX
Rainfall and Land Drainage Problems, 24, 44
Ramsden, J., Method of Circular Dividing, 235
Rays, Electric. See Cathode ; Rdntgen
Raynor, G. V., and Institute of Metals’ Equilibrium Diagram of Aluminium-Zinc System, 500
Reactors, Glass-Lined, for Synthetic Rubber, 183*
Read, Prof. A. A., the Late, 275
Reavell and Co., Ltd., on Flexible Shaft Couplings, 54*. See LETTERS, 94, 174*, 214
Receivers, Air, Valves and Gauges for, Specification, 168
Reconstruction, Post-War. See PosbWar
Records, Modern: What May We Destroy ? Memorandum on, 413
Rectifiers. See Electric
Reference Books. See Annuals
Refractory Linings of Basic Open-Hearth Furnaces, Maintenance of, 265
Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, Developments in,465
— British Association of. Change of Name to
Institute of Refrigeration, 358; Air- Conditioning Developments, by B. C. Oldham and G. E. Clifford, 465
Regional Planning (Review), 163
Regulator, Temperature, for Gas-Heated Apparatus (Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd.), 346*
Reheating Furnace. See Furnace Reinforced Concrete. See Concrete “ Reliance ” Drill Guard, 436* Remuneration of Labour. See Labour Renwick, F. F., the Late, 174
Repeated Stresses. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials)
Repeaters, Valve, for Submarine Telephone Cables, 331, 357
Report, Anglo-Peruvian Trade, British Chamber of Commerce, Lima, 113
— Annual, Australian Council for Scientific and
Industrial Research, 403, 424
British Cast Iron Research Association, 486
Chief Inspector of Factories, 392
City and Guilds of London Institute, 213 New Zealand Railways, 253
Safety in Mines Research Board, 372
Windmill Section, Society for Protection of Ancient Monuments, 320
— Brisbane Statistics, 113
— British Railway Accidents in 1942, 52
— Chronic Pulmonary Disease in South Wales Coal-miners, 152
— on Control of Electricity Supply, 453, 472
— County of London Plan, 51, 71. See 253, 288, 411
— on Education for Public Services, 452
— Farm Electrification Programme in Manitoba, 532
— German Light-Alloy Aero-Engine Pistons, 367*
— on Industrial Recruitment and Training, 31
— Piston-Turning with Diamond Tools, 466*
— Post-War Planning for Electricity-Supply Industry, 211
War University Education, by British Association, 321
Report, Protection of Motor Vehicles and Engines in Storage, 156
— Railway Collision at Scarborough, 353
— Salvage of Ships and Cargoes, 451
— Time Service, Astronomer Royal’s, 233
— Training of Mining Engineers, 533
— Treatment of Transformer Oil to Reduce Acidity, 418. See 460
— University Entrance Scholarships in England and Wales, 433
— Wages and Conditions in Mining Industry, 311
— See also Board of Trade
Research : A General Survey, 263, 282, 303, 325, 343, 364, 385. See 351. See LETTER, 394
— Activities in the United States, Integration of, 172. See LETTER, 215
— Association, British Cast Iron, Annual Report, 486
British Coal Utilisation, Opening of Research Laboratories, 13 ; Case for Coal Research, by J. G. Bennett, 35; Conference on Utilisation of Small Coals, 165,213; Work of First Five Years, 1938-1942, 473 ; Luncheon, 493 ; Presidential Address, by Sir E. Williams, on Work of the Association, 493
British Electrical and Allied Industries, Report on Care and Treatment of Transformer Oil to Reduce Acidity, by D. V. Onslow, 418. See 460
British Internal-Combustion Engine, Organisation of, 13
— Board, British Electrical, Proposed, 94 Safety in Mines, Annual Report, 372
— and Chemical Industry, 313, 377
— Coal, Case for, 35
— Committee, Institution of Automobile Engineers, Work in Hand, 113 ; Report on Protection of Motor Vehicles and Engines in Storage, 156; Research Committee’s Report, 296, 307
Joint, of Iron and Steel Institute and British Iron and Steel Federation, Review of Work, 1924-43, 492
— Council, Medical, Report on Chronic Pulmonary Disease in South Wales Coalminers, 152
— Department, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Investigation of Sound Attenuation in Air Ducts, 221* ; Expansion of Low-Melting Point Tube-Bending Alloy, 507
Scientific and Industrial, Work of Radio Research Board, 135; Activities of, 282, 325; Consultative Conference on Fuel Research, 373
— in Fuel Industries, 385, 405
— Fuel, Standing Consultative Conference on, 373
— Industrial, and Inventions, 444
Meaning to British Industry, Sir H. Hartley on, 351
— International Organisation of, 171. See LETTER, 215
— Irrigation, in India, 214
— Laboratory, Forest Products, Observations on Design of Timber-Drying Kilns, 450
— Radio, and Production, 135
— Scientific and Industrial, Australian Council for. Annual Report, 403, 424
— and Scientific Instruments, 511
— and Shipbuilding, 359
— Workers, Aeronautical, Shortage of, 153
— See also National Physical Laboratory Resistance Welding. See Welding
Resin, Synthetic, Paper Sheets Bonded by. Specification, 428
Researches in Australia on, 424
Resources, International Organisation of, Proposal for, 272
Reviews. See LITERATURE INDEX
Reynolds, 0., Work on Fluid Flow, 355 Richards, Dr. T. LI., on Directional Characteristics of Copper Strip, 294
Richardson, C., the Late, 426
Richmond, Adml. Sir H. W., on Fourth Year of War at Sea, 194
Ridge, H. M., the Late, 129
Rings, Steel, Hardening Machine for (Shorther Process Co., Ltd.), 187*
River Niagara, Flow-Control Weir in, 241*
— Peace, Suspension Bridge over, 425*
— Sacramento and San Joaquin, Control of, 261*
Rotol Airscrews, Ltd., Variable-Pitch Marine Propellers, 93; Pour-Bladed Variable- Pitch Airscrew, 125*
Roxburgh, J., on Production of Malleable-Iron Castings, 236*
Royal Aeronautical Society, See Aeronautical
— Scot Locomotive, Converted, London Midland and Scottish Railway, 256*
— Society of Arts. See Arts
Rubber Industry, Advantages of Federation in, 335. See LETTERS, 375
— Jointing for Flanges, Specification, 308
— Production in Brazil, 215
- in Mexico, 302
- in Nicaragua, 225
— Synthetic, Manufacture of, 412
Production in United States, 68, 181*
United States Government Plant for, 181*
Rural Electrification in Manitoba, Report on, 532
Russell, F. S., the Late, 248
Russia, District Heating in, 283
— Planning in, 394
— Research in, 325
Rusting. See Corrosion
Rylands, J. R., on Bonded Deposits on Economiser Heating Surfaces, 517*, 536*. See 391, 504, 524. See LETTERS, 434
“Ryuzyo,” Japanese Aircraft Carrier, 141*

SACRAMENTO River Control Scheme, 261* Safety in Mines Research Board, Annual Report, 372
Salt-Extraction Plant, Lake Texcoco, Mexico, 225
— Spray Corrosion Tests for Metallic Coatings, 426
Tests of Electroplated Coatings, 25 Salvage of S.S. “ Lafayette,” 381*
— of Ships and Cargoes, Select Committee on
National Expenditure, Report on, 451 Sample, C. H., on Salt-Spray Corrosion Tests, 426
Sampling Schemes and Quality Control, 513 San Joaquin River Control Scheme, 261* Sands, Moulding, for Malleable-Iron Castings, ' 236
’* Saratoga,” United States Aircraft Carrier, . 61*, 101, 141 I
Sargeant, E. F., Dragline Scraper Equipment • for Coal Storage, 145* i
Sauerman Scraper Excavator for Coal Storage, I Development of, 145* ?
Scaffolding, Tubular Steel, Specification, 528 Scale Formation on Boiler Tubes, 391, 497*, 504, 517*, 524, 536*. See LETTER, 434 Scarborough, Railway Collision at. Report, 353 *• Scharnhorst,” German Battleship, Sinking of, 531
Schlesinger, Dr. G., on Surface Finish, 33 Schofield, T. H., on Precipitation Effects in Mild-Steel and Wrought-Iron Pipe, 358* Scholarships. See Education
School of Aeronautical Science, Proposed, 473 Science and Engineering Progress, 351,353,355, 365
— and Nationality, 276, 284
Scientific Information Services, 252
— Instrument Industry, Importance of, 511 Manufacturers’ Association of Great Britain, Ltd., Work of, 512
— Management. See Works Management
— Societies. See Institutions
— Research. See Research
Scotland, Institution of Engineers and Ship- builders in. See Engineers
Scott, T. R., on Synthetic Materials and Products, 412
Scraper, Dragline, Use for Coal Storage (E. F. Sargeant), 145*
Screw-Cutting. See under Machine Tools
— Propellers. See Propellers ; Aeronautics
— Threads, Acme, Specification, 128
Cutting and Measurement (Review), 523 Sea-Water Spray Tests of Electroplated Coatings, 25
” Seadromes,” Atlantic, Proposed, 163
Sealing of Porous Castings by Bakelite Plastic Treatment, 336
Seaplanes. See Aeronautics
Secondary Battery. See Accumulator under Electric ; also Motor Truck
Segregation of Lead in Steel, 354
Seismic Vibrograph, 362
Senior, T., Universal Graduating Machine, 186* Serpentine, Chrome Ore and Magnesite for Furnace Linings, 265
Service Aviation. See Aeronautics
Sewill, R., on Future of Transport; Possible Development in Road Haulage, 131
Shackles for Chain Cables, Manufacture of, 480* Shaft Coupling. See Coupling
— Crank. See Crankshaft
— and Holes, Fitting of. See Gauges
— Worn, Building up by Welding, Metal
Spraying and Electrodeposition, 372, 413, 418*, 433, 438*, 457
Shasta Dam, Sacramento River, California, 262*
Ships, Air Conditioning in, 466
— Canal. See Canal
— Cargo, Coal v. Oil for, 65
“Liberty” and “Victory” Types, Production of, 254
Report on Salvage of, 451
— Chain Cables for, 477*
— Diesel-Engined. See Motorships; Marine Propulsion
— Launching. See Launching
— Machinery Spaces, Ventilation of, 458*, 539*
— Merchant, Transfer from United States to Great Britain, 112
— Model Experiments. See Tank
— Motor. See Motorships; Marine Propulsion
— Propellers. See Propellers
— Propulsion. See Marine Propulsion; Engines ; Turbines; Propellers
— Propulsive Coefficient, 378*, 399
Ships, Salvage of. See Salvage
— Tonnage Measurement of, 484
— See also Marine ; Motorships ; Shipping ;
Steamers ; }V ar ships ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shipbuilding, British, Future of, 359
— Concrete-Steel Dumb Barge Construction, 405*
— Construction of Aircraft Carriers, 141, 161
— Launching Accident to S.S. “ Daphne,” 14
— Naval. See Warships
— and Tonnage Laws, 484
— in United States, 145, 254
— See also Steamers Naval; Warships ; and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Shipbuilders and Engineers, North-East Coast Institution of. See North-East Coast in Scotland, Institution of. See Engineers Shipley, J. F., on Protection of Structures against Lightning, 232
Shipping, British, Present and Future, 112, 359
— Chamber of, New Section Officers, 69
— and International Telecommunications, 316, 331
— Position in South America, 117 Shock-Excitation, Analysis of, and Transient State, 321*, 361*
— Tests. See Impact Tests under Tests {Materials}
Shop Management. See Works Management
Shorter Process Co., Ltd., Steel-Ring Hardening Machine, 187*
Shuttering for Reinforced-Concrete Silos for Grain, 287*
Siecke, A, C. W., Salvage of S.S. ” Lafayette,” 381*
Siemens-Martin Furnaces. See Furnaces
Sigma Instrument Co., Ltd., Accessories for Mechanical Comparator, 47*; Taper- Measuring Machine, 227*
Sigmund Pumps (Great Britain), Ltd., Apprentice Training Scheme, 470
Sikes, H. L., the Late, 34
Silicon, Influence on Welds in Cast Iron, 348
— in Manganese-Steel Production, Effect of, 158*, 177
Silley, J., Memorial Fund, 393
Silos, Storage and Drying ofGrain, 287*
Silver, Dr. R. S., on Liquid State Theory in
Relation to Engineering, 64, 114
— ’Bus Bars in Magnesium Plant, 109
Sine Table, Universal (Papworth, Ltd.), 227* Skin-Friction. See Friction Slag. See Metallurgy
Slide-Rule Work and Logarithms (Review), 203 Slotting Machines. See Machine Tools Small, Prof. J., on Efficiencies of Gas Turbines, 494. See 401*, 421*. See LETTER, 474*, 534. ^ee Erratum, 494
Smallwood, A., the Late, 266 Smelting Furnaces. See Ficrnaces Smith, Prof. C. A. M., on Training of Chinese Engineers, 14
Smith, Engr.-Capt. E. C., on First Mechanical Amphibian, 74. See 75* ; on Bicentenary of Lavoisier, 154 ; on F. R. Hassler, 415
Smith, Dr. E. W., on An Organised Fuel Policy, 385, 405
Smith, Dr. S. L., on Engineering Plastics, 493. See 431. See LETTER, 474. Erratum, 513,
Smith, T. L., Co., Tilting-Drum Concrete Mixer, 106*
Smoke Abatement Society, National, Plan for Smokeless Air, by A. Marsh, 32
— Atmospheric Pollution from, Prevention, 32
— See also Atmospheric Polhition
Smokeless Fuel. See Coal, Low-Temperature Carbonisation
Societies, Technical and Scientific. See Institutions
— Trade. See Labour; Labour Notes; PARAGRAPH INDEX
Soil Floor, Cement-Stabilised, for Storage Area, 165*
Solar Energy, Utilisation of, 36
Solder, Soft, ” Economy ” Specification, 288 Solidification and Cooling of Steel Ingots, 318*, 338*, 374
Soot Blowers and Fouling of Boiler Tubes, 391, 504, 517*, 524, 537*. See LETTERS, 434 Soper, P. F., on Young’s Modulus for Carbon Brushes, 464
Sound Attenuation in Air Ducts, 221*
South America, British Trade in, 254. See 332. See LETTERS, 335, 375, 474, 514
Engineering Notes from, 36, 117, 215. 345, 397, 494
Steel Production in, 173
Trade with United States, 293
— and Central America, Civil Aviation in, 253
— Wales Coalminers, Pulmonary Disease, Report on, 152
— West 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, 529. See PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Yorkshire, Notes from, 9, 29, 49, 69, 89, 109, 129, 149, 169, 189, 209, 229, 249, 269, 289, 309, 329, 349, 369, 389, 409, 429, 449. 469, 489, 509, 529. See PARAGRAPH INDEX Southern Railway, Repair of Bombed Viaduct 487*
Specific Gravity and Calorific Value of Coal, 484*. See LETTER, 534
Specifications, Standard. See Standards Speed-Changing Gears. See Qears Sperry Vibration Pick-Up, 362*
SpiUett, E. E., on Structure of Aluminium as Revealed by X-Rays, 294
Spirit, Motor. See Motor Fuels
Spooner Dryer and Engineering Co., Ltd., Drying Machine for Coated Welding Rods, 525* ,
Spring Wire, Specification, 128 !
Standards Institution, British, Specifications, Diamond-Tipped Boring Tools, 48 ; Hemp Ropes and Cordage, 48; Boiler Rivets, 88 ; Asbestos-Cement Pipes and Fittings, 88 ; High-Strength Plywood, 108 ; Analysis of Steel, 108; Household Paint for Exterior Use, 108; Spring Wire, 128; Acme Screw Threads, 128; Gas-Oven Testing, 128 ; Gauges for Sheet Metal and Wire, 168; Valves and Gauges for Air Receivers, 168; Heating and Hot-Water Service Installations, 208 ; Cast-Iron Drain Fittings, 228 ; Brass Bars, 228 ; Wrought and Alloy Steels, 228; Water-Tube Boilers and Superheaters, 288 ; Economy ” Soft Solders, 288 ; Cable for Use on Ships, 308 ; Rubber Jointing for Flanges, 308 ; “ Gilding Metal ” Strip, 308 ; Copper Rods for Railway Rolling Stock, 348; Portable Chemical Fire Extinguishers, 348 ; Bronze Oil-Retaining Bearings, 348; Steel Wire Ropes for Kite Balloons, 428 ; Aluminium- Alloy Sheets and Coils, 428; Synthetic- Resin Bonded Paper Sheets, 428 ; Terne- Plate, 428; Spot Welding in Mild Steel, 508; Secondary Zinc Alloy for Die Casting, 508; Cold-Twisted Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement, 508; Tubular Steel Scaffolding, 528; Gas-Welding of Aluminium, 528
Standards, Institution, British, Annual Meeting and Luncheon, 73 ; Work of Institution, by Sir P. Ashley, 76. See 73; Glossary of Electrical Terms, 48, 88, 528; Code, of Practice for Protection of Structures against Lightning, 282
— Laboratory, National Australian, Work of, 403
— United States Bureau of. See United States Stanesby, J. A., Grinding Jig for Screw-
Cutting Tools, 486*
State Control and Transport Industry, 416
— Railways. See Railways Stations, Power. See Power Stations Statistical Methods and Control of Industrial Costs, 513
— Testing, Probability Integral of the f-Func-tion, 295*
Statistics, Trade. See Trade
Stator Windings for Three-Phase Synchronous Motors, 94
Steam Boats. See Steamers
— Boilers. See Boilers
— Cultivation in England, 83, 134
— Engines. See Engines
— Lorries. See Motor Vehicles
— Raising, Preparation of Coal for, 496, 516
— Superheater. See Superheater
— Turbines. See Turbines
— Wagons. See Motor Vehicles
— Waste, “ Flap ” Meter for, 155*
Steamer “ Daphne,” Launching Accident to, 14
— ” Great Britain,” Centenary of Launch, 53, 77*
— Launching of. See Launching
— ” Liberty ” and ” Victory ” Type, Production of, 254
— Oil-Tank, Planning of Wharf for, 481*
— Propulsion of. See Marine Propulsion; Engines ; Turbines ; Propellers
— Salvage of. See Salvage
— See also Engines; Marine Propulsion;
Shipbuilding; Shipping; Ships; Turbines ; Warships; PARAGRAPH INDEX
Steamships. See Ships ; Steamers ; Warships Steeds, W., on Flexible Shaft Couplings, 94.
See LETTERS, 54*, 174*, 214 Steel, Alloy, Development of, 365
— Analysis of. Specification, 108
— Bars, Cold-Twisted, for Reinforced-Concrete, Specification, 508
— for Chain Cables, 477
— Containing Lead, Structure and Properties of, 354
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— Cylindrical Cups, Two-Stage Drawing of, 137*, 178*, 199*, 219*
— Economy in Reinforced-Concrete Construction, 172
— Fatigue of. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
— Framed Towers for Grain Silos, 287*
— Furnaces. See Furnaces
— Heat Treatment of. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
— Ingots, Solidification and Cooling of, 318*, 338*, 374
— Manufacture. See Metallurgy
— Medium-Carbon, Austenitic Grain Growth in, 336
— Microstructure of. See Microphotographs
— Mild, Spot Welding of. Specification, 508 Stress-Strain Diagram, 18*
— Organised Research, Review of Work of Joint Research Committees, 1924-1943,492
— Pipe, Hot-Water, Precipitation Effects in. 358*
for Texas-New York Oil Pipe Line, 21* for Texas-Oklahoma Pipe Line, 144
— Production in Latin America, 173
— Ralls. See Rails
— for Railway Rolling-Stock Tyres, Properties of, 57
— Rapid Test for Manganese, 505 Test for Molybdenum, 350 Test for Nickel, 26 .
— Reinforcement by Welding, 413, 418*, 433
— Rings, Hardening Machine for (Shorter Process Co., Ltd.), 187*
— Ropes. See Wire Ropes
— Scaffolding, Tubular, Specification, 528
— Stress Distribution in. See Stress; Tests {Materials}
— Submerged, Painting Practice for, 167
— Tests of. See Tests {Materials}
— Tool, Rapid Test for Manganese in, 505
— Wrought and Alloy, Specification, 228 Steelmaking, History of Small Converter, 515, 535
Stephens, A. M., on Revision of Tonnage Laws, 484
Steven, G., on Ink v. Pencil Tracings, 355. See LETTERS, 454, 494, 534
Stevens, J. F., the Late, 145 Stileman, C. G., the Late, 474
Stockholm Metallographic Institute, Erection of New Laboratories, 526
Stodola, Aurel, as Teacher, Scientist and Man, 454
Stokers, Mechanical, and Fouling of Boiler Tubes, 392, 497*, 504, 517*, 624, 537. See LETTERS, 434
Preparation of Coal for, 516 105*
See Accumulator under Electric;
Dragline Scraper Equipment for F. Sargeant), 145* and Drying Silos for Grain, 287* , and Mechanical Properties of Metals, 118*
ey. Lord, on British Export Trade, See 332. See LETTERS, 254, 375, 514
See Roads of Materials. See Stress and Tests {M( t^rials)
Stress, Alternating and Combined. See Fatigue und
— in Diawing Cylindrical Cups, 137*
— in Ebctrodeposited Metals, 434, 439
— in Mirine Screw-Propeller Blades, 58*
— and (Mechanical Properties of Metals, 79*, 118*
— Optical Determination of. See Photo-Elastic
— in Reinforced Concrete, United States
Emergency Specification, 172
— Repetitions. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
— in Simple Trussed Beam, 303*. See LETTERS, 335, 414*, 454, 514*
— Strain Diagrams and Tests of Metals, 15,
18 , " \ LETTERS, 234, 276
— in Wheel and Axle Assemblies, 501*, 512
— Working, in Aluminium-Alloy Structures, Formula} for, 195
Strikes. See Labour; Labour Notes; PARA- GRAPU INDEX
Strip, Copper, Directional Characteristics of, 294
— “ Gilding-Metal,” Specification, 308 Stripping Insulation from Electric Cables,
Machine for (Timken Roller Bearing Co.), 27*
Stobosoope, Use for Investigating Fuel Injection-Systems of Oil Engines, 461*
Structural Engineers, Institution of. Election of Members, 28, 388, 408, 428
Structures, Aluminium-Alloy, Formulae for Working Stresses in, 195
— Reinforced-Concrete. See Concrete
— Protection against Lightning, Code of Practice, 232
against Lightning, Guard-Wire System (Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co.).), 266*
Styrene Production at United States Synthetic-Rubber Plant, 182*
Submarine Boats. See Warships
— Telephone Cables, Valve Repeaters for, 331, 357
Substation, Mobile, London and North Eastern Railway, 208*
Suggestion Scheme in Engineering Works, 74 Sulphur in Steel Ingots, Behaviour during Cooling, 318*, 338*, 374
— Trioxide in Flue Gases, Effect on Scale Formation, 391, 497*, 504, 517*, 524, 537*. See LETTERS, 434
Sumner, D. G., the Late, 508 Sun. See Solar
Superheater Tubes, Fouling of, 391, 497*, 504, 517*, 524, 537*. See LETTERS, 434
— for Water-Tube Boilers, Specification, 288 Supply, Ministry of, Purchase Certificates for
Direct-Current Welding Machines, 73; Control of Machine Tools (Twist Drills) No. 1 Order, 133, 388 ; Measuring Instruments and Machines Control Order, 453 ; Report on Piston-Turning with Diamond Tools, 466*
of, Control Orders. See also Industries and Commerce in PARAGRAPH INDEX
Surface Finish with Diamond Tools, 466* and Function of Parts, 33
— Grinding Machine. See Grinding under
Machine Tools
— Protection of Magnesium Alloys, 274 Surfacing, Hard, by Welding, 413, 418*, 433 Surrender of Italian Navy, 233
Survey, Land, Canadian, 247 Suspension Bridge over Peace River, 425*‘ Swale, W. B., on Lighting as Factor in Production, 12
Swan, A. W., on Sampling Schemes for Qualitative Inspection, 513
Swartz, G., on Influence of Silicon on Welds in Cast Iron, 348
Sweden, Hydro-Electric Plants in, 48
Swift, Prof. H. W., on Two-Stage Drawing of Cylindrical Cups, 137*, 178*, 199*, 219*
Swinden, Dr. T., on Leaded Manganese- Molybdenum Steel, 354
Swiss Electricity Union, Long-Distance Three- Phase Transmission Systems, by Dr. Wanger, 33
Switchgear for Mobile Substation, London and North Eastern Railway, 208*
— Operation in Secondary Power Stations, 132
Sykes, W. E., the Late, 74
Syria, Kasmieh Irrigation Scheme, 293

TANK, Experimental, Investigation on Propulsive Efficiency, 378*, 399
— Galvanised, Hot-Water, Failure of, 85, 125,
164, 205
— Ships, Motor. See Motorships
— Steamers. See Steamers
Taper-Measuring Machine (Sigma Instrument Co., Ltd.), 227*
Tar Production and Gas Industry, 5, 24 45
Tarran Industries, Ltd., System of House Construction, 193
Tate and Lyle Research Laboratories, Tests of Calorific Value and Specific Gravity of Coal, 484*. See LETTER, 534
Taylor, E. W., on Art of Original Circular Dividing (1650-1850), 204, 235
Tea-Making, Automatic Boiler for, 495*
Teaching. See Education
Technical Information, Co-ordination in Abstracting, 292
— Societies. See Institutions and PARAGRAPH INDEX
Telecommunication Engineering and Manufacturing Association, Formation of, 473
— International, Recent Progress, 316, 331, 357 Telegraphy, International, Recent Progress, 316, 331, 357
— See also Electricity in PARAGRAPH INDEX —• Wireless, International, 316, 331, 357 Work of Radio Research Board, 135 See also Radio ; Television
Telephone Cables, Submarine, Valve Repeaters for, 331, 357
Telephony, International 316, 331, 357
— See also Electricity in PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Wireless, International, 316, 331, 357
Work of Radio Research Board, 135 See also Radio ; Television Television, International 357
“ Temp-a-trol ” Forge Welding Machine, 66* Temperature Regulator for Gas-Heated Apparatus (Cambridge Instrument Co., ltd.), 346*
— Rise of Electromagnet Windings, 521*
— in Tropenas Converter for Manganese-Steel Production, 158, 177
Tempering. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Tensile Tests. See Tests {Materials')
Terms, Electrical Engineering, British Standard
Glossary of, 48, 88, 528 Ternary Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy Terne-Plate, Specification, 428 Tesla, Nikola, Life and Work of, 453 Tests, Aeronautical. See Aeronautics
— of Coal-Dust Engines, 183*
— Corrosion. See Corrosion
— of Electroplated Coatings, 25
— Locomotive, Machine-Friction Data from, 55

Tests (Materials) :

Adhesion Test Values, Ollard’s, for Electrodeposited Metals, 438
Bending Tests, Jenkins, Electrodeposited Metals, 439
Fatigue, Work-Hardening and Tensile Tests of Metals, 15, 18*, 34, 38*, 56. See 78*, 118*. See LETTERS, 234, 276
Hardness Tests, Brinell, and Tensile Strength of Metals, 16, 18, 34, 38*, 56. See 78*, 118*. See LETTERS, 234, 276
Vickers Diamond, Electrodeposited Metals, 439
Impact Test and Notch Toughness in Steels, 19, 56, 80*
Mechanical Tests, German Light-Alloj^ Aero-Engine Pistons, 367*
on Leaded and Leaded Manganese- Molybdenum Steels, 354
of Materials, Scale Effect in, 355 Mohs’ Scale of Hardness, Extension, 441 Notched-Bar Impact Tests. See Impact Tests (above)
Stress Determination, Optical. See PhotoElastic
— in Materials and Structures. See Stress Tensile Tests, Cast Hiduminium, 99 Electrodeposited Nickel and Copper, 438, 439
on Iron Powder Metallurgy Products, 305
Work Hardening and Fatigue of Metals, 15, 18*. 34, 38*, 56. See 78*, 118*. See LETTERS, 234, 276
Test Properties of Metals, Significance of, 15, 18*, 34, 38*, 56, 78*, 118*. See LETTERS, 234, 276
Testing of Agricultural Machinery, 247
— Equipment, High-Voltage, Direct-Current
(Ferranti, Ltd.), 6*
— Gas Cooking Ovens, Specification, 128
— Laboratory for Insulating Materials,
Turner’s Asbestos Cement Co., Ltd., 307* See also National Physical
— of Locomotives, Counter-Pressure Brake
Method, 54. See LETTERS, 74, 255, 514
— Materials, American Society for, Salt-
Spray Test as Applied to Electrodeposited Metallic Finishes, by C. H. Sample, 426
— and Research, 283
— Statistical, Probability Integral of the t-Function, 295*
— See also Tests (Materials)
Texas-New York Oil Pipe Line, 21*
— Oklahoma Oil Pipe Line, 144
Text Books. See LITERATURE INDEX ^-Function, Probability Integral of, 295* Thames, River, Wharf and Jetty Construction on, 481*
Thermal Conductivity of Diamonds, 442
Units and Formulae, 154
— Efficiency of Coal-Dust Engine, 183
of Combustion Turbines, 401*, 421*. See LETTERS, 474*, 494, 534. See Erratum, 494
— Treatment, Metals. See Heat Treatment under Metallurgy
Thermodynamic Theories and Engineering Progress, 355
Thomas, C. O., on Ink v. Pencil Tracings, 454. See LETTERS, 355, 494, 534
Thompson, E., Conversion of P2-Type London and North Eastern Railway Passenger Locomotive, 427*
Thornton, B. M., on Fouling of Boiler Tube Surfaces, 435. See 391, 497*, 504, 517*, 524, 536*. See LETTERS, 434
Threads, Screw. See Screw
Throp, A., on Marking Equipment and War Production, 258*, 278*
Timber, Australian Government Researches on, 404, 424
— Bark Removal by Hydraulic-Jet Machine (Weyerhauser Timber Co.), 175
— Construction for Service Buildings in United States 144
— Drying Kilns, Modern Design of, 450
— Hangar for Patrol Balloons, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 341*
Time Service, Report of Astronomer Royal, 233
Timken Roller Bearing Co., Insulation-Stripping Machine for Electric Cables, 27*
Tin Production and Consumption, Post-War 228
“ Tirpitz,” German Battleship, Torpedo Attack by Midget Submarines, 313 Tolerances in Machine Work. See Gauges Tompion, T., Method of Circular Dividing, 204 Tonnage Laws, Ships’, Need for Revision of, 484 Tooker, Capt. J. L., Salvage of S.S. “ Lafayette,” 381*
Tool Grinder. See Grinding under Machine Tools
— Machine. See Machine Tools
— Steel. See Steel
Toothed Gear. See Gear; Gearing Torque Reversal in Gear Drives, 503*
Tower, B., Work on Friction and Lubrication, ; 251
— Cableway, Flow-Control Weir at Niagara Falls, 242*
— Concrete, for Doors of Timber Patrol-Balloon Hangar, 343*
— Steel-Framed, for Grain Silos, 287*
Peace River Suspension Bridge, 425* Town Gas. See Gas
— Planning and Building Industry Congress, 93 and District Heating, 283*
Townend, Dr. H. C. H., the Late, 195 Townsend, R. G., on Rapid Test for Manganese in Tool Steel, 505
Tracings, Ink v. Pencil, 355. See LETTERS, 454, 494, 534
Trade Activities, South American Countries, 36, 117, 215, 345
— Anglo-Peruvian, Report on, 113
— British, in South America, 216, 254, 345, 494. See 332. See LETTERS, 335, 375, 474, 514
— Disputes. See Labour ; Labour Notes ; PARAGRAPH INDEX
— Exhibition. See Exhibition
— Export, Post-War, 332. See LETTERS, 254, 335, 375, 474,514
— Influence of Big Business on, 92. See LETTER , 133, 155
— Unions, See Labour; Labour Notes; PARAGRAPH INDEX '
— United States, with South America, 293
— World Trade Alliance Association, Inauguration of, 73
Training. See Education
Transatlantic Air-Transport, Post-War, 216*, 285*, 337*, 397*, 437*, 445
Transformer of Mobile Substation, London and North Eastern Railway, 208*
— Treatment of Oil for. Report on, 418, 460 Transient State and Analysis of Shock Excitation, 321*,361*
Transmission Gear. See Gear ; Gearing
— of Power. See Power Transmission
Transport, Aerial. See Aeronautics
— in Buenos Aires, 345
— and County of London Plan, 51, 71, 411
— Future of Road Haulage, 131
— Industry, Post-War Problems, 416
— Inland, Post-War Development of, 373
— Institute of. Formation of Northern Ireland Section, 69 ; Election of Members, 148, 228, 328, 388 ; Formation of Hull and District Centre, 330, 473; Presidential Address, by Sir W. V. Wood, on New Era in Transport, 416
— Railway. See Railway
— Road. See Road
Travelling Crane. See Crane
” Trefolex ” Cutting Compound for Hand Tools, 29
Trials. See Tests
Tropenas Converter, Continuous Production of Manganese Steel Castings from, 158*, 177 History of, 535
Troughton, E. and J., Method of Circular Dividing, 235
Truck, Battery-Operated. See Motor Truck.
— Hand-Propelled, Anchoring Lock for (Bassick Co.), 17*
— Railway. See Wagons
— Stacking, Hydraulic (Lyon-Raymond Corporation), 107*
Tube-Bending Alloy, Low-Melting Point, Expansion after Solidification, 507
— Economiser, Fouling of, 391, 497*, 504. 517* 524, 537. See LETTERS, 434
— Surfaces, Boiler, Fouling of, 391, 497*, 504, 517*, 524, 536*. See LETTERS, 434
— Thickness Gauge, Electrical, 301*
— See also Pipes
Tubular Steel Scaffolding, Specification, 528 Tungsten Lamps. See Lamps under Electric Tunnels, Kasmieh Irrigation Scheme, 293
— Proposed, in County of London Plan, 51, 71, 411
Tuplin, Dr. W. A., on Flexible Shaft Couplings, 214. See LETTERS, 54*, 94, 174* ; on Torque Reversal in Gear Drives, 503*
Turbine, Combustion, Thermal Efficiency of, 401*, 421*. See LETTERS, 474*, 494, 534. See Erratum^ 494
— Gas, Work of Stodola on, 454
— Hydraulic, Development of, 355 See also Power Plant
— Pumps. See Pwznps, Centrifugal
— Steam, Work of Stodola on, 454 Turnbull, Sir R. M. K., the Late, 305 Turner’s Asbestos Cement Co., Ltd., Testing Laboratory for Insulating Materials, 307*
Turning and Boring. See Machine Tools
Twist Drill. See Drill under Machine Tools
Tyres, Pneumatic, Motor-Vehicle, Preservation in Storage, 156
— Steel, Railway, Fracture and Notch Brittleness, 19, 56, 80*

UNIONS, Trade. SeeXaandour; Labour Notes; PARAGRAPH INDEX
United States Aerodromes, Runway Construction in Cold Weather, 6
Aircraft Production in, 466 Army Amphibians, 75*. See LETTER, 74 Bureau of Mines, Navajo Helium Plant, 527
United States Bureau of Standards, Protective Value of Electrodeposited Coatings, 25
Coast and Geodetic Survey, History of, 415
Engineering Notes from, 144, 225
Flow-Control Weir at Niagara Falls, 241* Future Commercial Air Transport, 473 Government, Synthetic-Rubber Plant, 181*
Great Central Vallejo Project, California, 261*
Liquid-Fuel Production from Minerals, 325
Locomotive Testing Plants, Friction Data from, 55
Merchant Ships, Transference to Great Britain, 112
National Resources Planning Board, Report on Post-War Plan and Programme, 111. See LETTERS, 214. 234
Navy. See United States under Warships Ohio State University Welding Library, 88
Planning in, 395
Post-War Plan and Programme for, 111. See LETTERS, 214, 234
Post-War Transport Aircraft in, 95, 136, 216*, 285*, 337*, 397*, 437*, 445
Public Roads Administration, Suspension Bridge over Peace River, 425*
Railways. See Railways
Research Activities in. Integration of, 172. See LETTER, 215
Research in, 263, 282, 304, 325, 343, 364, 385
United States Rubber Co., Synthetic-Rubber Plant at Institute, West Virginia, 181* Shipbuilding, Progress of, 254 Synthetic Rubber Production, 68. 181*
Texas-New York Oil Pipe Line, 21*
— — Texas-Oklahoma Oil Pipe Line, 144 Trade with South America, 215, 293 War Production Board, Report
Sources and Uses of Beryllium, Emergency Specification for Design of Reinforced-Concrete Buildings, 172 See also America
University, California, Cyclotron at, 201*, 223*
— Entrance Scholarships in England and Wales, Report on, 433
— Finance, 312
— Glasgow, Appointment of Dr. A. M. Robb to Chair of Naval Architecture, 452
— Manchester, Research on Surface Protection of Magnesium Alloys, 274
— Ohio State, Welding Library, 88
— and Professional Engineering Training, 191, 196. See LETTER, 234
— and Research, 263, 282, 343, 385
— See also Education
Unwin, R., on British Trade with South America, 474. See 332. See LETTERS, 254, I 335,375, 514
Uruguay, Engineering Notes from, 117

VALVES for Air Receivers, Specification, 168
— Emergency Closing, for Hot-Water Heating Systems (Hopkinsons, Ltd.), 347*
— Iron and Steel, British Manufacturers’ Association, Alteration of Title to British Valve Manufacturers’ Association, 297 Valve Repeaters for Submarine Telephone Cables, 331, 357
Van der Waals’ Equation in Relation to Engineering, C4
Vandermin, C., the Late, 205 Variable-Speed Gear. See Gear Ventilating and Heating Engineers, Institution of. See Heating
Ventilation Ducts, Sound Attenuation in, 221*
— of Ships* Machinery Spaces, 458*, 539* Viaduct, Railway, Repair after Air-Raid
Damage, Southern Railway, 487*
— See also Bridges
Vibration Pick-ups, Design of, 362* Vibrographs, Design of, 362*
Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Strike at Barrow, 271, 293, 314, 323
“ Victorious,” H.M. Aircraft Carrierj 101* ” Victory ” Type Ships, Production of, 254 ” Vindictive,” H.M. Aircraft Carrier, 2, 43* Viscosity and Liquid State Theory, 115 Vivian, Squadron J.eader A. C., on Mechanical
Properties of Metals, 78*, 118*. See 15. See LETTERS, 234, 276
Vulcanising Press for Conveyor-Belt Repairs (Kautex (Plastics), Ltd.), 366*

WAGES. See Labour; PARAGRAPH INDEX
Wagon, Mobile Rectifier Van, London and North Eastern Railway, 208*
— Motor. See Motor Vehicles
Wahl, H., on Economic Limitations of Coal- Dust Engine, 183*
Walker, A. G., the Late, 294
Wall, Dr. T. F., on Dipole Theory and Characteristics of Organic Insulators, 81* ; on the Cyclotron, 201*, 223*
— Training, Brushwood Mattress Foundation for, 45
Wanger, Dr., on Long-Distance Three-Phase Transmission Systems, 33
War, British Naval Losses in, 493
— Cabinet, Work of Radio Research Board, 135
— and Engineering Production, 192
— and Need of Scientific Instruments, 511
— Office, Army Equipment Exhibition, London. 33, 54
— Production, Use of Marking Methods .258*, 278*
— Quebec Conference on, 173
— Review for 1943, 194, 531
— at Sea, Fourth Year of, 194, 531
— Surrender of Italy, 211. See 233
— Time Agriculture, Technical Efficiency in,
Conference on, 113
War Transport, Ministry of, Report on British Railway Accidents, 1942, 52 ; Report on Railway Collision at Scarborough, 353
— See also Post-War
Warfare, Early, Engineering in, 413
— Naval. See Warships
— Use of Aircraft in. See Aeronautics
Wark Report on Women’s Wages in Aircraft Factory, 93, 353, 393
Warner, Dr. E. P., on Post-War Transport Aircraft, 95,136,216*, 285*, 337*, 396*, 437*, 445
Warrington, H. G., on Foundry Practice and Quality of Light-Alloy Castings, 97*

Warships :

Admiralty Salvage Department, Report on,451
Aviation, Naval. See Aeronautics
French Navy and Ship Flying, 1
German Battleship “ Scharnhorst,” Sinking of, 531
“ Tirpitz,” Torpedo Attack by Midget Submarines, 313
— Navy and Ship Flying, 2
H.M. Midget Submarines, Attack of German Battleship ** Tirpitz,” 313
— Ships Lost in War, 493 Propulsive Coefficient of, 378*, 399 Italian Navy, Surrender of, 233 Landing Craft, Oil Engines for, 174* Japanese Midget Submarines, 276*
— Navy, Ship Flying and Aircraft Carriers, 3, 44, 61, 104, 141*. 161
Naval Aeronautics. See Aerorututics
— Campaign in Mediterranean, 256
— Engineers, Training of, 233, 265 Royal Corps of Naval Constructors, History of, 151
Ship Flying and Aircraft Carriers, 1*, .41*, 61*, 101*, 141*, 161*. See Erratum, 144
United States Naval Air Arm, History of, 193
Navy, Dry Dock Construction under Water, 121*
Navy, Salvage of S.S. “ Lafayette,” 219*, 381*
Navy, Ship Flying and Aircraft Carriers, 4, 41, 61*, 101, 141*, 161*. See Erratum, 144
Navy, Timber Hangar for Patrol Balloons, 341*
War Review for 1943, 194, 531
See also Naval in PARAGRAPH INDEX Waste Heat from Combustion Turbines, Utilisation of, 422*
from Industrial Processes, Utilisation, 333
— Steam Meter, 155* Washing of Coal, 496, 516
Water, Effect of Copper on Galvanised Iron, 85, 125, 164, 205
— Heating Service Installations, Specification, 208
— Power. See Hydraulic ; Power Plant; l^ower,
Water; Turbine, Hydraulic
— Structure of, 114
— Tanks. See Panics
— Tube Boiler. See Boiler
— Turbines. See Turbines, Hydraulic; Power Plant
— See also Irrigation
Waterways. See Rivers ; Canals
Weir, Flow-Control, at Niagara Falls, 241*
Welds, Oxy-Acetylene, in Cast Iron, Influence of Silicon on, 348
Welding, Arc, Plant and Equipment, Specification, 208
— Equipment, Precautions against Fire, 230
— Gas, of Aluminium, Specification, 528
— Institute of. Annual Report, 153
— Library, Ohio State University, 88
— Machines, Direct-Current, Purchase Certificates for, 73
800-kVA Flash-, for Chain Cables, 479*
—. — Seam, Ignitron Control Equipment for (British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd.),476*. See Erratum, 488
Spot, Automatically Controlled ” Terap- a-trol ” (Progressive Welder Co.), 66*
Spot, for Heavy Gauge Light-Alloy Sheets (Westland Aircraft, Ltd.), 327*
— Metallic-Arc and Oxy-Acetylene, Building up Worn Parts by, 413, 418*, 433
— Rod, Coated, Drying Machine for (Spooner Dryer and Engineering Co., Ltd.), 525*
— Spot, for Mild Steel, Specification, 508 Welfare Work. See Labour
West Hartlepool Technical College, Prospectus, 209
— Virginia, United States Government Syn
thetic-Rubber Plant at Institute, 181* Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co., Guard-Wire Lightning Protection, 288* ; Corona Suppression in High-Voltage Machines, 488
Westland Aircraft, Ltd., Spot Welding of Heavy-Gauge Light-Alloy Sheets, 327* ; Yeovil Apprenticeship Training Scheme, 475
Weyerhauser Timber Co., Hydraulic-Jet Machine for Bark Removal, 175
Wharf for Industrial Undertakings, Planning of, 481*
Wheels, Gear. See Gears ; Gearing
— Grinding. See Grinding under Machine Tools
—-Hubs, Cracks in Wheel Seats within, 501*, 512
Whipple, Dr. F. J. W., the Late, 275
Whipple, G. A., on Workshop Micrometers, 74 White, Dr. J., on Physical Chemistry of Open- Hearth Slags, 374
— Metal. See Alloys under Metallurgy Whiteley, J. H., Award of Bessemer Medal to, 336; on Austenitic Grain Growth in Medium-Carbon Steel, 336
Whitworth Society, 20th Annual Commemoration Meeting, 253
Williams, Sir E., on Work of British Coal Utilisation Research Association, 493
Williams, Sir 0., and Partners, Concrete-Steel Dumb Barges, 405*
Wilson, Dr. C., on German Light-Alloy Aero Engine Pistons, 367*
Winch, Electrically-Driven, for Dragline Scraper, 145*
Windings, Electromagnet, Determination of Temperature Rise in, 521*
Windmill Section, Society for Protection of Ancient Buildings, Report, 330
Windred, G., on Heating of Electromagnet Windings, 521*
Wohler’s Tests. See Fatigue under Tests {Materials}
“ Wolverine,” United States Training Aircraft Carrier, 163*
Wire-Drawing Dies, Diamonds for, 442*
— Gauge. See Gauge
— Rope Cables, Peace River Suspension Bridge, 425*
Steel, for Kite Balloons, Specification, 428
— Ropeway, Flow-Control Weir at Niagara Falls, 242
— Spring, Specification, 128
Wireless Telegraphy. See Telegraphy
— Telephony. See Telephony
Women’s Technical Service Register, Work of, 433
Women Workers. See Labour
Wood, Australian, Researches on, 404, 424
Wood, Sir W. V., on New Era in Transport, 416
Woodward, S., the Late, 76
Work-Hardening, Tensile Tests and Fatigue of Metals, 15,18*, 34, 38*, 56. See 78*, 118*. See LETTERS, 234, 276
Workmen. See Labour

Works :

Engineering Women. See Labour
Gas Works. See Qas
Industrial Diseases. See Labour Welfare in Works. See Labour
Works Management, Breaking Down Small Jobs, 58
Lighting as Factor in Production, 12 Outworking in Practice, 231, 296
Production Planning, Lectures on, 89 Quality Control in Mass Production, 14 — — Quality Control, Methods of, 513 Works Suggestion Scheme, 74
Works, Ministry of, County of London Plan, 61, 71. See 253, 288, 411; Grain Storing and Drying Silos, 287* ; Codes of Practice Committee’s Report, 352
Workshop Micrometers, Testing of, 74 ,
— Training. See Education
— See also Machine Tools
World Coal and Oil Resources, 35
— Mineral and Metal Resources, Proposed Organisation for, 272
— Trade Alliance Association, Inauguration, 73 Worm Gear. See Qear ; Gearing
Worn Parts, Building up by Welding, Metal Spraying and Electro-deposition, 413, 418*, 433, 438*, 457
Wrapping Machine for Oil Pipe Line, 22*
Wreck Raising. See Salvage
Wright Lecture on Podt-War Transport Aircraft, 95, 136, 216*, 285*, 337*, 396*, 437*, 445
Wright Brothers, 40th Anniversary of Flight by, 493
Wrought Iron. See Iron
— Light Alloys Development Association, Bulletin on Equipment for Heat Treatment of Wrought Aluminium Alloys, 27

X-KAYS. See Ronlgen Rays
Xylonite Models for Stress Determination. See Photo-Elastic and Towne Manufacturing Co., Combined Elevating Battery-Operated Platform tuck and Crane, 507*

Yarslfy, V. E., on Engineering Plastics, 474.
See 431, 493. See Erratum 513
Year Books. See LITERATURE INDEX
Yeovil, Westland Aircraft, Ltd., Apprenticeship Training Scheme, 475
Yount’s Modulus. See Elastic Modulus

ZINC Alloys. See Alloys under Metallurgy — Cqrrosion of. Effects of Copper, 85, 125 |64, 205

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