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FILE NAME: Engineering (ENG) DATE: 1956 DOC#: ENG009 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Journal Article Abstract - Treated Silica Removes Dust 702 THE ENGINEERING INDEX--1956 0 O B S E R V A T O R IE S See also Telescopes. R oyal O b serv ato ry . E n g in e e rin g v 180 n 401 Dec 23 1955 P 8 5 8 -9 . Review of annual report of A stronom er Royal, giving fu rth er details of tran sfer of O bservatory from Greenwich to H erstm onceux, and of disposal of m ajor astronom ical equip m en t. O B SID IA N . See Petrology. O B SO L E SC E N C E . See D e p re c ia tio n ; Office E q u ip m en t OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES See also Coal Mines and M ining--D ust Problem s; D ust; Industrial H ygiene; M iners--H ealth; N uclear R eactors--Ac cident Prevention; P erlite; Petroleum Industry--Health Haz ard s; Petroleum Products--Safe H andling; Radiation -H az ards ; W elding--Accident Prevention. G rim e Does not P ay, W .SC H W E ISH E IM E R . Can M achy v 07 n 5 M ay 1956 p 133, 194, 196. C auses of o cc u p atio n a l sk in diseases ; suggestions for prevention. , Les d erm ato ses professio n n elles d ans les in d u strie s chim iques, G .B O U L A N G E R . C him ie e t I n d u s trie v 75 n 2 F eb 1956 p 342-5. O ccupational skin diseases in chem ical in d u stry ; g en eral discussion on dangerous substances and th eir action on skin, preventive m easures and p ertin en t legislation. , S k in D isease: H azard to R efinery W orkers. P etro leu m Reh n e r y 34 n 11 N o v 1955 p 252, 254. O c c u p a tio n a l d e rm a to s e s by industries ; causes of occupational derm atitis ; m easures for p re v e n tio n . S u lfu r D ioxide E xposure an d C ontrol, B .FE 1N E R , S.M A R L O W . P a p e r I n d u s try v 38 n 1 A p r 1956 p 37-46. In v e s tig a tio n m a d e d u r in g l a s t 1Mi y r in 11 c h e m ic a l p u lp m ills in N ew Y ork S tate, on effect an d control of exposure to hazard ous m a terials, such as su lp h u r dioxide, ch lo rin e g as, lim e s and sa lt cake dust. T re a ted S ilica B rick E lim inates D ust, C .E .C L IN E , R.A . B L O O M . I r o n A g e v T 78 n~ 8 A u g - ? 3 1956 p 100-1 ; sec a lso F o u n d ry v 84 n 10 O ct 1956 p 256-8. P ro b le m of silic a d u s t evolved in h a n d lin g a n d in sta llin g bricks used in fu rn a c e co n stru ctio n a t T im ken R oller B earing Co, C anton, O hio; su rface tre ated silica brick investigated ; w ater solutions of dry binders effectively elim inated dust a risin g from im pact and abrasion, w ith am m onium lignosulphonates being m ost prom ising dry binders. Pulm onary. See also Coal Mines and M ining--D ust Problems* D ust A nalysis ; Foundries--D ust Problem s ; Silica. A lg u n o s asp ecto s de la silicosis que in te re sa n a los in g en iero s de m inas, J.A Y 2 A . Sociedad N acional de M incria y Petroleo -- B o le tin n 46 N ov-D ec 1955 p 22-55, n 47 J a n - F e b 1956 p 23-60. Som e problem s o f silicosis w hich in te re st m in in g en g i n ee rs; g en eratio n of m ine dust, its detection, sam pling, bio logical effect; dust suppression and m ethods of ventilatio n . A re You S lated fo r Silicosis? W .SC H W E ISH E IM E R . Can M a c h y v 67 n 9 S e p t 1956 p 186-208. S u s c e p tib ility o f f o u n d r y w o rk e rs to s ilic o s is w h ic h m a y ta k e 15 y r to d e v e lo p ; s t a t i s t i cal d ata on silicosis of fo u n d ry em ployees in U nited S tates and several E uropean countries. Donnes rcentes su r P action pathogne des diverses varits de poussires m inrales, A .PO LIC A R D , A .C O L LET . Revue de l 'In d u s tr ie M in r a le v 38 n 638 A p r 1956 p 101-7. R e c e n t d a t a on pathogenic action of different varieties of m ine dust. E tu d e de la v ite s s e d ' lim in a tio n des p o u s s i re s r e te n u e s p a r le poum on, J.C H A R B O N N IE R , L .L e B O U FFA N T . R evue de l'In d u s trie M in ra le v 38 n 644 A ug 1956 p 471-9. S tu d y of ra te of elim ination of dust, held by lung. Pneum oconiosis and D ust, J.C .C H A K R A V O R TTY . Colliery G u a rd ia n v 193 n 4984 S e p t 6 1956 p 279-83. S im p le a n d in fected pneum oconiosis ; relatio n sh ip of dust and pneum oconio sis; m inerals found in lungs. P ro p erties of A irborne D usts in R elation to Pneum oconiosis, W .D .E V A N S . In s tn M in & M et--T ra n s v 65 p t 1 1955-56 p 13-32, (d iscussion) p t 4 n 590 p 154-65. B iologic effect of a irb o rn e dusts grouped in to those w hich a re highly siliceous an d in gen eral toxic, and those w hich a re m ixtures, m inerals an d co a l; analyses of dust. P r o te c tio n fr o m S ilic o sis. M ss P ro d u c tio n v 31 n 12 D ec 1955 p 108, 110. D u ties a n d resp o n sib ilities of em p lo y ers to w ard w orkers in iron foundries w ith reg ard to protective m easures a g a in st only recently discovered clangers of invisible particles of silica and d u st; enforced w earing of m asks; exam ple of th re e recen t cases and tw o cases of m olders be fore courts. IJntersuchungren uober das chem ische V erhalten von Ges te in u n d K o h len sta u b u n te r physiologischen B ed in g u n g en im H inblick a u f die S tau b lu n g en k ran k h eit im S teinkohienbergbau, A .T H A E R . B e rg b a u A rc h iv v 16 n 2 1955 p 21-39. I n vestigation of chem ical behavior of rock an d coal dust under OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES--Continued physiological conditions w ith reg ard to pulm onary diseases in coal indu& try. OCEAN W A V ES. See W aves, W ater. OCEANOGRAPHY See also H ydrographic Surveying; R ad iatio n - H azards ; Sea planes--Design ; Ship Models--T esting ; Ships--Research ; Sounding A pparatus; Waves, W ater. E n g in eerin g O ceanography, R .S IL V E S T E R . C om m onw ealth E n g r v 43 u 11 J u n e 1956 p 349-51. D e lin itio n ; m e a s u r e m e n t of w ind generated w aves; w ave h in d c astin g ; h indcasting fo r m u las; use of w ave in fo rm atio n ; application in hydraulic model studies. B ibliography. Flow of W a ter T h ro u g h S tra its of D over R elated to W ind an d D ifferences in Sea Level, K .F.B O W D E N . Roy Soc L o n d -P h ilo so p h ic a l T ra n s S erie s A v 248 n 953 F eb 9 1956 p 517-51. R esearch in w hich difference in electric p o te n tia l betw een w ate r on opposite sides of E n g lish C hannel, as recorded on te le p h o n e c a b le r u n n in g f r o m S t M a r g a r e t 's B ay to S a n g a tte , w as used to m e a su re m ean flow of w a te r th ro u g h S tr a its of Dover ; records w ere calibrated by m eans of tidal currents know n from previous m easurem ents ; in terp retatio n of results. I n s tr u m e n ts f o r O c e a n R e s e a rc h . E n g i n e e r in g v 181 n 4707 M ay 25 1956 p 39H-400. N a tio n a l I n s t i t u t e o f O c e a n o g r a p h y 's techniques an d in stru m e n ts developed for stu d y of ocean physics ; m e asu rin g n ea r-sh o re w aves an d w aves in open sea ; shipborne and airb o rn e w ave reco rd e r; pitch and roil buoy; neutral buoyancy float; instrum ents for deep sea traw ling. L aboratory Studies of G ravity W aves G enerated by Move m ent of Subm erged Body, R .L.W 1EG EL. Am G eophysical U n io n -- T ra n s v 36 5 O ct 1955 p 759-74. T o g a in in s ig h t in to phenom enon of g rav ity w aves g en erated by u n d erw ater seism ic d istu rb a n ces i.e., " tsu n a m i" , stu d y w as m ade of w aves re su ltin g from idealized 3-dim ensional m odel of m ovem ent of subm erged body ; bodies of several shapes, sizes, and w eights w ere allow ed to drop v ertically or to slide down inclines of several angles, in w ater of various depths, from heights above bottom ; an aly sis of results. On O ffshore C irc u latio n an d C onvergence M echanism in Red T ide R egion off W est C oast of F lo rid a , F .C H E W . A m Geo p h y sical U n io n T ra n s v 36 n 6 Dec 1955 p 963-74. O ffshore w a te r is show n to m ove as sin g le colum n ; slo p in g bottom and equation of co n tin u ity a re applied to show existence of horizontal convergence m echanism w hich, over period of several w eeks, m ay effect several-fold in c rease in c o n c e n tra tio n o f flo a tin g p a r tic le s ; s o u th b o u n d c u r r e n t in `lo o p ' is th o u g h t of as Rossby je t w hich drives cyclonic eddy offshore. P hysics in O cean o g rap h y . K .F.B O W D E N . B rit J A pplied P h y sics v 7 n 8 A u g 1956 p 273-81. E x a m p le s o f d ev e lo p m en t or ad ap tatio n of physical m ethods fo r research a t sea, w ith resu lts obtained in problem s such as those of w a v e s,'sto rm s u rg e s a n d o cean c u r r e n ts ; p ro g re s s m a d e w ith in la s t 10 y r or so. 20 refs. Recherches rcentes en O canographie litto rale, A .R IV IE R E . H o u ille B la n c h e v 10 n B S e p t 1955 p 646-57. R e c e n t re s e a rc h on litto ra l o ceanography; new solutions to technical prob lem s; review of coastal m orphology o r litto ra l phenom ena, and new conception concerning evolution of sedim ent g rading d u rin g tra n sp o rt; procedure to p ro tect p o rt of La C otinire, F ran ce, ag a in st siltin g up, an d groin system p articu larly effec tiv e in p ro te c tin g shores a g a in s t litto ra l erosion. 50 refs. R e la tio n sh ip B etw een W in d a n d H e a t C h a n g e O bserved in V ertical C olum n of Sea, C .R .SPA R G ER . Am G eophysical U n io n -- T r a n s v 3G n 5 O c t 1955 p 775-8. W o rk r e l a ti n g to influence of atm osphere on sh o rt term heat changes in sea ; com parison of c e rta in local h ea t changes and w ind stresses com puted from observed velocities ; th ere seem ed to be con nection betw een cum ulative effect of w ind stress actin g d u r ing one week and to tal h eat change in 600-ft colum n of sea d u rin g follow ing week. S u b m arin e Slope of S o u th ern C alifo rn ia, K .O .E M E R Y , R.D. T E R R Y . J G eology v 64 n 3 M ay 1956 p 271-8U. S o u n d in g of su b m arin e basin slope n e a r San P edro, C alif, show s it to be steep (9 M 8 ) fro m sh elf b reak a t 170 f t to dep th of betw een 1400 an d 1800 f t ; it is suggested th a t m ud accum u lates on slope, and som e of it periodically slides aw ay, p a rt deposited a t base of slope, an d p a rt fo rm in g tu rb id ity cu r ren ts th a t deposit g rav els an d clean san d s on floor of ad jo in in g basin to depths as g reat as 3000 ft. T erm inology. W aves, Tides, C u rren ts and B eaches: G lossary of T erm s an d L ist of S tan d ard Sym bols, R .L .W IE G E L . Published by C ouncil on W av e R e se a rc h -- E n g F o u n d a tio n , J u ly 1953 113 p, $1.00. G lo ssm y o f te r m s b e g in n in g w ith a c c r e tio n , b e a c h , a n d cMiding w ith y a w in g ; p h o to g r a p h s a n d sk e tc h e s presented to illu strate som e of m ore difficult concepts, list of sta n d a id sym bols. OCHRE. See Ore Deposits.