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      <title>THE TEXAS QUICK-LOAD METHOD FOR FOUNDATION LOAD TESTING - USER'S MANUAL</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation has developed and implemented a "quick-load" method for load testing piling and drilled shafts. Using this method a load test can be completed in a relatively short time of one to two hours. On small projects where the time consuming AASHTO test cannot be economically justified, use of this test makes it feasible to use full-scale load tests to verify foundation designs on these jobs. The purpose of the information presented herein is to assist highway engineers in understanding, using, and applying quick-load test methods. Additionally it will provide them with the information necessary to prepare specifications and cost estimates for quick-load testing.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 1978 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The market research was undertaken to study the present and potential US share of the market in Great Britain for automotive diagnostic and repair equipment; to examine growth trends in British end-user industries over the next few years; to identify specific product categories that offer the most promising export potential for US companies; and to provide basic data which will assist US suppliers in determining current and potential sales and marketing opportunities. Trade practices, regulations and technical requirements were reviewed, prospective customers and principal potential agents and distributors are listed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 1976 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The patent describes a flexible shield for protecting excavating activities in a tunnel from roof falls which is made mobile by its drivable underlying support structure. Double acting hydraulic jacks, which are retained upright by pivotal and flexible members in each section of a train of sections comprising the support structure, underpin the flexible shield, and are operable to alternately apply the flexible shield in close proximity to the tunnel roof and maintain it free from engagement with the roof to facilitate its displacement along the tunnel with the support structure. A webbing of interlaced straps which take shape within edge supporting cables form panels corresponding to the sections, and these panels are integrated by nonrigid connections at the jack structures to make a canopy arrangement constituting the flexible shield.]]></description>
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