swelling pressure of clays

experiments by three methods to determine the swelling pressure of clays showed that the conventional consolidation test gives an upper bound value, the method of equilibrium void ratios for various consolidation pressures gives the least value, and tests by the constant volume method give intermediate values. however there is no definite..

brand- und explosionsschutzmassnahmen fuer baumwollverarbeitungsbetriebe. $left bracket$ fire and explosion protection measurements in cotton processing plants $right bracket$

a method for the protection of cotton processing plant against cotton dust explosions is described. the inflammability of cotton dust layers on hot surfaces was determined, and supposed fire causes in the neighborhood of looms are named. the tests were particularly carried out using dust samples from dust chambers of a cotton processing p..

dietary protein effects on cholelithiasis in hamsters: interaction with amino acids and bile acids

the objective of this experiment was to study the effects of dietary cottonseed protein and casein on plasma and biliary lipids, plasma amino acids and gallstones in hamsters. thirty-four male hamsters (60 $plus or minus$ 5 g) were fed either the lithogenic 'dam diet' (containing 20 casein, 74. 3 sucrose and 5. 7 vitamin-mineral mix) or a..

world textiles: investment, innovation, invention, papers presented at the annual world conference

this conference proceeding contains 31 papers, of which 1 is an extended abstract and 4 are abstracts only. topics presented include management of research and development, evaluating investment proposals, profit-loss, academic research, wool developments, patent laws, computerized clothing manufacture, cotton growing, knitting machine in..

utilisation of cotton plant stalk for production of pulp and paper

a process for the production of semi-chemical and chemical pulps for the preparation of various grades of paper using cotton plant stalk, which is a waste, is described. semi-chemical pulp was prepared by digesting cotton plant stalk chips with 15 caustic soda and the chemical pulp was prepared by digesting cotton plant stalk chips with 1..

trip generation for special-use truck traffic

special-use truck traffic is the traffic associated with the processing and transporting of timber, grain, beef cattle, cotton, produce, sand and gravel, and limestone. industry and vehicle characteristics for each of these six commodities were determined the impact of each special-use activity center was assessed in terms of trip generat..

food and process engineering

the engineering of process operations and food products in agriculture focuses on all points from the initial producer to the final consumer. an on-farm phase of activity deals with the processing and storage of grains, fruits, vegetables, and other products. in contrast, the off-farm processes involve a broad spectrum of commodity modifi..

properties and service experience of organic fiber-containing monoliths: i

one method of increasing the permeability of cement bonded monoliths is by adding natural or synthetic fibrous or straw-shaped materials. success in increasing permeability and reducing steam spalling tendency has been achieved by making additions of seeds, fish scales, wood fibers, cotton fibers, shredded paper, roots, pine needles, and ..

digestibility and nutritional value of crude oil from three amaranth species

oils from a selection of amaranthus caudatus, a hypochondriacus and a. cruentus were extracted with hexane. the crude oils were analyzed for acid value, saponification and iodine number, and were included in basal casein diets for rat studies at 5 and 10 levels to replace equal amounts of refined cottonseed oil the oils from a. cruentus a..

aflatoxin in arizona cottonseed: field inoculation of bolls by aspergillus flavus spores in wind-driven soil

conditions typical of an arizona monsoon were mimicked in the field to inoculate cotton plants with aspergillus flavus. spores, mixed with autoclaved local soil, were blown onto cotton plants having bolls at all stages of maturity, using a modified commercial leaf blower. half the plants were sprayed with water following innoculation. aft..