Undergraduate theses: 1905-1915 (MU)
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University of Missouri undergraduate theses published between 1905-1915. All were digitized from print copies in the University Libraries collection.
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Item A report of tests made on boiler and engine-generator unit(University of Missouri, 1909) Gidehaus, Rich, Jr.; Gladfelter, H. S."The object of this thesis is to determine the efficiency of the boiler and engine-generator unit in the power plant of the Columbia Factory (Columbia, Mo.) of the Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co. St. Louis."--Page 3.Item The effect of oil on permeability of Portland cement mortar(University of Missouri, 1915) Rudder, Samuel MillerIn the past few years, since the use of concrete has come into such general use, the great question which has come about is to the possibilities of making it watertight. Several different materials have been proven to be effective, and some others have been suggested. Oil has been tried by some experimenters. Owing to its cheapness and ease of application, it is one of the favorable ingredients.Item A report on a five hundred and fifty kilowatt plant(University of Missouri, 1912) Robinson, Elmer ClintonThe object of this thesis is to present a report on an electric generating station of the size most commonly encountered in electric lighting work. This size station, and others varying in size from a little smaller to a little larger capacity, are the type found all over the country with the exception of the cities and in most cases they are in the same condition. Very few of them keep complete reports and some do not keep any records at all except of the customers that have not paid their bills. The writer has been associated with this plant and only in a few instances have figures been used which were not approximately correct. The gathering of material for this report was started early in the school year and it was the object to get the full data for it but the company changed hands, and at the same time policies, and as a result the gathering of material was somewhat checked and information was gathered from various and sundry sources which accounts for the brevity of some parts. A few suggestions are to be made as to a better arrangement of machinery and to the handling of coal. A few changes in the present condition of steam lines will probably cut down the amount of coal used and this will result in a lower cost per kilowatt hour. Proposed changes of the station building will be taken up and while they may not be considered by the owners, they will however, be feasible.Item A proposed water power plant for the University of Missouri(University of Missouri, 1909) Brown, Elbert Calvin; Westover, R. B.Hydro-Electric Power Development is fast becoming one of the largest branches of engineering. Much attention is being paid to it in all good engineering schools. But it is impossible to get much out of the study unless a plant is available for experimental work for the students. Cornell University has such a plant for this use. The engineering of this plant, the water wheels, the electrical equipment, etc. were supplied by various large manufacturing companies at practically cost price. Now that the University of Missouri is giving special courses in hydraulic engineering, it is very essential that she have such a plant at her services. The object of this thesis is to investigate a project that will supply this need. wItem Proposed flood protection and drainage, Salt River, Missouri(University of Missouri, 1911) Ross, Blair A.The north fork of Salt River drains a Iong irregular basin in the north eastern part of the state of Missouri. It rises in Adair County and flows down thru the southwest corner of Know County, diagonally thru Shelby County from the northwest to the southeast and joins the south fork of Salt River at about the central line north and south of Monroe County. It has a broad, flat valley ranging in width from one half to one mile and, owing to the many bends, it is more than twice as long as this valley thru which it flows. Because of these bends, the river channel has a slope much less than it would be if it followed the center of the valley. Almost every year it floods the greater part of the valley, doing thousands of dollars' worth of damage to crops and stopping all travel on most of the roads that cross it. In view of the importance of these facts, I have made this thesis an investigation of the feasibility and a plan for the flood protection and drainage of the valley. The plan contemplates the improving of the channel of the river, and greatly increasing its capacity of discharge by shortening the line of flood flow thru a medium of by-passes across the bends, and enlarging the intermediate stretches of river channel. It is designed to carry safely the volume of average floods, with the expectation of expanding the system when such a measure should become expedient by further channel enlargement and the enlarging of the canals or by-passes until they will have the dimensions given for the canals designed to carry the maximum flood. In this way, the discharging capacity of the system will so be increased as to take care of the extraordinary floods that come once in a dozen years or so.