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VIEW THE ORIGINAL ARTICLEAuthors: Hans Kramer, M.ASCE, Philip G. Nichols, George B. Pillsbury, M.ASCE, Kenneth S. M. Davidson, Joel D. Justin, M.ASCE, W. H. McAlpine, Hon. M.ASCE, W. E. R. Covell, M.ASCE, … Show All … , William Herbert Hobbs, Hibbert Hill, M.ASCE, Kenneth C. Reynolds, M.ASCE, Gregory P. Tschebotarioff, M.ASCE, Charles W. Dohn, J.ASCE, Donald F. Horton, AM.ASCE, E. Montford Fucik, AM.ASCE, Charles M. Romanowitz, AM.ASCE, Raphael G. Kazmann, AM.ASCE, George B. Massey, M.ASCE, William Allan, M.ASCE, Boris A. Bakhmeteff, Hon. M.ASCE, Robert C. Sheldon, AM.ASCE, F. W. Edwards, AM.ASCE, H. R. Cedergren, M.ASCE, Harry O. Cole, AM.ASCE, Ole P. Erickson, M.ASCE, Clarence S. Jarvis, M.ASCE, Anson Marston, M.ASCE, Ralph Z. Kirkpatrick, Hon. M.ASCE, Ernest Shankland, John S. McNown, H. H. Little, AM.ASCE, and A. Casagrande Show FewerAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 114, Issue 1
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 114 • Issue 1 • January 1949
Pages: 797 - 873
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Hans Kramer, M.ASCE
Brig. Gen., U. S. Army (Retired), Cons. Engr., San Francisco, Calif.
Philip G. Nichols
Capt., U.S. Navy; Marine Supt., Dept. of Operation and Maintenance, The Panama Canal, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone.
George B. Pillsbury, M.ASCE
Brig. Gen., Corps of Engrs., U. S. Army (Retired), Ross, Calif.
Kenneth S. M. Davidson
Director, Experimental Towing Tank, Stevens Inst. of Technology, Hoboken, N. J.
Joel D. Justin, M.ASCE
Cons. Engr., Justin & Courtney, Philadelphia, Pa.
W. H. McAlpine, Hon. M.ASCE
Special Asst., Office, Chf. of Engrs., Dept. of the Army, Washington, D. C.
W. E. R. Covell, M.ASCE
Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hogan and Macdonald, Engrs., New York, N. Y.
William Herbert Hobbs
Prof. Emeritus of Geology, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Hibbert Hill, M.ASCE
Hydr. Engr., Northern Stares Power Co., Minneaìolis, Minn.
Kenneth C. Reynolds, M.ASCE
Head, Dept. of Gen. Eng., College of Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
Gregory P. Tschebotarioff, M.ASCE
Associate Prof. of Civ. Eng., Princ eton Univ., Princeton, N. J.
Charles W. Dohn, J.ASCE
Engr., Chf. Engr's. Office, Headquarters Dept., New York City Board of Water Supply, New York, N. Y.
Donald F. Horton, AM.ASCE
Hydr. Engr., Beach Erosion Board, Corps of Engrs., Dept. of the Army, Washington, D. C.
E. Montford Fucik, AM.ASCE
Associate, Harza Eng. Co., Chicago, Ill.
Charles M. Romanowitz, AM.ASCE
Director of Sales, Yuba Mfg. Co., San Francisco, Calif.
Raphael G. Kazmann, AM.ASCE
Hydrologic Engr., Ranney Method Water Supplies, Inc., Columbus, Ohio.
George B. Massey, M.ASCE
Cana. Engr., Chicago, Ill.
William Allan, M.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Eng. and Dean, School of Technology; The City College of New York, New York, N. Y.
Boris A. Bakhmeteff, Hon. M.ASCE
Civ. Engr., Marietta, Ga.
Robert C. Sheldon, AM.ASCE
Director, Dept. of Civ. Eng., Illinois Inst. of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
F. W. Edwards, AM.ASCE
Senior Engr., U. S. Corps of Engrs., Portland, Ore.
H. R. Cedergren, M.ASCE
Cons. Engr., Morgantown, W. Va.; formerly, Res. Engr., Pacific Div., The Panama Canal, Canal Zone.
Harry O. Cole, AM.ASCE
Cons. Engr., Bureau of Reclarr1ation, Boulder City, Nev.; Pres., Erickson Eng. Co., Cons. Engrs., Tampa, Fla.
Ole P. Erickson, M.ASCE
Cons. Engr., Salt Lake City, Utah.
Clarence S. Jarvis, M.ASCE
Past-President, Dean Emeritus of Eng., Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa.
Anson Marston, M.ASCE
Rochester, N. Y.; formerly Chf. of Surveys-Chf. Hydrographer, Panama Canal, Canal Zone.
Ralph Z. Kirkpatrick, Hon. M.ASCE
Assessor and Surveyor, Folkestone, England.
Ernest Shankland
Associate Prof., Dept. of Mechanics and Hydraulics, and Research Engr., Iowa Inst. of Hydr. Research, State Univ. of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa.
John S. McNown
Capt., U. S. Navy (Retired), St. Margarets, Anna polis, M d.
H. H. Little, AM.ASCE
Prof. of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Eng., Graduate School of Eng., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass.
A. Casagrande
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