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17776	Gregory, W. B. (William Benjamin)	Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Tests of Creosoted Timber, Paper No. 1168			.txt	text/plain	6800	1140	103	TESTS OF CREOSOTED TIMBER. The timber for creosoting shall be long-leafed or southern pine. _Piles._--The piles shall be of long-leafed or southern pine, not less The timbers shall be subjected first to live steam superheated to from the timbers and the length of time they have been cut. large timbers freshly cut, as long a time as 12 hours may be required. must determine the length of time the oil treatment shall continue, so cast-iron beam of the testing machine, while above the roller, and, directly under the beam tested, there was a steel plate 6 by 8 in. TABLE 1.--SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF TRANSVERSE TESTS OF BEAMS AT TULANE A comparison of the results obtained with tests made on untreated timber TABLE 3.--LOBLOLLY PINE.--BENDING TESTS ON BEAMS SEASONED UNDER D. Longitudinal shear at maximum load, in pounds per square inch. [Illustration: PLATE II.--SIDE VIEWS OF TESTED TIMBERS.]	./cache/17776.txt	./txt/17776.txt