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Some steam rollers were fitted with a scarifier mounted on the tender box at the rear. They could be swung down to road level and used to rip up the old surface before a road was remade. Another accessory was a tar sprayer – a bar mounted on the back of the roller. This was not a common fixture.
A level control valve or altitude control valve is a type of valve that automatically responds to changes in the height of a liquid in some storage system. A common example is the set of ballcocks in a flush toilet , where each stage of the flush cycle is actuated by the emptying or filling of the tank.
A water level device showing both ends at the same height. A water level (Greek: Aλφαδολάστιχο or (υδροστάθμη) [Alfadolasticho]) is a siphon utilizing two or more parts of the liquid water surface to establish a local horizontal line or plane of reference.
Flow devices are relatively cost-effective, low-maintenance solutions that regulate the water level of beaver dams and keep culverts open. [1] [2] [3] Traditional solutions have involved the trapping and removal of all the beavers in an area. While this is sometimes necessary, it is typically a short-lived solution as beavers rapidly recolonize ...
The apron at airports is sometimes informally called the tarmac, [6] even though most of these areas are paved with concrete, not tarmac. [9] Specific materials used include asphalt concrete (which itself is often inexactly called "tarmac", adding to the confusion), porous friction course, and Portland cement concrete. [10]
Tarmac (company), a British building materials company Tarmac Building Products , the construction materials division of Tarmac Tarmac Group , former UK-based multinational building materials and construction company
Amazon Dash was a consumer goods ordering service which uses proprietary devices and APIs for ordering goods over the Internet. Amazon Dash consisted of multiple components, which include: the Amazon Dash Wand, a Wi-Fi connected barcode scanner and voice command device, used to reorder consumer goods around the house, integrating with ...
The Tarmac company was relaunched by Hickman in 1905. [1] [3] Hooley also undertook some military service, attaining the rank of second lieutenant in the 1st Nottinghamshire (Robin Hood) battalion on 12 March 1892, [8] then lieutenant on 23 June 1894, [9] and captain on 23 December 1896. [10] He resigned this commission on 26 March 1902. [11]
