pe, pp. 19-93.

Senate Ex. Doc. No. 1, 47th Cong., 2d sess., 1883. Resistance of
white and yellow pines to forces of compression in the direction
of the fibers, as used for columns, or posts, pp. 239-395.

Senate Ex. Doc. No. 5, 48th Cong., 1st sess., 1884. Tests of
California laurel wood by compression, indentation, shearing,
transverse tension, pp. 223-236. Tests of North American woods
(under supervision of Prof. C.S. Sargent in charge of the
forestry division of the Tenth Census), with 16 photographs of
fractures of American woods, pp. 237-347.

Senate Ex. Doc. No. 35, 49th Cong., 1st sess., 1885. Adhesion of
nails, spikes, and screws in various woods. Experiments on the
resistance of cut nails, wire nails (steel), wood screws, lag
screws in white pine, yellow pine, chestnut, white oak, and
laurel, pp. 448-471.

House Ex. Doc. No. 14, 51st Cong., 1st sess., 1890. Adhesion of
spikes and bolts in railroad ties, pp. 595-617.

House Ex. Doc. No. 161, 52d Cong., 1st sess., 1892. Adhesion of
nails in wood, pp. 744-745.

House Ex. Doc. No. 92, 53d Cong., 3d sess., 1895.
Woods--compression tests (endwise compression), pp. 471-476.

House Doc. No. 54, 54th Cong., 1st sess., 1896. Compression
tests on Douglas fir wood, pp. 536-563. Expansion and
contraction of oak and pine wood, pp. 567-574.

House Doc. No. 164, 55th Cong., 2d sess., 1898. Compression
tests of timber posts, pp. 405-411. New posts of yellow pine and
spruce, pp. 413-450; Old yellow pine posts from Boston Fire
Brick Co. building, No. 394 Federal St., Boston, Mass., pp.
451-473.

House Doc. No. 143, 55th Cong., 3d sess., 1899. Fire-proofed
wood (endwise and transverse tests), pp. 676-681.

House Doc. No. 190, 56th Cong., 2d sess., 1901. Cypress wood for
United States Engineer Corps; compression and transverse tests,
pp. 1121-1126. Old white pine and red oak from roof trusses of
Old South Church, Boston, Mass., pp. 1127-1130. Compression of
rubber, balata, and wood buffers, pp. 1149-1158.

House Doc. No. 335, 57th Cong., 2d sess., 1903. Douglas fir and
white oak woods. Transverse and shearing tests; also
observations on heat conductivity of sticks over wood fires and
a stick exposed to low temperature. Expansion crosswise the
grain of wood after submersion, pp. 519-561. Adhesion of lag
screws and bolts in wood, pp. 563-578.

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