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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss. II. Cu. 102. 1929 . the Bureau of Standards of the physical constants and the properties of materials as authorized by law, $41,000 ; Fi re-re sist ing build-
Investigation of fire-resisting properties : For investigation of fire- ing materials . resisting properties of building materials and conditions under which they ma y be mo st effi cientl y used, and fo r the standar dizatio n of t ypes of appliances for fire prevention, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $30,000 ; of Measure utility tead, Investigation of public-utility standards : For investigation of ards. the standards of practice and methods of measurements of public utilities, such as gas, electric light, electric power, water, telephone, central station heating, and electric railway service, and the solution of the problems which arise in connection with standards in such service, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $107,290 ; Testing misce llane- Testing miscellaneous materials : For testing miscellaneous mate- ous materials . rials, such as varnish materials, soap materials, inks, and chemicals, inc luding suppli es for the Go vernment depar tments and in dependent establishments, including personal services in the District of Colum- bia and in the field, as authorized 'by law, $46,400 ; Radio standardiza- Radio research : For investigation and standardization of methods tion.
and instruments employed in radio communication, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $85,700 ; In du str ial color standardization .
Color standardization : To develop color standards and methods . of manufacture and of color measurements, with special reference to their industrial use in standardization and specification of color- an ts, su ch as d yestuff s, ink s, and pigment s, and other product s, pai nt, paper, and textiles, in which color is a pertinent property, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $15,800 ; Clay products proc- Investi gation of cla y products : To study methods of measure- esses .
ment and technical processes used in the manufacture of pottery, brick, tile, terra cotta, and other clay products, and the study of the properties of the materials used in that industry, including per- sonal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $49,000 ; Me ch ani cal appli- Standardizing mechanical appliances : To develop Inethods of test- ances,
ing and standardizing machines, motors, tools, measuring instruments, Testing mechanical, and other apparatus and devices used in mechanical, hydraulic, and hyd raul ic, and a ero- nautic devices, etc . aeronautic engineering ; for the comparative study of types of appa- ratus and methods of operation, and for the establishment of stand- ard s of performa nce ; for the accu rate det ermi nati on o f fu ndam enta l physi cal constants involved in t he proper exe cution of thi s work ; and for the scientific experiments and investigations needed in solving the problems which may arise in connection therewith, especially in response to the requirements of aeronautics and aviation for informa- tion of a purely scientific nature, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $29,300 ; Opt ical glas s pr oduc- tion prob lems . Investigation of optical and other types of glass
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gation of the problems involved in the production of optical and other types of glass, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $27,300 ; Text iles , pap er, etc ., standardization .
Investigation of textiles : To investigate textiles, paper, leather, o
b and rubber in order to develop standards of quality and methods of measurement, including personal services in the District of Colum- bia and in the field, $53,900 ; ti on .g ar stauaaraiza- Sugar standardization : For the standardization and design of sugar-testing apparatus ; the development of technical specifications for the various grades of sugars, especially involving the standardi- zation and manufacture of sugars ; for the study of the technical problems incidental to the collection of the revenue on sugar and to determine the fundamental scientific constants of sugars and other
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