ENGINEERING
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION
L
NOTES
FIELD
DATA
TECHNICAL
RETRIEVAL
REPORTS
TEXTS
CURRENT AWARENESS
SYSTEM
Notes
F161eid
-
Number
1
1974
October
Washington Office Engineering
Editors Note-Corrections
News
to
July and August Field Notes
Index
of published
Articles-
May
-
1969
Field
- September
FOREST
SERVICE
U.S.
Notes
1974
DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
ENGINEERING FIELD NOTES
This publication
technical
monthly newsletter
a
is
or administrative
the personal
opinions
is
all
engineers
is
distributed
Headquarters.
If
policy except
not intended to be exclusively
This publication
the publication
This publication
or
instructions
Service
you
and engineering
not
are
now
personnel.
receiving
a.
FSM
by
However because of
Office
directly
to
Copies
for this purpose.
back issues are also available
of
all
one
like
Information Coordinator to increase the number of copies
Regional
represents
or
approved
the type
of
in
material
should read each issue.
and would
copy
recommended
as
references.
for engineers.
technicians
from the Washington
information and ideas of a
The text in the publication
author and must not be construed
of the respective
procedures mandatory
Forest
exchange engineering
to
published
among
nature
Regional Station and Area
ask
your Office
sent to
your
from the Washington
Manager or the
office.
Office
Use Form 7100-60
and can be
on
ordered
Form 7100-60.
submitted to the Washington
Material
Office
to see that
the information
several typewritten
edit for
all
FSM
Service-wide
engineers
grammar
only. All material
illustrations should be
Each
Coordinators
monthly
- Forest
of
interpretation
Coordinators
or use
R-6
Kjell
R-8
Ernest
R-9
Ron Pokrandt
R-10
Bill
WO
Al Colley
Strohschein
Stanton
R.4
Fleet
R-5
Jim McCoy
its
is
published
concerning format
an
official
by other
names
evaluation
is
editing
and
and
than
conclusion
be
to
Fran Owsley
D. C. 20250.
of
the
U. S. Department
of
Agriculture
assumes no responsibility for the
own employees.
and convenience
recommendation
may
dates etc.
publishing
employees
its
Quinn
Vischer
of Agriculture
for the information
of others which
Bakke
Washington
to
The Department
of this information
product or service to the exclusion
USDA
Service
for distribution
retirees only.
The use of trade firm or corporation
not constitute
should submit both questions
field personnel
Groven
Bill
will
are
Allen
-
to
Office
photos.
Bob Hinshaw
Engineering Forest
and
whom
The Washington
should be typed double-spaced
Office
and white
or glossy black
R-2
newsletter
Service
items are preferred.
submitted to the Washington
should direct questions
Editor Division
news
or
Regional
submitted may vary from several sentences
of material
articles
by the respective
accurate informative and of interest to
R-1
R-3
does
length
short
original drawings
The
for publication.
should be reviewed
for publication
Region has an Information Coordinator to
material
This
7113. The
However
pages.
Office
current timely technically
is
suitable.
endorsement
of the reader. Such
or approval
use
of any
FIELD NOTES
WASHINGTON OFFICE ENGINEERING NEWS
TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS
Heyward
T. Taylor
Assistant Director
ENGINEERING
DESIGN SUPPORT
The Washington
Office Engineering
GROUP MOVES TO FORT COLLINS
The
EDSG
Support Group
Design
Collins Colorado Computer Center.
moved
has
made up
of Ted
to the Fort
Lupien and
Com-mittee.
Mack
Litten from the Washington
Red Thompson who
Washington
Office.
This
The move
Fort Collins was
to
move makes RDS more responsive
EDSG members work
to
is
Krantz from Region
ADP
development
recommended by
regional needs
9.
Harvey
responsibilities
the
EDSG
through
replaces
the
in
Steering
access
direct
to
through telecommunications.
staggered duty hours making
those of the different regions.
One
their
of the group
regional employees regardless of time zone
INTERACTIVE
group
Office and Harvey
has been assigned engineering
the computer rather than access
with
three-man
aggregated
members
is
of duty coincide
hours
always
to help
available
differences.
ROAD DESIGN SYSTEM
observa-tion
instruct-ing
We
have recently begun
system was
uncovered
this
field
through
field
initially tested
at
design season.
of the Interactive
on the Medicine
that time have
units feel that
validation
been corrected
Bow
National
however
All reports from Regional
much more
timely response
the use of IRDS.
1
Road
Design
Forest.
Many
System
IRDS.
This
of the shortcomings
the system will be under close
Engineering
Coordinators
to road design needs
will
who
be
are
facilitated
AND STANDARDS
CONSULTATION
Charles R. Weller
Assistant Director
TSPP IMPLEMENTATION
Consultation
equipment.
System
and Standards
Vic DeKalb
Planning
is
for
now
the
staffing
past five
Project in Berkeley
has
to
accommodate
efficient
many
opportunities
planning.
We
from our Transportation
look
for using
forward
to transfer
coordinated
to Vics
System Planning
latest
years Project Leader of the
agreed
implementation of the processes and programs he helped
there are
the
arrival
Program.
2
technology
Transportation
to Washington
to develop.
and
We
to aid
in
the
are sure that
programs in the furtherance
and expect early positive
of more
results
EDITORS NOTE
Following are corrections
issues
FIELD
of FIELD
NOTES
to
material
appeared
that
1974
July
Cylinder
page
3.
The
should
table
d/
for
d
Metal
Rough
Round
I
1.5
Surface Condition
Smooth
and August
read as follows
-ý
Slenderness h/d
0
the July
NOTES.
Standpipes Stacks Poles and Ropes
Upright
in
25
7
Cd
Cd
Cd
0.55
0.5
0.45
0.9
0.8
0.7
1.2
1.0
0.8
1.4
1.2
1.0
1.5
1.5
1
Surface
timber concrete
Surface
ribs
2%d
Rib height
Very rough surface
ribs
7%d
Rib height
Smooth rough
Sharp
surface
edges
100
Long cylinder for L/d
Surface
/P
condition
Smooth wires rods
Rough wires
Fine
d
pipes
rods
E
wire cables
Thick wire cables
FIELD
NOTES
August 1974
P
page
4.
The
equation
should
l_Pi1
3
Cd
Cd
1.2
0.5
1.2
0.7
1.2
0.9
1.3
1.1
I
o
Sharp
read as follows
i
1
l
t
I
INDEX OF PUBLISHED FIELD NOTES ARTICLES
MAY
- SEPTEMBER
1969
1974
Architecture
Architecture
and the Part
it
Plays
by Harry Kevich Architect Region
3 Number
June 1971 Volume
Construction
of the Administrative
by Harry Kevich
December
Designing
1970 Volume
2
National
3
Ranger
District
Unusual Problems
Florida
in
Number
11
Maintenance
Facility
News Item
submitted by John Grosvenor
6 Number
March
1974 Volume
Forest
Service Unitized
Regional
Office Region
5
3
Construction
Lamb Washington Office
1969 Volume 1 Number
by John
and Harry Kevich
Region
5
Regional
Office
1
USDA
Revised
Agriculture
by W. G. Robillard
A New
by Dan
Number
I
1
Reed
DISTOMAT
of the Wild DI-1 0
Cadastral
1970 Volume
Instrument
L.
2
Surveys
Field Evaluation
December
House Construction
July 1970
November 1970 Volume
Cadastral
Number 73 Wood-Frame
Handbook
and Reissued
News Item
A
MI-WOK
12
- Some
Forest
November 1971 Volume
Office for the
Number
for the Handicapped
by Gary Marple
May
5
6
for
Surveyor Region
2 Number
8
12
an Old Discipline
Supervisory
July-August 1971 Volume
Engineer
3
Technician
Numbers
4
7 and 8
Region
5
A New
Slide-Tape
Program Corner
News
Item submitted by Daniel M.
March
1971 Volume
A
3 Number
Search
McVay
and Rescue California Style
Washington
Office
3
Sub-Routine for Use with the Monroe Epic 3000 Programmable Printing
Calculator
by Leroy E. Lewis Cadastral
Surveyor
Marion-Sumter National
Francis
and Development
Investigation
4
Volume
January-February 1972
Supervisors
Office
Forest
Numbers
of New
I
Cadastral
and 2
Surveying
Procedures
and
Equipment
McVay
M.
by Daniel
June 1969 Volume
Managing
Time
the
News Item
Forest
Units
-
SI
by Ed
4
Numbers
Conversion
Washington
1973 Volume
December
article
Tomm Civil
Engineer Eldorado National
Surveying
by B. W. Hostrop
Office
2
of Survey Crews in the Eldorado National
1972 Volume
March-April
Metrication
1
Number
from an
taken
Sam Fischer
and James D. Hogan Washington
5
Forest
Engineer and
Forest
3 and 4
Factors
by
the International
System of
Office
Number
12
More on Land Surveying
Quoted
from the State of Alabama
and Land Surveyors
Engineers
News-Bulletin November 15 1972 Issue No.
January-February 1973 Volume
North
Seeking
by Victor
Seeking
H.
by Victor
North Seeking
by Victor
Daniel
June
M.
1
and 2
Cadastral
Regional
3
Number
Surveyor
Eastern
Region
1
Gyro Systems
Hedman
1970 Volume
January
5 Numbers
Gyro System
Hedman
1971 Volume
January
North
H.
Board of Registration for Professional
Region
2
9
Number
1
Gyro Systems
Hedman Regional Cadastral Surveyor Eastern Region
McVay Staff Engineer Washington Office
H.
1969 Volume
1
Number
2
5
and
4
of Tree Land Corners
Preservation
Land
by George F. Butts Registered
Remote Computer
Processing
by Jim Hogan Washington
The H.
3800A
D.
News Item by
St.
Joe
submitted
1
Cadastral
by
Daniel
Washington
Number
McVay
1
November 1969 Volume
and 9
10
Number 4
Office
10
Program
Engineering
M.
238
Regions
in
McVay
M.
2
9 and
Meter
Distance
Daniel
October 1970 Volume
The
4
Numbers
Office
1969 Volume
September
Surveyor Green Mountain National
1972 Volume
September-October
Washington
Number
Office
6
that Bear Witness
Trees
Sumner Regional Cadastral Surveyor Region
November 1969 Volume 1 Number 6
by L. Bruce
5
Computers
Computer
Time
Sharing
Montgomery
February 1970 Volume
by C.
J.
2
Number
2
Contracting
Material and Workmanship
Reprinted
October 1969 Volume
Network
Construction
1
Number
Service
News Digest
5
McCoy
Construction
1971 Volume
3
Number
Staff Assistant
3
Environment
A
Contracts
Analysis System
by James M.
March
-
from June 1969 Administrative
Quick Cure for Rock Defacements
News Item
submitted
February 1971 Volume
by Region
3 Number
10
2
6
Region
5
Forest
1
Involved
Getting
in
Environmental
by John Daly Region
8
January 1970 Volume
People
Number
1
and Environment
DArcy
by R.
2
Planning
Bonnet
3
October 1971 Volume
Testimony
at
the Environmental
by Robin Harrison
Denver
3
1971 Volume
December
Number 10
Equipment
Protection Hearing
-
Colorado
Number
October
1 1971
12
Development
How ROPS Can Serve
FOPS
as
by Leonard Della-Moretta
6
January 1974 Volume
San Dimas Equipment
Number
Development
Center
1
Implement-Carrying Hitch for Four-Wheel Skidder
by Dan W. McKenzie
September
San Dimas Equipment
1973 Volume
5
Mounted Implement
Tractor
by Jerry
L.
September
Number
Development
Center
9
Crawler and Wheel Skidder
Hitch
Edwards Regional Office Region
1973 Volume 5 Number 9
8
Geometronics
A 3-Dimensional
Plotting
System
by Olin Bockes Washington
November 1969 Volume
Color
Infrared
by Alan
Koch
Office
1
Number
Film Developed
Regional
6
to a Negative
6
Region
Office
February 1974 Volume
6
Combined
and Road Design
Right-of-Way
Number
2
by Max C. Montgomery San Bernardino
May 1971 Volume
Contracting
by
Clair
for
3
Number
Aerial Photography
National
Forest
5
Aerial Photography
L. Arneson and Richard
August 1969 Volume
1 Number
L.
Bradley Washington
3
7
Office
Hand Held
Platen
Brush
by Richard
Relative
for
Report on the
4
News Item
by Ray
Earth
First
4
Stereo Projection
Numbers
Numbers
I
Forest
and 2
Technology
Resources
Washington
Allison
P.
July-August 1972 Volume
Boise National
Technician
Engineering
January-February 1972 Volume
Special
of Stereo Models
Orientation
Satellite
Office
7 and 8
System
by Larry Huston Region 3
1
September
1969 Volume
Utilization
of 5-Drawer Flat
G. Harris
by Richard
Civil
April
3
1971 Volume
Number
Map
4
Cabinets
as a
Engineer Uinta
Layout Table
National
Forest
Number 4
Hearings and Laws
House Subcommittee
by F.
J.
on the Federal
Hearing
Aid Highway
Act of 1970
Hammond
June 1970 Volume
Testimony
6
the Environmental
at
by Robin Harrison
December
2 Number
Denver
Hearing
- October
Colorado
3 Number
1971 Volume
Traffic Regulations
Protection
1
1971
12
and Law Enforcement on the National
Forest
Development
Road System
by Dave
Trask Washington
September
1969 Volume
Office
1 Number
4
Miscellaneous
An
Easy Solution to Skylining
News Item
by C. D. Swarthout
July-August 1972 Volume
4
of Maintenance
Development
Work
by John Platt San Bernardino
May 1971 Volume
EDT
Report
News Item
-
3
Number
7160-2
-
Division of Engineering California Region
Numbers
7 and 8
Standards
National
Forest
5
Field Maintenance
by Reg Pragnell Washington
May 1970 Volume
2
Number
5
8
of Rotted
Office
Wood
Signs
Geology
Engineering
to Stop Reinvention
by A.
June 1974 Volume
6
6
January-February 1973 Volume
by
2
1970 Volume
J.
Number
and Scheduling
Forest
Utility
1
News Item
Corridor
of Safety
Significance
ASCE
News Item by
July-August
The New
by A.
July
Number
Salt
1972 Volume
by John
S.
4
Office Region
1
Practice
Policy with
in
a
the Public
note
Interest
from M. R. Howlett
Trees
Boyd
Field Notes
7
Rig for Investigation and Repair
Staff Geologist Region
1970 Volume
7 and 8
Office
5 Number
Drilling
Numbers
3
December
Regional
7
on Coniferous
Color of Engineering
Use of a Rotary
Station
and 2
2
Engineering
in Civil
Colley Washington
L.
1
Byron E. Foss
1973 Volume
Region
6
6 Number
Effects of Deicing
Restricted Algorithm
Task Force
Task Committee on Safety
1974 Volume
A
Northwest Experiment
Pacific
5 Numbers
submitted by Frank Mutch
February 1974 Volume
by the
and 2
1
Using
Operations
Doyle Burke and Ward W. Carson
Region
The
Numbers
1969 thru December 1972
7
January-February 1973 Volume
July
5
- May
Shaped Charges
Cavity
by James Lott
Planning
Forest
9 and 10
Office
Number
by Fran Owsley
July
Numbers
Field Notes Articles
Index of Published
Lined
4
of the Wheel
Colley Washington
L.
Klamath National
G. Hicks
1972 Volume
September-October
How
Billie
Region
Unstable
a Massively
in
by Thomas K. Collins and
2
Number
12
9
3
and John
P.
of an Earthfill
Haynes
Dam
Staff Engineer
Multiple
Use
Multi-Discipline
Planning
News Item by
D.
Washington
A
of Engineering
2
Number
Support Through
8
Use Coordination
Multiple
of Engineering
Fable and a Fantasy
Washington
by D. C. Turner
July
1970 Volume
News
A
Assistant Director Division
Office
August 1970 Volume
Public
Teams
C. Turner
Office
2 Number
7
Items -General
Note to Authors
of the 1970
Engineering
by Fran Owsley Editor Washington
March
3 Number
1971 Volume
Letters from Engineering
December 1970
Qs and As
3
Retirees
Special Christmas
Edition
on Copyright and Public
Domain
by Jeff Sirmon and Boone Richardson
March
2
1970 Volume
Washington
Number
Office Division
Washington
Washington
of Engineering
1 Number
Office Engineering
Publications
Directive
A
Road
3
News - Consultation
July
of
Road
1974 Volume
National
Number
9
the Forest
August 1974 Volume
Revision
6
1974 Volume
in
Dam
Solid Waste
6
Number
8
Regulations
6 Number
7
Inventory
Management
June 1974 Volume
6
Number
6
Certification of Blasters
Transportation
Structure
Progress
Office
by Charles R. Weller Assistant Director
September
Office
3
by Fran Owsley Editor Washington
August 1969 Volume
Field Notes
Office
Inventories
Booklet on Retracement and Corner Evidence
10
and Standards
Projects
-
6 Number
May 1974 Volume
5
Specifications for Timber Purchaser
Uniform
Road
Construction
1974 Volume 6 Number 4
More on the Laser Range Pole
April
March
6
1974 Volume
1973 Volume
December
5
Number
12
System
Information
Transportation
Handbook
Traffic Surveillance
Operations
5
November 1973 Volume
Number
11
Structures
Highway
5 Number
October 1973 Volume
Chippewa
10
Flowage
5 Number
1973 Volume
September
Environment Protection
9
EPA
Agency
Water Supply Survey
Drinking
August 1973 Volume
52nd Annual
July
3
Water Systems
Potable
Road
Number
WASHO
1973 Volume
Cadastral
5
Number
8
Conference
5 Number
7
Engineering
System Planning
Transportation
Water and Sanitation
Office
Washington
by Harold
L.
September
Engineering
News - Operations
Assistant Director
Strickland
6
1974 Volume
Number
9
Work Group Appointed
August 1974 Volume
6
Systems Development
July
1974 Volume
Number
8
and Application
6 Number
7
Geometronics
6 Number
June 1974 Volume
6
Energy Conservation
Fleet Composition
Maintenance
and Service Standards
Driver Improvement
May 1974 Volume
Skylab
- New
6
Number
5
Imagery Overshadows
11
ERTS
Imagery
6 Number
1974 Volume
April
6 Number
1974 Volume
March
Digital
FY
6
3
System
Terrain Information
February 1974 Volume
Budget
4
and Development
Training
Number
2
76
6
January 1974 Volume
Number
1
Geometronics
December
5
1973 Volume
Visible But Not
5
November 1973 Volume
Geometronics
- USGS
October 1973 Volume
Engineering
Number
Announces
5
12
Number
11
New
Product
10
Management
1973 Volume
September
Number
Seen Cartography
5
Number
9
Geometronics Technology Development
August 1973 Volume
The
July
Technical
1973 Volume
Engineering
Washington
5
Number
Information
5
8
Center
Number
7
Services Study
Office Engineering
News - Technological
Improvements
by Heyward T. Taylor Assistant Director
1974 Volume
September
6 Number
Timber Crib Instrumentation
FY
75
EDT
Study
Program
August 1974 Volume
ROADWY
9
6 Number
Computer
8
Program
1974 Volume 6 Number 7
Low Volume Road Conference
July
June
1974 Volume
6
Number
6
Equipment and Development
Publications
Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System
Forest
Service
Team
May 1974 Volume
Pavement
April
Computer
Number
5
System for FS Service Roads
Design
1974 Volume
New
6
Award
Receives
6
- Conceptual
Number 4
Center
at
Fort
Collins Colorado
12
Study
1974 Volume 6 Number 3
Handbook Chapter on Flexible Pavement
March
Guidelines
Systems for Highway
FY
Design
Drainage
Selections
Structural
6 Number
February 1974 Volume
EDT
EDT
of Subsurface
for the Design
2
1974 Program
Publications
January 1974 Volume
Range
Initial
6 Number
Pole Surveying
1973 Volume
December
1
Tests
5 Number
12
Generated Graphics
Computer
November 1973 Volume 5 Number
Team to Pakistan
11
EDT
5 Number
October 1973 Volume
of Trade
Evaluation
Name
10
Used
Products
in
Highway
Construction
Maintenance
New
Computer
Pavement
Number
9
Center for the Forest
August 1973 Volume
July
5
1973 Volume
September
Design
1973 Volume
5 Number
8
System for Forest
5
Number
Timber Crib Retaining
Service
Service Roads
7
Walls
Computer Terminals
Recent
Whos Who
Publications
in
the Washington
Office Division of Engineering
Compiled by Fran Owsley Editor Washington
July-August
1972 Volume
4
Numbers
Office
7 and 8
Proceedings
Proceedings
September
- RO Divisions
27 - October 1
May-June 1972 Volume
4
of Engineering
Numbers
5
and 6
Recreation
Boat Dock
at
Atherton Creek Campground
by Thomas G. Grant
July
1970 Volume
2
Meeting
1971
Number
7
13
Washington
D.C.
or
-A
Fork
Bryants
by Richard
Temporary Campground
G. Harris
May 1971 Volume
Engineer Uinta National
Civil
3
Number
Forest
5
Reservoir
Guidelines
for Evaluation
by Stanley
A. Thorn Region
3
February 1971 Volume
Status
of Federal
Dam
of Small
Number
Safety
by Larry Hendrickson
Reservoir
5
2
Inspections
Office
Washington
November 1973 Volume
Sites
6
Number
11
TIS
Technical
Information
System
by Norman Sears Washington
The
Technical
Office
1 Number
August 1969 Volume
Information
System
by Norman G. Sears Washington
May 1969 Volume 1 Number
Technical
Engineering
Furen Washington
June 1969 Volume 1.Number
by Walter
Specialty Training Program
Office
E.
Manpower Programs and
by Faustin
Office
1
Programs
Training
Advanced
3
B. Padilla
2
the Carson National
Carson National
January-February 1973 Volume
New
Engineering
by Richard
G.
Orientation
Deleissegues
October 1973 Volume
Region
5
5 Numbers
by Martin
May 1971 Volume
3
1
and 2
Program
Office
Washington
Number
10
2 Materials Training Conducted
News Item
Forest
Forest
in
Region
Everitt Materials Engineer
Number
5
14
4 Materials Laboratory
Region
2
Roads and
Transportation
A
to Measure
Meter/Recorder
by Ross A.
Phillips
September
1971 Volume
A Method
for Elimination
News Item by
2
M. DeKalb
of Double
Counting by Electronic
Willamette
Number
6
Number
Grade and Construction
5
August 1973 Volume
Appalachian National
Tom
Fendley
Region
of Network
by William F. Schnelle
March-April
Blower to
Volume
Scenic
January 1971 Volume
Applications
System Planning
Trail
Book
Forest
8
Study Program
3
Number
1
Analysis to National
Engineer
Civil
4
USDA
Number
Combined
3 Number
Construction
Right-of-Way
and Road Design
3 Number
1974 Volume
Control
National
Forest
Aerial Photography
National
Forest
5
System
Control
by Jerry Leonard Regional
April
Problems
4
by Max C. Montgomery San Bernardino
May 1971 Volume
Transportation
Service
Burning During Clearing and Grubbing Operation
with
1972 Volume
Forest
Forest
3 and 4
by Thomas Dooley Zone Engineer Ottawa
April
Project
8
1972 Volume
Assist
Traffic Counters
Forest
1
Staking
by Jim Beltram Ochoco National
by
National
8
Transportation
January 1974 Volume
A New
9
for Use in Planning
Analysis Principles
by Victor
J. Biller
3 Number
Sessions
August 1970 Volume
Road Roughness
Logging
and Cleveland
John
- General
Trails
Office Region
6 Number
2
4
That Survey
by W. H. Boley Forest
Supervisory
Civil
Engineer Manti-LaSal
Engineer Region
January-February 1972 Volume
National
4
4
Numbers
15
1
and 2
Forest
and Carl Fonnesbeck