This collection contains full-text theses written by students of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (now Missouri University of Science and Technology), from 1876 to 1958 as part of the professional degree requirement. Some of these early works are handwritten and are being transcribed as a service to users and in order to enhance their discoverability.
Degrees were awarded in Ceramic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, and Mining Engineering
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Theses from 1934
Foundations for aquatic oil wells, Henry Emmett Gross
The study and solution of a corrosion problem induced by air conditioning, Frederick William Hoertel
Problems in the cement industry, William Alonzo McCanless
La minería en el Peru (Sinopsis para el año de 1929), Felipe B. Oré
Cost of engineering on highway projects, Walter John Shaffer
The effect of preservatives on the inflammability of wood, Merton Ira Signer
Theses from 1933
Sewage disposal improvements at Pontiac, Michigan, Robert William Abbett
The location, construction, and maintenance of the Rabbit Ears Pass Forest Highway, Julian Greenway Huckins
Some problems in the construction of artificial and natural gas pipe lines, Waring Mikell
Theses from 1932
Investigation of continuous beams with varying moment of inertia by the method of conjugate points, Russell Arthur Bryant
The public health engineer's part on a health program, Walter Eric Casey
Rainfall-runoff studies for typical blocks in St. Louis, Frank LeRoy Flynt
Die steels and the heat-treatment of dies for use in die casting aluminum base alloys, Elmer Gammeter
Ventilation at the Portovelo mines, John Paul Harmon
Preparation and use of maps for highway purposes, Homer A. Hollingshead
Highway bridge design and construction in Missouri, James Lingan Pasley
Flood control measures for Salina, Kansas, Robert Justice Paulette and Guy Robert Scott
Mining methods at the Arevalo Mine, El Chico, Hidalgo, Mexico, John Gay Reilly
A study of water supply districts in St. Louis where excessive waste of water has occurred, Randall Anthony Scheer
Theses from 1931
Gas analysis by measurement of the thermal conductivity, Bertie Lee Browning
A summary of operations and practice at Shenandoah-Dives, Howard Histed
Technical methods of analysis for mill products, Daniel Elijah Huffman
Chemical control -- influence on manufacture and quality of cement, Joseph Owen Hunt
Proposed method of ventilating the Frood Mine, Herman Jacob Mutz
Some of the difficulties encountered in the construction of a highway subway or underpass, Lawrence Halley Sanderson
Memorandum: Current recording and reporting of mortality and salvage data, buildings, C.B. Central Office Equipment, multiple private branch exchanges, Wilbur Elihu Sheldon
Japan, Van Hoose Smith
Design of a 2 HP Repulsion Start Induction motor, Joseph Worley
Theses from 1930
Data for standard curve chord steel roof trusses., William Hewitt Bush
The testing of steel for wear by abrasives, Thomas Evan Eagan
The north side sewage treatment works of the Chicago Sanitary District, Floyd Allen Gerard
Producer gas practice in the steel industry, Horace Wilfred Hodges
Geology of Mohave County, Arizona, Earl Ross Householder
Oil and gas fields of the southern gulf coastal plains of Texas, Phillip Francis Martyn
Longface and longwall mining methods being tried in Oklahoma coal fields, Earl Hollinger McAlpine
The West side sewage treatment works of the Sanitary district of Chicago, John Edwin McCauley
An engineer's report of a lead and zinc mining property, Ernest Moran
The lead and zinc deposits in the sedimentary rocks of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, Joseph Hugh Reid
Some compressed air tests at high altitude, Thomas C. Robson
Theses from 1929
Preparation and use of volcanic ash in concrete, Abner Decker Hahn
The manufacture of cement in the state of California, William Alonzo McCanless
The Coarse Crushing Plant of the Desloge Consolidated Lead Company, Horace Reynolds Stahl and Robert Gibson O'Meara
The manufacture of airtight leather gaskets, W. Kedzie Teller
Theses from 1928
Diversion of Mississippi flood water as aid to flood control, R. W. Campbell
Internal combustion engines, Neal Ham
An investigation of the mechanics of oil migration from the source beds to the reservoir beds, William Reed Quilliam
Irregularities in the productivity of the Fry sand in the Smith-Ellis pool of Northwest Brown County, Texas, Willard Ardell Schaeffer Jr.
A few notes from the sanitary engineering field, Ronald Davies Ward
Theses from 1927
Studies in cane sugar refining, Marion Smith Badollet
A preliminary report on the possibilities of the correlation of geochemical data relative to oil well waters. A report on the oil well waters of Greenwood County, Kansas, David Anderson Bash
Concentration of oxidized lead ores, Stephen Michael Burke Jr.
Mining geology in the Rosiclare fluorspar district, Paul Castleton Hatmaker
Methods employed for exploration and development of a gold, silver, lead property in the Idaho Springs district, Colorado, James Hopkins
The manufacture of liquid oxygen and its use as an explosive, Francis Kinlock Middleton Hunter
Fluorspar mining and milling in southern Illinois, Henry William Hurst
Relationship between temperature and vapor pressure of light oils, William Orval Keeling
Chemical analyses of surface waters of Missouri, Herbert W. Mundt
The role of geology in prospecting for lead and zinc in the Tri-state district, William Ferdinand Netzeband
The economics of engineering testing, Gerald Franklin Rackett
A study of the fluorspar industry of the United States with respect to its future, Sidney Kincaid Reid
On the permanent growth of grey iron, Walter Edward Remmers
Mapping from aerial photographs and its relation to mining enterprises, Thomas Rae Thomas
Theses from 1926
Fault areas of south eastern Kansas coal beds, George Elmer Abernathy
Mining methods at the Higueras district, State of Coahuila, Mexico, Harry Herbert Hughes
Recovery of carbonate copper ore by means of flotation at the Kennecott Copper Corporation plant, Kennecott, Alaska, George Leo Richert
A water supply system for a small mining community, Paul Donovan Windsor
Theses from 1925
Evidence to the production of commercial oil from the Emerson-Texon fold, Kurt H. de Cousser
A granular briquet resistance furnace for the electrothermic dry distillation of zinc ores, William McKinley Kahlbaum
The selection and treatment of wood poles as used in electric distribution, Albert Charles Laun
The water works system of the city of Trinidad, Colorado, John Ludwig Gustav Lehman
Report on the Matahambre Mine, Pinar Del Río, Cuba, Edwin Lawrence Miller
The fissure system of El Potosi Mine of El Potosi Mining Company, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico, Carl E. Millikan
Rill stoping in the Butte District, Butte, Montana, Albert Booth Needham
The electrolytic recovery of copper from rod mill pickling solution at the Hawthorne works of the Western Electric Company, Incorporated, James Walter Scott
Oil and gas report on North Louisiana and South Arkansas. Part One. Oil and gas fields of North Louisiana and South Arkansas. Part Two. Probability of future production North Louisiana and South Arkansas, Frederick Pine Shayes
Theses from 1924
The chloride volatilization of silver and lead from zinc concentrate, Edward Phillip Barrett
Economic geology of northern Angola, Artileus Vosteen Eulich
Data on edible vegetable oil processes, John Charavelle Ingram
The outdoor substation, Israel Herrick Lovett
Cupola practice in modern gray iron foundry, George E. Mellow
Engineering practice in the Tri-State District, Richard John Stroup
An investigation of the possibility of a Missouri furnace obtaining an iron ore supply from the state, Donald Foster Updike
The gas fields of North Webster Parish, Louisiana, Joseph Maple Wilson
Theses from 1923
Boiler feed water purification at the Gorge Power Plant, Akron, Ohio, Bernerd William Adams
A study of the subsurface conditions in the north central Texas oil fields, Robert Stanley Burg
Some accomplishments through simplification of concentrator flow-scheme, Ralph Augustus Conrads
The construction, equipment and operation of the second largest oil refinery in Mexico, Arturo C. Fernandez
Design of a 100 ton asbestos concentrator, Walter Gammeter
Organization and development of a Missouri coal mining corporation, Riley Marsh Simrall
Project for the construction of a standard gauge railroad from Guanajay to the Port of Mariel, P del R, Royal Sylvester Webster
Theses from 1922
Applications of method of least squares to the adjustment of level circuits: Adjustment of elevations in Dawson and St. James Townships, Phelps County, Missouri, Clarence Edward Bardsley
Missouri School of Mines, Civil Engineering Department survey data. Including the adjustment of the triangulation net on the M.S.M. Campus, Joe Beaty Butler, Roy Oscar Erickson, and Wayne Shannon Frame
Metallurgical processes involving surface phenomena, Reginald Scott Dean
The roasting and magnetic separation of Wisconsin ores and the utilization of the by-products, Earl George Deutman
Oil possibilities in Western Kansas and North Central Wyoming, Joseph Stewart Irwin
Method of sampling diamond-drill core, William Henry McCartney
Report on the Metates Mining Company, Harvey Louis Tedrow
Theses from 1921
Investigations to determine a possible source of the Carboniferous sandstone of the Ozark region, John Hyer Bowles, Lewis Ely Davidson, and William Ferdinand Netzeband
Mine surveying in the Missouri coal fields, Edgar C. M. Burkhart
