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This preliminary communication addresses the graphical construction of operating processes for steam machines in which steam is used at an intermediate stage. Ugarov proposes introducing an additional ideal cylinder, with piston stroke equal to that of the working cylinders and with piston area and …
This study reports observations and laboratory tests of Tom River ice immediately before the 1913 spring ice drift. Six full-thickness specimens collected between March 27 and April 11 were examined for density, flexural breaking strength, stratification, crystal structure, air-bubble layers, and vi…
This study investigates the chemical cause of the unusual stringiness and viscosity of rye mashes, a practical problem in distilling because such mashes are less mobile and produce greater losses than mashes from other grains. Using comparative viscometer tests, extraction with aqueous alcohol, prec…
This paper examines the rational calculation and design of hooks used in hoisting machinery and railway rolling stock, emphasizing the safety consequences of failure and the shortcomings of customary design methods. It compares approximate calculation by eccentric tension with calculation by the Gra…
This monograph describes a collection of cephalopods from Cretaceous deposits of Dagestan and places it within the history of geological and paleontological study of the region. It reviews earlier interpretations of Dagestan Cretaceous stratigraphy, outlines the principal lithological divisions and …
This report describes coordinated observations organized at the Tomsk Technological Institute and Imperial Tomsk University during May 4 to 9, 1910, in anticipation of the Earth’s possible passage through the tail of Halley’s comet. It details the improvised program, staffing, instruments, and proce…
This report summarizes a two-year overseas assignment undertaken to prepare for teaching dyeing technology, combining laboratory research, study of technical education, and inspection of textile-chemical industry. It describes work with Paul Friedländer in Vienna on the lightfastness of methylated o…
This study examines nitrogen as an impurity in cast iron, steel, and iron, reviewing earlier analytical work and presenting experiments on its determination, its combination with iron and alloying constituents, and its behavior in metallurgical processes. The investigation considers pure and carbona…
This study examines the reaction of metallic magnesium with the water of crystallization in crystal hydrates and the influence of added salts on this process. After reviewing prior work on magnesium in aqueous salt solutions, the authors report experiments with numerous hydrated salts, acids, and ba…
This paper examines the use of d’Ocagne nomographic diagrams for the graphical calculation of water pipelines and develops a “transitional scale” to extend their practical range. It explains the construction of conjugate logarithmic scales for hydraulic formulae, especially Flamant’s formula, and sh…
This annual report documents the state and activities of the Tomsk Technological Institute of Emperor Nicholas II during 1912. It presents administrative and personnel changes, the work of the Institute council and committees, scholarly activity, student statistics, auxiliary educational facilities,…
This study investigates radioactive emanation in the waters and gases of the thermal springs at Novaya Belokurikha in Altai, using ionization measurements and comparisons with known behavior of radium emanation. Through experiments with air circulated through spring water and collected gases, and wi…
This article surveys graphical methods for hydraulic calculation in water supply and sewerage, motivated by the need to reduce labor in pipeline design without unacceptable loss of practical accuracy. It classifies existing grapho-hydraulic techniques, distinguishes ordinary graphical calculation fr…
This review evaluates I. M. Kholmogorov’s Engineering Drawing as a concise introductory manual addressing a perceived gap in technical education literature. It argues that existing drawing textbooks are often too extensive, costly, and advanced for beginners, while Kholmogorov’s short volume present…
This report describes a 1910 research trip centered on work in G. A. Tammann’s Physico-Chemical Institute at the University of Göttingen. It outlines the institute’s facilities and teaching practices, including lectures, colloquia, practica, and research training, then summarizes laboratory investig…
This memorandum argues for locating new agricultural and forestry education for Siberia within the Tomsk Technological Institute rather than creating a separate institution. Drawing on the Institute’s existing laboratories, teaching staff, curricula, and facilities, it compares organizational option…
This report presents measurements of the specific gravity and fracture strength of ice from the Tom River near Tomsk in March 1912, shortly before the onset of ice drift. Ice samples taken repeatedly from the same location were examined with improved laboratory apparatus for density determination an…
This paper describes simple field-oriented instruments and procedures developed to measure changes in river ice associated with pre-breakup “loosening,” focusing on specific gravity and resistance to fracture. Weinberg proposes a hydrostatic weighing method using spring balances and an oil-turpentin…
This article develops a theory of single-phase repulsion motors by decomposing the rotor field into longitudinal and transverse components, rather than decomposing the stator winding. It derives voltage relations, transformation coefficients, effective rotor resistance and reactance, and a circle di…
This paper investigates how feed affects the cutting coefficient of metals at a constant cutting speed, extending earlier observations that larger feeds may be more advantageous. Experiments were conducted in the mechanical workshops of the Tomsk Technological Institute on milling, planing, and turn…
This article analyzes a valveless pneumatic hammer of the Baril type, describing its construction, air distribution, piston motion, and sequence of working and return strokes. Using an approximate stepwise calculation over small time intervals, the study derives pressures, velocities, impact conditi…
This document sets out the regulations for the Emmanuel Ludvigovich Nobel Prize, administered by the Baku Branch of the Imperial Russian Technical Society to recognize works and inventions connected with the petroleum industry. It defines eligibility for Russian and foreign candidates, the approxima…
This appeal reviews the early development of Russia’s military air fleet and argues for renewed voluntary donations to sustain and expand it. It reports the funds collected, the establishment and growth of the officers’ aviation school at Sevastopol, the number of trained aviators and aircraft acqui…
This report surveys the 1910 Berlin exhibition devoted to the clay, cement, lime, building, and fine ceramic industries, using the author’s business trip observations to document current industrial equipment and practices. It describes the exhibition organization and lectures, then reviews notable m…
This 1911 institutional report surveys the administration, staffing, teaching, facilities, finances, publications, and student body of the Tomsk Technological Institute of Emperor Nicholas II. It records personnel changes, departmental organization, scholarly work, curricula, examinations, auxiliary…
This article reviews P. Möller’s investigation of small pneumatic hammers and explains why their design cannot rely on the rough calculation methods used for steam and air forging hammers. It presents Möller’s graphical and numerical approach for estimating pressure variation, piston velocity, air c…
This work presents numerical design studies intended to clarify a preceding theoretical treatment of mine headframe structures. It argues that headframes should be calculated not only for static rope loads but also for possible dynamic stresses up to the rope breaking force, then applies beam, truss…
This paper examines whether the dependence of cutting-tool performance on cutting angle, already recognized for ordinary lathe tools, also applies to cylindrical milling cutters, whose teeth were commonly made with a 90 degree cutting angle for practical and economic reasons. It describes an oil dyn…
This paper develops a theoretical treatment of railway vehicle suspension using leaf springs connected to the frame by shackles, focusing on how shackle length and inclination affect spring deflection, vertical flexibility, and oscillation period. Starting from force resolution at the spring ends an…
This study examines how the structure of carbonaceous iron changes under thermal conditions and mechanical working, with attention to the relation between microstructure and mechanical properties. It reviews and supplements metallographic observations of iron crystallization, including slow cooling …
This paper surveys the history, composition, and properties of bronze, with particular attention to bell bronze. Drawing on archaeological evidence, ancient textual references, metallurgical analyses, and workshop experiments, it argues that copper and tin were likely known before bronze and that br…
This study investigates the Bessemer process for South Russian siliceous pig irons, a case the author contrasts with previously published English, Swedish, American, and Ural diagrams of element burnout. Based on plant experiments at the Aleksandrovsk Metallurgical Works, it combines timed chemical …
This paper develops a theoretical comparison of steam utilization in direct-acting steam compressors, motivated by conflicting experimental evaluations of railway brake compressors and by the need to separate system effects from construction and maintenance effects. Under simplifying assumptions of …
This report summarizes I. I. Sidorov’s scientific and instructional work during the first half of the 1909 to 1910 academic year, undertaken in connection with the planned seismic station at the Tomsk Technological Institute and with preparation for physics teaching and research. It describes traini…
This preliminary report describes the geology and ore deposit of the 6th Berikul Area mine in the Tomsk Mining District, based on field observations, underground workings, mapping, and petrographic examination. Gudkov characterizes the local assemblage of crystalline limestone, dioritic porphyrite, …
This paper describes fossil material from Devonian limestone exposures near Mount Alabas in the eastern foothills of the Mugodzhar Mountains, collected by M. E. Yanishevsky and studied in the Paleontological Cabinet of the Tomsk Technological Institute. It provides systematic descriptions and compar…
This paper examines the concept of rolling in metalworking and related material-forming processes, arguing that existing Russian and European definitions are too narrow because they typically restrict rolling to metals, two rotating rolls, or products of constant cross-section. It proposes a broader…
This study develops a systematic approach to the theory and calculation of mine head structures, a subject presented as insufficiently treated in contemporary mining and structural engineering literature. It examines the forces acting on headframes from rope tensions, loads, machine operation, sheav…
This document collects several reviews of engineer F. K. Yasevich’s printed works on bridge construction, galvanized drainage pipes, ballast investigation, and the proposed point method for estimating sleeper service life and practical ballast coefficients. The reviewers assess both his command of t…
This preliminary report summarizes a 1909 student geological excursion along the Tom River from the mouth of the Belsa River through Kuznetsk to Tomsk, undertaken to examine riverbank sections and collect geological, paleontological, and related material. It outlines the orography and stratigraphy o…
This paper revisits the geometric locus of intersection points of conjugate chords in a straight-line generating coupler-curve mechanism, correcting an earlier approximate treatment of the “coupler pole” problem. Ugarov simplifies the governing equations by shifting coordinates to the pole of the co…
This paper surveys autogenous welding of iron for boiler-making work, focusing on blowpipe welding with oxygen mixed with hydrogen or acetylene. It describes gas supply, reducing valves, acetylene generators, torch construction, working practice, and operating costs, then compares the mechanical and…
This study critically examines the rational analysis of clays as a technical method for estimating quartz, feldspathic residues, and clay substance in ceramic raw materials. Starting from inconsistent results obtained on Russian white and black clays using published procedures, the author reviews th…
This paper develops compass-only constructions for spherical triangles and analyzes the ambiguous cases that arise in spherical geometry. After showing how to construct a given angle on a sphere and how to obtain a triangle from three angles via the polar triangle, it treats right triangles from a l…
This thesis examines Upper Devonian deposits of the Mugodzhar Mountains using paleontological material collected by M. Yanishevsky from quarries near Bert-Chugur and a railway cutting near Karagandy. It describes the local stratigraphic sections and identifies the fossil assemblages, with special at…
