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which it c a nassist with university undergraduate t r a i n f n g will be welcomed,
C o ~ l e s of this 11 z % w l l l be ~ r o v l d e a g r a t i s upon a p p l i c a t f o n to the
Dfvfaion.
BUILDING SERVICES
P,
T h e optimum size and spacing of p i p i n gin
panel heating. 2, T h e e f f e c t oaf f l o o r f h i s h e s on the thermal perfarmance ofheating p a n e l s .
3.
Trends Pn domestic f u e l useIn
Canada.4.
D i s t r i c t h e a t i n g p a s s i b i l i t i e s In Gmada.5.
An e x m i n a t i o n of the e f f e c t s of e x c e s s aLr upon chimney condensation.Note: Efficient modern 013 and gas furnaces produce l o w gas
-
temperature s so that c o n d e n s a t t u n in chimneys is becoming a problem. The e x c e s s a l p fntroduced by a barometric damper l o w e r s the g a s temperature, but a l s o d i l u t e s the g a s e s ,
What is the n e t e f f e c t on condensation?
6 .
Adequacy o? t h e average of' maximum and minimum daf ly tempera-t u r e s a s a m e a s u r e of m e a n temperature f o r purposes of e stlmatlng heating requirements,
7.
C o r r e l a t i o n of m a t h e r data wf th f u e l consumption and construe-t i o n of dwellings,
Mate: 091 companiies now keep c a r e f u l r e c o r d s of f u e l d e l i v e r i e s and, by means of wtudles af weather d a t a a t t e m p t to estimate
when t h e i r customers r e q u f r e more o i l . These r e c o r d s c a n pro-
v i d e a c c u r a t e d a t a of energy consumption over s t a t e d p e r i o d s ,
for study of me1 consumption of c e r t a i n s e l e c t e d houses in r e l a t i o n to c o n s t r u c t i o n and weather,
8, Control of c o r r o s i o n in ( a) heating systems
( b ) d o m e s t i c hot water heating systems,
BUILDING CONqTRUCTIOM
1. A study of t h e econamics of. thermal i n s u l a t i o n
in
b u i l d i n g sb a s e d
on
present day costs for a particular locality. 2, Problems c r e a t e d by the use of wlndows in dwellings,3 .
WZnd loadson
dwellingso4.
Structural analysis of house. frames,5.
F i b r e b o a r d as a s t r u c t u r a l sheathing material.7 .
Psrm~ssible d e f l e c t i o n o f m o d j o i s t s and beo.msi ~ .
d w e l l i n g s .8. Survey of p r a c t i c e in w a t e r p r o o f fng basement s o
9 . Study of house f o u n d a t i o n damage i n an u ~ b m a r e a o
10, Variations
in
s t u d s p a c i n g in house frayes ( r e l a t i v e to the useof standard w i d t h s oP i n s u l a t i n g m a t e r i a l ) .
B U I L D I N G MATERIALS
1. The p e ~ f o r m a n c e of f i n i s h e s f o r f l o o r h e a t i n g p a n e l s ,
2 . O b s e r ~ a t i o n s on t h e effect of t e m p e r a t ~ r e (95°-llSo~) on p l a s t e r
In whfch heatzng c ~ f l s are embedded,
3.
N o n d e s t r u c t 2 v e methods f o r measuring t h e w a t e r c o n t e n t of b u i l d -ing materials,
4.
Economics of use of corrosion resistant metals in d o m e s t i c water supply systems a5.
Dimenstonal change of materials u s e din
b u i l d i n g due to changes in t - h e i r rncisture c o n t e n t and t e m p e r a t u r e .6 ,
The mechanism o f t h e d e s t r u c t i o n of w e t masonry materials by frost a c t i c n , ,7.
Composition of l a i t m c e produced in concre t h g .8, The p o s s i b i l f t l e a of i n c r e a s i n g strength of c o n c r e t e by c h e m i c a l
a c t i v a 7 - i o n of aggregate s u r f a c e s ,
9 . Methods of determinfng pore s u r f a c e area In concrete in situ,
10.. Methods of d o t e n l n f n g pare size and pore r r o l u m e .in c o n c r e t e . 11, P l a s t i c $low of' c o n c r e t e ,
13. Estimation of maximum t e m p e r a t u r e s in building f i r e s by examina-
t i o n o f m a t s r i a l s f o m d in d e b r i s a f t e r the ffre,
14.
Fire r e t a r d a n t p a i n t s ,15. Dimensional changes in m o r t a r s and p l a s t e r s during s e t t i n g , a n d
in w e .
17,
A s u r v e y of l o c a l e x t e r i o r - p a f n l d e t e r t o r a t i o n .19.
A s t u d y of m a t e r i a l s in a b u i l d i n g undergoing demolition. SOIL NECHANICS1, C o r r e l a t i o n o f d e p t h of l o c a l frost p e n e t r a t i o n with weather, so91 and surface conditions.
2. C o l l e c t i o n of boring records showing subsurf ace conditions in
an
urban area.3-
Survey methods of masurlng soil moisture.4.
Survey of l a b o r a t o r y methods for measuring t h e shrinkage of~041s.
5.
The use of s o i l penetrometers as a m e m s of classifying a o i l a .6. Survey of s p e c i f i c a t i o n s u s e d to c o n t r o l soil compaction, and t h e i r e f f e c t i v e n e s s .
7 ,
Effectiveness of various soil compaction methods in various types of s o i l ,8. Study of densfty t e s t s for t h e f i e l d c o n t r o l of s o l 1 compaction.
9.
R e v i e w of literature on v a r v e d clays and t h e o r i e s of t h e i rformation.
10, R e v i e w of methods of plotting g r a i n s i z e curves of' ~ e d % m e n % s ,
11,
G r a i n size m a l y s i s by mkeroscopic examination.12, Methods of r o a d construction in swamps and muskeg.
SNOW AND
ICE
MECHANICSI,
Conduction of h e a t through a snow cover,2 , Method of assessfng the l o a d c a r r g i n g c a p a c i t y of ice cover on
l a k e s and
rivers.
1. T h e m a l d e p o s t t i o n of dust on w a l l and ceiling surf a c e s ,
2 , Design and caLibration of thermal aenomometsrs.
3.
A study of p o s s i b l e methods of measuring a i r leakagein
houses,4.
Efrlbrescence In brick masonry.5 .
T h e economics of basementless houses.6,
I40dular c o o r d i n a t i o nin
Canadian p r a c t i c e *7.
P o s s i b i l i t i e s of p r e f a b r i c a t e d house construction in Canada.. 8. Economics of t h e heat pumpin
Canada.9,
P o s s i b i l i t i e s for solar h e a t h gIn
Canada,l o d
Winter concreting t e c h n i q u e s .11, T h e use of panel forms for s m a l l constructlan j o b s .
