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factor can be established, i. e., the relation between maximum and average current density.

9. Continuing study of joint corrosion.

10. Study of soil and galvanic corrosion with particular reference to differentiating them from the effects of stray currents.

11. Setting limit of current on gas and oil pipes to avoid fire and explosion hazard.

12. Setting limit of current on power cable sheaths to avoid overheating.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

In compiling the following bibliography no attempt has been made to list the literature on the subject of electrolysis in its entirety. This bibliography may be considered as a selected list of such contributions to the subject known to the Committee as in its opinion are of the most importance at the present time. The Committee, however, does not sponsor the articles here listed nor does it present them as comprising a complete discussion of the subject.

General

Corrosion of Iron Pipes by Action of Electric Railway Currents.
Dugald C. Jackson. Journal of Association of Engineering Societies,
September, 1894.

Electrolytic Corrosion of Iron by Direct Current in Street Soils. Albert
F. Ganz. Trans. A. I. E. E., Vol. XXXI, page 1167, 1912.
Stray Currents from Electric Railways. Carl Michalke. Translated and
edited by Otis Allen Kenyon, McGraw Publishing Company, New
York, N. Y. 1906.

Electrolytic Corrosion of Iron in Soils. Burton McCollum and K. H.
Logan. Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 25, June, 1913.
Effects of Electrolysis on Engineering Structures. Albert F. Ganz.
Trans. International Engineering Congress, San Francisco, 1915.
Electrolysis and Its Mitigation. E. B. Rosa and Burton McCollum.
Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 52, November, 1918.
Electrolysis, Troubles Caused Thereby and Remedies That May Be
Applied. Albert F. Ganz, Journal New England Water Works Asso-
ciation. Vol. XXXI, No. 2, 1917.

Report of Gas Association Committee on Electrolysis. J. D. Von Maur, Chairman. Technical Section Sessions, American Gas Association, 1919.

Electrolytic Corrosion of Pipes and Cables

Destructive Effect of Electric Currents on Subterranean Metal Pipes. Isaiah H. Farnham, Trans. A. I. E. E., 1894.

Electrolysis of Water Pipes. Charles A. Stone and Howard C. Forbes. New England Water Works Association, Vol. 9, 1894-5.

Topical Discussion on Electrolysis.

Association, Vol. XX, 1905.

Proc. New England Water Works

Earth Resistance and Its Relation to Electrolysis of Underground Structures. Burton McCollum and K. H. Logan. Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 26.

Surveys and Measurements

Measuring Stray Currents in Underground Pipes. Carl Hering. A. I. E. E., June, 1912, pp. 1147-61.

Electrolysis Surveys. Albert F. Ganz. Engrg. Rec., 1908, V. 57, p. 261. Methods of Making Electrolysis Surveys. Burton McCollum and G. H. Ahlborn, Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 28, 1916 Bureau of Standards Studies Return Circuit Conditions in Milwaukee. E. R. Shepard. Elec. Ry. Journal, April 19, 1919, pp. 770-772. Electrolysis Surveys and Their Significance. Report of the 1920 Electrolysis Committee of the American Gas Association, L. A. Hazeltine, Chairman. Technical Section Sessions.

Alternating Current and Periodic Current Electrolysis Alternating-Current Electrolysis. J. L. R. Hayden. Trans. A. I. E. E., 1907. Vol. 26, part I.

Influence of Frequency of Alternating or Infrequently Reversed Current on Electrolytic Corrosion. Burton McCollum and G. H. Ahlborn. Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 72, 1916.

Discussion of McCollum and Ahlborn Paper, New York. March 10, 1916. Proc. A. I. E E. July, 1916.

Electrolytic Corrosion of Lead by Continuous and Periodic Currents. E. R. Shepard. American Electro-chemical Society, 1921.

Reinforced Concrete

Corrosion of Iron Embedded in Concrete. Guy F. Schaffer. Engineering Record, July 30, 1910.

Electrolytic Corrosion of Iron and Steel in Concrete. A. A. Knudson. Trans. A. I. E. E., V. 26, part 1, p. 231.

Electrolysis in Concrete. E. B. Rosa, Burton McCollum and O. S. Peters. Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 18, March, 1913. Preventing Electrolysis of Iron in Concrete. W. A. Delmar and D. C. Woodbury. Electrical World, November 10, 1917.

Track Construction, Track Leakage, and Rail Bonding Modern Practice in the Construction and Maintenance of Rail Joints and Bonds in Electric Railways. E. R. Shepard, Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 62, 1920.

Leakage of Currents from Electric Railways. Burton McCollum and H. K. Logan, Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 63, 1916. Data on Electric Railway Track Leakage. G. H. Ahlborn, Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 75, 1916.

Leakage Resistance of Street Railway Roadbeds and Its Relation to Electrolysis of Underground Structures. E. R. Shepard. Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 127. 1919.

Insulated Negative Feeders

Means for Preventing Electrolysis of Buried Metal Pipes. Isaiah H. Farnham. Cassiers Magazine, August, 1895.

George 1.

Some Theoretical Notes on the Reduction of Earth Currents from Electric Railway Systems by Means of Negative Feeders. Rhodes. Trans. A. I. E. E., Vol. XXVI, p. 247, 1907.

Special Studies in Electrolysis Mitigation-II. E. B. Rosa, Burton McCollum and K. H. Logan. Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 32, 1913.

Special Studies in Electrolysis Mitigation-III. Burton McCollum and G. H. Ahlborn. Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 54, 1916.

Electrolysis from Stray Electric Currents. Albert F. Ganz. Trans. A. I. E. E., Vol. XXXI, p. 1167, 1912.

Automatic Substations

Automatic Substations on the North Shore Line. C. H Jones, Electric Railway Journal, January 11, 1919, 53: 84-90.

Year of the Automatic Substation at Butte. E. J. Nash, Electric Railway Journal, March 22, 1919, 53:565-7.

Second Year of Automatic Substation Operation at Butte. E. J. Nash, Electric Railway Journal, January 24, 1920, 55:202.

Automatic Railway Substations. F. W. Peters, Journal A. I. E. E., March, 1920, 39:267-74; Excerpts Elec. Ry. Journal, March 13, 1920, 55:518-19; Abstract Elec. Ry. Journal, June 13, 1920, 55:519-21. Experience Shows Economy of Automatic Operation. Electrical World, March 20, 1920.

Automatic Stations for Heavy City Service. R. J. Wensley, Journal A. I. E. E., April, 1920, pp. 359-364.

Automatic Substations at Des Moines. F. C. Chambers, Elec. Ry Journal, April 10, 1920, 55:738-44.

The Automatic Substation in Electrolysis Mitigation. E. R. Shepard, Electric Railway Journal, April 30, 1921.

Three-Wire Operation

Three-Wire System in Los Angeles. S. H. Anderson, Electric Railway Journal, February 26, 1916.

Line Drops and Rail Potentials Reduced by Three-Wire System in Omaha. E. H. Hagensick, Elec. Ry. Journal, November 10, 1917. Sectionalization of Overhead Wire for Three-Wire Operation. E. R. Shepard, Elec. Ry. Journal, December 8, 1917.

Electrolysis Mitigation in Winnipeg. W. Nelson Smith, Elec. Ry. Journal, March 26, 1921.

Insulating Pipe Coverings

Comparative Values of Various Coatings and Coverings for the Prevention of Soil and Electrolytic Corrosion of Iron Pipe. Robert B. Harper, Proc. Illinois Gas Association, Vol. 5, 1909, also American Gas Light Journal, V. 91, 1909.

Insulation of Pipes as a Protection Against Electrolysis. Albert F. Ganz, Engineering Record, 1909, V. 60, p. 582, also Pro. Am. Gas Inst., about same date.

Surface Insulation of Pipes as a Means of Preventing Electrolysis. Burton McCollum and O. S. Peters, Bureau of Standards Technologic Paper No. 15, 1914.

Insulating Joints

Insulating Couplings for Protecting Pipe Systems from Electrolysis. William Brophy and A. R. Gray, Am. Gas Light Journal, 1904, V. 80, p. 91.

Flexible High Pressure Pipe Joint. Engrg. Rec., V. 62, p. 307, 1910. Cement Joints for Cast Iron Water Mains in Los Angeles. Cement World, February, 1916.

Pipe and Cable Drainage

Bonding Lead Covered Cables to Prevent Electrolysis. W. G. Middleton, Elec. Rev. and West. Electrician, V. 57, p. 423, 1910.

Drainage if Necessary vs. Negative Feeder Electrolysis Protection. D. W. Roper, Elec. Ry. Journal, December 7, 1918.

Discussion of Preceding Articles. Elam Miller, H. C. Sutton and D. W. Roper, Elec. Ry. Journal, April 5, 1919.

Legal Aspects

The Law Relating to Conflicting Uses of Electricity and Electrolysis. George F. Deiser, T. & J. W. Johnson Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 1911. Electrolysis of Underground Conductors. George F. Sever, Trans. International Electrical Congress, V. 3, p. 666, 1904.

APPENDIX

TABLE 5

CURRENT DATA FOR STEEL RAILS*

Based on a resistivity of 0.0003 ohm per pound-foot, this being equivalent to about 11 times the resistivity of copper.

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