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Interview with David Kuchta : author and former steelworker with Bethlehem Steel
No full textThis is an interview with David Kuchta, a former employee of the Bethlehem Steel. In this interview, Kuchta describes his career at the Bethlehem Steel from 1952-1992 and the various positions he held there. Some of these positions included welding, working on the CSL labor gang, the carpenter division, a rigger, working on the ore bridges, volunteering to go work at the coke works as a rigger for two years, etc. Kuchta describes his commute he made to work every day at the Bethlehem Steel from Lansford, stating that a number of men had decided to stay and live up in the coal regions and commute to work. Kuchta goes on to talk about things he has done since retiring from the Bethlehem Steel, such as his writing career as well as the time he spent working in a mine to help open it for tourism
Turbulence, Inequality, and Cheap Steel
No full textIron and steel production grew dramatically in the U.S. when mass production technologies for steel were adopted in the 1860s. According to new measures presented in this study, earnings inequality rose within the iron and steel industries about 1870, perhaps because technological uncertainty led to gambles and turbulence. Firms made a variety of technological choices and began formal research and development. Professional associations and journals for mechanical engineers and chemists appeared. A national market replaced local markets for iron and steel. An industrial union replaced craft unions. As new ore sources and cheap water transportation were introduced, new plants along the Great Lakes outcompeted existing plants elsewhere. Because new iron and steel plants in the 1870s were larger than any U.S. plants had ever been, cost accounting appeared in the industry and grew in importance. Uncertainty explains the rise in inequality better than a skill bias account, according to which differences among individuals generate greater differences in wages. Analogous issues of inequality come up with respect to recent information technology.technological change, Bessemer steel, technological uncertainty, turbulence, inequality, innovation
Stainless steel in Sweden : antidumping attacks, good international citizenship
No full textThis report analyzes the economics, legal, and business logic of the United States, Sweden, and the European Community regarding the stainless steel industry. Trade policies and legal cases are analyzed and presented to support the author's conclusion that good economics, international competitiveness, private ownership, and limited support from a government that demonstrates good international citizenship are not enough to defend an industry against the application of antidumping or other import-restricting policy.Water and Industry,Roads&Highways,Primary Metals,Banks&Banking Reform,Mining&Extractive Industry (Non-Energy)
Sumptuous feasting in the ancient Near East: Exploring the materiality of the Royal Tombs of Ur
No full textIntroduction: Exploring the materiality of food "stuffs": Transformations, embodiment and ritualized consumption
No full textSteel's new and correct chart of the Island of Newfoundland with particular plans of its harbours, on a large scale : compiled from recent authorities
No full textBlack and white. North arrow with rhumb lines, with variation notes on the map. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows rocks, anchorages and seabottom features, with legend. Includes coastal view: High land of Cape Ray. Contains manuscript notes by W.E. Cormack, including his travels across Newfoundland in 1822, noting route, mineral resources, and geology on the west and south coasts. His handwritten legend has been transcribed and is found on Sheet 1 verso, as well as an illustration of the various folds and cuttings done to the map.CNS map no. 184. The map is cropped, worn, and cut into two sheets. It has been mounted as a conservation measure
Interview with Bruce Ward : former steelworker with Bethlehem Steel
No full textThis is an interview with Bruce Ward, a former Bethlehem Steel worker, conducted by Stephan Sawicki and David Webster in 2005. Ward discusses his experience of working at the Bethlehem Steel, from his first day on the job in 1973. He describes the various jobs he held at the Steel, from working in the beam yard and the rolling mills, then his position as a rigger. Ward goes on to describe the different shops at the Steel as well as the dangers at work and the safety precautions taken to prevent accidents. Furthermore, he discusses other topics such as the camaraderie between co-workers, how the Bethlehem Steel affected the surrounding community, and the presence of the union at the Steel
Economic viability of demountable steel-concrete composite beams
No full textComposite beams are commonly used in current design practice due to their efficient material use and competitive execution. The shear connection is mainly achieved by means of headed studs welded on the top flange. However, the welded connectors obstruct the possibility of a non‐destructive disassembly required to reuse the steel beams and concrete slabs. Raised concern regarding sustainability aspects drive the construction sector to introduce a shear connector which enables the demountability of the flooring. Composite action can be enabled by a bolted connection consisting of an embedded bolt and coupler connected by an external injection bolt through the top flange of the steel beam. This paper aims to assess the initial investment costs and economic viability of two demountable steel‐concrete composite beam solutions. The investigated systems comprise of two different concrete flanges: a prefabricated solid deck and an in‐situ casted profiled sheeting slab. The cost inputs of the analysis were defined by industry experts based on assumed labour and material requirements. The unit price of the novel connector is significantly higher (approx. 15 times) compared to the regular headed welded stud. This justifies the need to optimize the connector arrangement in order to keep the cost per square meter as low as possible. Non‐uniform connector arrangements can be used to reduce construction time and costs with minor decrease in beam stiffness. A tool was developed to generate a batch of 13500 composite beam designs which were later analysed in terms of costs.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Steel & Composite Structure
In the Age of Steel: Oral Histories from Bethlehem Pennsylvania -- Peter Kalman; Markus Kalasz; J. David Machain
No full textMarkus Kalasz (ca. 1893-March 6, 1987), born in Borzavar, Vesprem Megye, Hungary, was the son of Andrew and Barbara Kalasz, née Braun. He was first married to Anna Kalasz, née Petrovich, and after her death to Ilona Kalasz, née Palenick. Kalasz started with Bethlehem Steel in 1906 or 1907 and retired in 1965. J. David Machain was married to Carmen Machain, née Araujo and emigrated from Mexico. He was employed by Bethlehem Steel from 1928 to 1963. Peter Kalman retired from Bethlehem Steel in 1970. In this interview they discuss their experiences as union organizers and steelworkers including working conditions, company efforts to disrupt labor organizing, strikes, the Employee Representation Plan, Communist influences, organizing efforts at other steel companies, and workers\u27 changing expectations of the union. This interview contains the names of many men who were involved in organizing Bethlehem Steel. This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted by Lehigh University students and faculty from 1974 through 1977 focusing on retired Bethlehem Steel workers, business people, and the heirs of industrial magnates. The project was co-sponsored by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, who provided contact information for retired steel workers. An oral history interview is an act of memory and hence both highly selective and highly subjective. While it accurately reflects what a narrator remembers (or chooses to tell) of his or her experience and viewpoints, it may not accurately represent what actually transpired or what another person may have experienced. As such users should subject interviews to the same degree of critical scrutiny they would any other historical source
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