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  • The principle of this enormously powerful compressing machine is similar to that of the Hydraulic Press; the difference consisting principally in the substitution of what I term a Hydraulic Mattress in place of the cylinder and ram of the ordinary hydraulic press.

    James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography. Nasmyth, James 1885

  • Building an overpass at Hydraulic is a stupid idea, and one that will do NOTHING for the overall traffic on Rt29.

    Council Requests Rt. 29 Study Funding at cvillenews.com 2002

  • Again, I agree, except maybe Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club are close to same thing, and K-Mart, in particular the one on Hydraulic, is beyond pathetic.

    Yet Another Shopping Center at cvillenews.com 2003

  • For all practical purposes, the only type of cement used in modern construction is called Hydraulic cement, and there are two major types of cement: portland cements and masonry cements.

    Cement 2008

  • A process called Hydraulic Fracturing is used to extract the gas, whereby up to 6 million gallons of water mixed with sand, and a highly toxic mixture of chemicals known as "fracking fluid" is pumped into the ground to split the layers of rock and release the gas.

    Pittsburgh Indymedia Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2010

  • A process called Hydraulic Fracturing is used to extract the gas, whereby up to 6 million gallons of water mixed with sand, and a highly toxic mixture of chemicals known as "fracking fluid" is pumped into the ground to split the layers of rock and release the gas.

    Pittsburgh Indymedia Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2010

  • A process called Hydraulic Fracturing is used to extract the gas, whereby up to 6 million gallons of water mixed with sand, and a highly toxic mixture of chemicals known as "fracking fluid" is pumped into the ground to split the layers of rock and release the gas.

    Pittsburgh Indymedia Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2010

  • Ekaterina Sedia's "Hydraulic" is set in a rainy future -rainy because rain powers electrical generators - dominated by media companies intent on protecting intellectual property.

    Nick Mamatas' Journal nihilistic_kid 2009

  • Previously, in these pages, we’ve visited the controversy surrounding the industrial process used in completing oil and gas wells known as Hydraulic Fracturing.

    Does Frac Fluid Scare You? Then Check This Out… | RedState 2010

  • For instance, the manner in which he earned his sobriquet of "Hydraulic" Smith I thought was pure fable, but no less a man than his former employer said that it was fact in every essential.

    Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters Henry Wallace Phillips 1899

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