Abstract: A sound damping wallboard and methods of forming a sound damping wallboard are disclosed. The sound damping wallboard comprises a gypsum layer with a gypsum surface having an encasing layer. The encasing layer is partially removed to expose the gypsum surface and form a gypsum surface portion and a first encasing layer portion on the gypsum layer. A sound damping layer is applied to the gypsum layer to cover at least part of the gypsum surface portion and the encasing layer portion.

Abstract: An aluminum alloy bridge deck construction is disclosed with a wearing surface applied thereto. The surface of the welded-together extrusions of the bridge deck is treated so that a tight bond is formed between the wearing surface and the extrusion surface. When splicing bridge deck segments together, the joint extrusions forming part of the bridge deck include a wearing surface dam on an upper surface thereof. The wearing surface dam acts as a separator between a wearing surface previously applied to the bridge deck surface prior to its splicing and a surface which receives the wearing surface after the joint is made in the field.

Abstract: A magnifier for facilitating visual perception of scale markings on a scale, such as an engineer's scale, includes a magnifying element and a mounting attachment for supporting the magnifying element above the scale. The mounting attachment also includes a pivot connection for permitting selective tilting of the magnifying element about a pivot axis extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the scale. The mounting attachment further permits manual shifting of the magnifier in directions generally paralleling the longitudinal axis of the scale.