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... Amount of Adhesion 3. Friction of Engines unloaded of the Killingworth Engines of the Liverpool Engines c . Table of the Friction of Engines with- 4. Friction of Engines loaded of Killingworth Engines of Liverpool Engines c . Table of ...
... Amount of Adhesion 3. Friction of Engines unloaded of the Killingworth Engines of the Liverpool Engines c . Table of the Friction of Engines with- 4. Friction of Engines loaded of Killingworth Engines of Liverpool Engines c . Table of ...
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... made , to ascertain the amount of resistance of boats dragged at different velocities ; attempts have been likewise made , to adapt the power of steam to propel the boats upon them , and other expedients have 18 INTERNAL COMMUNICATION .
... made , to ascertain the amount of resistance of boats dragged at different velocities ; attempts have been likewise made , to adapt the power of steam to propel the boats upon them , and other expedients have 18 INTERNAL COMMUNICATION .
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... amount to one tenth of a pound , per yard , per annum ; if the top , or bearing part , of the rail , be made an inch , in depth , it will be sufficient , for all the purposes required . Any increased depth , and weight , which would not ...
... amount to one tenth of a pound , per yard , per annum ; if the top , or bearing part , of the rail , be made an inch , in depth , it will be sufficient , for all the purposes required . Any increased depth , and weight , which would not ...
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... amount of deflection , which presented an obstacle , to the wheels of the car . riages . We cannot , however , give experiments , upon all the forms of sections , required for the different rail- ways ; and , therefore , it becomes ...
... amount of deflection , which presented an obstacle , to the wheels of the car . riages . We cannot , however , give experiments , upon all the forms of sections , required for the different rail- ways ; and , therefore , it becomes ...
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... will be a constant quantity , whatever may be their breadths , or other dimensions , provided their lengths are the same . For the purpose of determining the amount of deflec- tion 76 ON THE STRENGTH , ETC. OF IRON RAILS .
... will be a constant quantity , whatever may be their breadths , or other dimensions , provided their lengths are the same . For the purpose of determining the amount of deflec- tion 76 ON THE STRENGTH , ETC. OF IRON RAILS .
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ascertain axle bearing blocks boiler breadth case-hardened cast cast-iron rails chair coals connecting rod conveyance conveyed cross drains curve cylinder Darlington depth descending diameter drag driving wheels edge rail edge-rail effect elliptic embankment empty carriages equal experiments fastened fixed flanch frame friction Grand Junction railway half hole horses inclination inclined plane increased Killingworth laid length line of railway line of road Liverpool and Manchester loaded carriages locomotive engines Manchester railway miles an hour miles per hour motion moving Newcastle Observed deflection parallel rail passengers Permanent deflection piston plane Plate point rails pounds per yard pressure quantity railroad railway bars rate of speed resistance rest riages roll rope sheeves shew shewn in Fig side sleepers springs square inch steam stone surface Swiftsure TABLE tion tons travelling tube velocity waggons wedge wheels width wooden wrought wrought-iron rails
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