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... Bearings Determination of Rolling Friction 5. Determination of Friction of Attrition 6. Friction with regard to Area of Bearing Friction with different Unguents 353 357 ib . 358 365 · 367 · 373 382 389 404 406 - 409 · 411 414 ...
... Bearings Determination of Rolling Friction 5. Determination of Friction of Attrition 6. Friction with regard to Area of Bearing Friction with different Unguents 353 357 ib . 358 365 · 367 · 373 382 389 404 406 - 409 · 411 414 ...
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... bearing section of the sleepers , by the frequent perforation of the holes , to fasten the rails down , would soon be rendered useless . Though much superior to the common roads , in point of economy , and of transit ; yet the frequent ...
... bearing section of the sleepers , by the frequent perforation of the holes , to fasten the rails down , would soon be rendered useless . Though much superior to the common roads , in point of economy , and of transit ; yet the frequent ...
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... bearing surface as the cast - iron rails , with that form which likewise exhibited the greatest strength , and thus obviated the objections to the use of those rails . Various modifications of Mr. Birkinshaw's form of rail have since ...
... bearing surface as the cast - iron rails , with that form which likewise exhibited the greatest strength , and thus obviated the objections to the use of those rails . Various modifications of Mr. Birkinshaw's form of rail have since ...
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... bearing rails , bb , bb . The mode of fastening them together , was by means of pins or pegs of wood , shewn at cc , holes being bored through the rail and sleeper , and the pins driven through the rail , and about half way through the ...
... bearing rails , bb , bb . The mode of fastening them together , was by means of pins or pegs of wood , shewn at cc , holes being bored through the rail and sleeper , and the pins driven through the rail , and about half way through the ...
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... bearing section of the rail , shewn by af , Fig . 10 , and a fa , Fig . 8. The form of this pro- jection , as shewn in the latter figure , is such as to secure equal strength in every part of the rail , being deeper in the middle , f ...
... bearing section of the rail , shewn by af , Fig . 10 , and a fa , Fig . 8. The form of this pro- jection , as shewn in the latter figure , is such as to secure equal strength in every part of the rail , being deeper in the middle , f ...
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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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