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... depth , with pegs of wood ; these pieces are placed on each side of the road along its whole length ; they are commonly placed at four feet distance from each other , which forms the interior breadth of the road . " This kind of ...
... depth , with pegs of wood ; these pieces are placed on each side of the road along its whole length ; they are commonly placed at four feet distance from each other , which forms the interior breadth of the road . " This kind of ...
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... depth . The upper rail was of the same dimensions , and was almost always made of beech , or sycamore . The surface of the ground being formed into the required level , or inclination , for about six feet in width from the pits to the ...
... depth . The upper rail was of the same dimensions , and was almost always made of beech , or sycamore . The surface of the ground being formed into the required level , or inclination , for about six feet in width from the pits to the ...
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... depth , into which is inserted a wooden plug , shewn at g , Fig . 8 , and an iron pin , b , is then driven into this plug through the hole in the rails ; which pin , having a bevelled head , fastens them down to the stone , one half of ...
... depth , into which is inserted a wooden plug , shewn at g , Fig . 8 , and an iron pin , b , is then driven into this plug through the hole in the rails ; which pin , having a bevelled head , fastens them down to the stone , one half of ...
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... depth ; the horizontal part , ad , of the rail , while it adds to the weight and cost , does not in the same degree add to the strength , the upright section , de , being the only part in that position , which presents the strongest ...
... depth ; the horizontal part , ad , of the rail , while it adds to the weight and cost , does not in the same degree add to the strength , the upright section , de , being the only part in that position , which presents the strongest ...
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... depth of section , in the direction of the stress or strain . The form first used was nearly a parallelogram . BB and cc , Figs . 1 and 2 , Plate II . , will shew a section of a later form ; the breadth of the upper surface , a , is ...
... depth of section , in the direction of the stress or strain . The form first used was nearly a parallelogram . BB and cc , Figs . 1 and 2 , Plate II . , will shew a section of a later form ; the breadth of the upper surface , a , is ...
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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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