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... quantity . In some parts of the road , where occasional acclivities occurred , which could not be levelled , or where sudden windings of the road were obliged to be made ; thin plates of wrought iron were laid upon the surface of the ...
... quantity . In some parts of the road , where occasional acclivities occurred , which could not be levelled , or where sudden windings of the road were obliged to be made ; thin plates of wrought iron were laid upon the surface of the ...
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... quantity of work which could be done upon it , the latter , or wrought iron , has almost entirely superseded its application , as a railway . As previously stated , in some parts of the colliery railways , where the draught was heavy ...
... quantity of work which could be done upon it , the latter , or wrought iron , has almost entirely superseded its application , as a railway . As previously stated , in some parts of the colliery railways , where the draught was heavy ...
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... quantity of material , disposed in the base of the rail , this form of section is not so strong as the preceding figures of rails ; but as they rest upon the wooden sills throughout their whole length , they are E MALLEABLE IRON RAILS . 49.
... quantity of material , disposed in the base of the rail , this form of section is not so strong as the preceding figures of rails ; but as they rest upon the wooden sills throughout their whole length , they are E MALLEABLE IRON RAILS . 49.
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... quantity of material , disposed in terms of the depth , increases the strength , in the duplicate ratic . It does not appear , from the experience of the wear of the rails , and wheels , that they should be of less breadth than two ...
... quantity of material , disposed in terms of the depth , increases the strength , in the duplicate ratic . It does not appear , from the experience of the wear of the rails , and wheels , that they should be of less breadth than two ...
Page 71
... quantity of material , in the base of the rail . In a general way , suppose the depth of the head , or bearing part , of the rail is equal to one inch , and the neutral axis , nn , half an inch from the upper surface ; we can , from the ...
... quantity of material , in the base of the rail . In a general way , suppose the depth of the head , or bearing part , of the rail is equal to one inch , and the neutral axis , nn , half an inch from the upper surface ; we can , from the ...
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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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