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Page 35
... equal to its square ; he also adds , sufficient strength might still be retained , and the weight of the metal further reduced , by forming the bars with concave sides . From the sketch Mr. Birkenshaw gave of his rails , in 1820 , they ...
... equal to its square ; he also adds , sufficient strength might still be retained , and the weight of the metal further reduced , by forming the bars with concave sides . From the sketch Mr. Birkenshaw gave of his rails , in 1820 , they ...
Page 43
... equal load qui- escent , Professor Barlow used , for the purpose of measuring the exact amount of deflection , an instrument which he called a deflectometer ; con- sisting of a system of well - balanced levers , with a registering index ...
... equal load qui- escent , Professor Barlow used , for the purpose of measuring the exact amount of deflection , an instrument which he called a deflectometer ; con- sisting of a system of well - balanced levers , with a registering index ...
Page 61
... equal to 1 inch in 12 feet , or to an incline rising 1 foot in 144 feet . It is found , indeed , that by a slight difference of level at the ends of the rails , the carriage will pass without touching a portion of the rail ; while the ...
... equal to 1 inch in 12 feet , or to an incline rising 1 foot in 144 feet . It is found , indeed , that by a slight difference of level at the ends of the rails , the carriage will pass without touching a portion of the rail ; while the ...
Page 71
... equal to the central deflection . It was assumed , however , when the Great Western Railway was under consideration by the parliamentary com- mittee , that as much power was gained in the descent as was lost in the ascent , the odds ...
... equal to the central deflection . It was assumed , however , when the Great Western Railway was under consideration by the parliamentary com- mittee , that as much power was gained in the descent as was lost in the ascent , the odds ...
Page 72
... equal in strength , and to bear the same weight , ceteris paribus , the first plan must have most stability , not only in bearing the vertical strain , but also the lateral one ; for surely it requires no argument to show that an iron ...
... equal in strength , and to bear the same weight , ceteris paribus , the first plan must have most stability , not only in bearing the vertical strain , but also the lateral one ; for surely it requires no argument to show that an iron ...
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