Journal of the Franklin InstitutePergamon Press, 1865 |
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Page 19
... Rail- way last year , and the fragments of which were examined by the writer , also first given way at a furrow . Captain Tyler reports that at from 16 to 19 inches from the transverse joint , or just about the middle of the plate ...
... Rail- way last year , and the fragments of which were examined by the writer , also first given way at a furrow . Captain Tyler reports that at from 16 to 19 inches from the transverse joint , or just about the middle of the plate ...
Page 84
... Rail- way , the pair of trusses , 93 feet 4 inches span between the centres of bearings , was designed to carry , in addition to the fixed load , a moving railway load of 1 ton per foot of span for a single line of way , with a maximum ...
... Rail- way , the pair of trusses , 93 feet 4 inches span between the centres of bearings , was designed to carry , in addition to the fixed load , a moving railway load of 1 ton per foot of span for a single line of way , with a maximum ...
Page 89
... rails , instead of being rigid , as here- tofore , is made of some flexible substance , such as india rubber , upon which runs a roller attached to the bottom of the carriage or carriages to be propelled , the roller also being coated ...
... rails , instead of being rigid , as here- tofore , is made of some flexible substance , such as india rubber , upon which runs a roller attached to the bottom of the carriage or carriages to be propelled , the roller also being coated ...
Page 234
... rail , be substituted for 1 in 25 and 1 in 30 , which have hitherto been practicable , and that sharper curves may also by this sys- tem be more safely worked , " or , in other words , " that a railway may be constructed over a given ...
... rail , be substituted for 1 in 25 and 1 in 30 , which have hitherto been practicable , and that sharper curves may also by this sys- tem be more safely worked , " or , in other words , " that a railway may be constructed over a given ...
Page 242
... rails , and having a versed sine of about 100 feet . When built , this roof will , therefore , rank as the largest of one span in the world . 243 Prevention of Railway Collisions . From the London Athenĉum 242 Civil Engineering .
... rails , and having a versed sine of about 100 feet . When built , this roof will , therefore , rank as the largest of one span in the world . 243 Prevention of Railway Collisions . From the London Athenĉum 242 Civil Engineering .
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