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Page viii
... construction where tubes exposed to external pressure form the whole or a part of the design . ments . In the paper on the Resistance of Glass Globes and Cylinders to Collapse from External Pressure , and on the Tensile and Compressive ...
... construction where tubes exposed to external pressure form the whole or a part of the design . ments . In the paper on the Resistance of Glass Globes and Cylinders to Collapse from External Pressure , and on the Tensile and Compressive ...
Page ix
... constructions , under the influence of temperatures producing in succession the fluid , the semi - fluid , and the solid state . On the influence of temperature on the cohesive strength of wrought iron I made , some time ago , the ...
... constructions , under the influence of temperatures producing in succession the fluid , the semi - fluid , and the solid state . On the influence of temperature on the cohesive strength of wrought iron I made , some time ago , the ...
Page x
... construction of vessels on erroneous principles , and that thousands of lives are at the mercy of our naval engineers and architects , assuredly it is essential to the in- terests of humanity that defects and errors of construction ...
... construction of vessels on erroneous principles , and that thousands of lives are at the mercy of our naval engineers and architects , assuredly it is essential to the in- terests of humanity that defects and errors of construction ...
Page xi
... construction appeared to exist , I lost no time in applying the results of my own experiments on girders to this case , and submitted my conclusions to the shipowners of Liverpool and the members of the Polytechnic Institute of that ...
... construction appeared to exist , I lost no time in applying the results of my own experiments on girders to this case , and submitted my conclusions to the shipowners of Liverpool and the members of the Polytechnic Institute of that ...
Page xii
... constructions of a useful and practical character , I have introduced a description of the tubular cranes , so admirably adapted for lifting heavy goods , and swinging them round over a circle of large radius . In this statement it now ...
... constructions of a useful and practical character , I have introduced a description of the tubular cranes , so admirably adapted for lifting heavy goods , and swinging them round over a circle of large radius . In this statement it now ...
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