T-Rib chanelath : a material performing the functions of form and reinforcement ... (1918)
North Western Expanded Metal Co. · North Western Expanded Metal Co. · leaf 43
mediately after the application while it was still bearing thefull test load. The full load was allowed to remain on the slabfor 48 hours, and the deflection at the end of that time meas-ured. The load was then removed and the deflection measuredimmediately after its removal. The deflection test… … Method of Loading Slabs Conditions of Testing Load.—The load consisted of pigs or billets of iron ob-tained from a nearby foundry. Weighing.—A standard Fairbanks and Morse scale wasused in weighing each individual billet before it was placedupon the slab. The scale was previously tested for…
