Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 904
is given to thescrews, and strain is applied to the specimen through the descent of the cross-head P. By means ofthe wheel d a stress of 50,000 lbs. may be applied. The uprights 8 are placed on the scale-plat-form, and support the upper clamp, which holds the specimen X. It will be seen that the… … 4119.
Mechanical engineering -- Dictionaries
Internet Archive · Boston Library Consortium · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.