Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1861)
Appleton, firm, publishers, New York. (1852, D. Appleton & Co.) · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 877
plete and firm connections. The chief objection to their employment lies in their stiffness or rigidityThey are, therefore, mostly used to connect wrought-iron shafts, when the elasticity of the shaftsobviates the inconveniences resulting from little, and sometimes unavoidable, settlements or…
Mechanical engineering
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