gth, area source of danger. Prior to 1905 little was knownof the strength of these wheels except that they hada shorter life and gave far more trouble from flangebreakage under the high capacity cars than theyhad under cars with a capacity of only 60,000 lbs.In that year Professor Goss made some… … APPARATUS FOR TESTING STRENGTH OF WHEEL FLANGES. 107 TABLE OF BREAKING STRESSES OF WHEEL FLANGES. No. of Test I BreakingLoad.Lbs. No. of WheeL Point of Applicationof Load. Remarks. 52,850 M. C. B. 19413 Between brackets 2 47.750 Opposite 3 49,350 Between 4 53400 Opposite 5 62.850 M. C. B. 19410…
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