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The car wheel; giving the results of a series of investigations (1907)

Fowler, George Little, 1855-1926 · Pittsburgh, Pa., Schoen Steel Wheel Co. · leaf 88

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130,000 Lbs. Av. Pressure per Sq. In. 141,304 Lbs Area .92 Sq. In. … 140,000 Lbs. Av. Pressure per Sq. In 137,254 Lbs. Area 1.02 Sq. In. 150,000 Lbs. Av. Pressure per ^q In. 144 230 Lbs. Area 1.04^, in. CONTACTS BETWEEN 36-IN. STEEL WHEEL AND 100-LB. RAIL. wheel showing that the crushing strength has beenexceeded. A tentative explanation of this phenomenon isthat…

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