A manual of naval architecture for the use of officers of the Royal Navy, officers of the Mercantile Marine, yachtsmen, shipowners, and shipbuilders (1894)
White, W. H. (William Henry), Sir, 1845-1913 · London : J. Murray · leaf 348
for longitudinal bending strains; only herethe pressures are much greater than for longitudinal strains. Forexample, in the Minotaw the longitudinal pressures amount to about400 tons, whereas the transverse pressures would amount to about3500 tons. The transverse pressures P, P may be considered to… … 324 NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. [chap, vni. by the fluid pressures, the tendency being to force the bilges inwards,and thus to distort the transverse form. The most marked indications of these compressive strains areusually to be found near the extremities, where the sides are flatand nearly upright. Many…
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