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The elements of railroad engineering (1911)

Raymond, William Galt, 1859-1926, Raymond, William Galt, 1859-1926. cre · New York, J. Wiley & sons, inc · leaf 51

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Fig. I Fig. 2 weight, there is always 42 per cent of the metal in the head, 21per cent in the web, and 37 per cent in the flange. The basewidth always equals the height; the radii of the top and comersare constant, as is the fishing angle. THE LIFE OF RAILS 27 … 3.56 Sq. in. 36.07^ 23.005^ 40.93^ The American Society of Civil Engineers section has beencriticized by those using heavy rails as having a head too thickand so out of proportion to the flange as to prevent sufficient coldrolhng. Whether this is true, or the softening of modem heavyrails is due to…

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