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The elements of railroad engineering (1897)

International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa. : The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 384

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—In addition to the pressure of .426 pound on the area of.04909 sq. in., there is now an additional pressure upon this area of5 + i = 5.25 lb., and the total pressure upon this area is .426 + 5.25 =5.676 lb. The pressure per square inch is ■ .).q,,q X 5.676 = 115.6 lb. Ans. 984. Pressure upon… … According to the law of Pascal, the pressure which a fluid exerts upon a surface is at right angles to the surface; hence, in Fig. 107, the pressure acts in a direction indicated by the arrow-head on the line C D, and the lateral pressure on every square unit of area of the side / // will be in the…

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