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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 88

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ians; for, says Fielding, every physician hath his favorite disease, to which heattributes most of the ills of the flesh. Now we are quite willing to admit that practicewith regard to riveted joints is much better than it used to be, and yet we find so manyexamples of poorly designed joints that it… … A Faulty Joint, as Prepared to Pass Inspection. The first case in order relates to a 48 vertical tubular boiler, ten feet high, con-structed of shell steel of 00,000 pounds tensile strength. The plates are T5? thick, andare single riveted, the diameter of the rivets being f and the pitch If . The…

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