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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 102

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, we have thought it well to discuss the subject in The Locomotive. The diagonal joint may be the same as any other joint, so far as its proportions andgeneral design are concerned: that is, it may be single, double, or triple riveted, or itmay be butt-strapped, or have any other of the forms that… … Diagonal Riveted Joints. boiler. It runs diagonally, as shown in Fig. 1; and if it were continued far enough, itwould run around and around the boiler like a spiral or helix. (In fact, such joints aresometimes called helical joints.) The problem before us is to determine what effectthe obliquity of…

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