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der with the importance of Jieight (or depth)in a beam. In these two illustrations the beam is supposed to be of precisely the samesize and shape; but, while it is strong enough to stand its load very well when itsgreatest width is vertical, it is verj weak when it is turned over upon its side, as… … 6 O Fig. 5.—Rectangular Be.\m in Weakest Position. We have now to consider the rule for finding the strength of a rectangular beam,when uniformly loaded. The formulae that have been derived for this purpose, fromtheory and experiment, show that the total load, in pounds, that such a beam can…
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