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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 172

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he tendency will be for thejoint to be deformed towards a position in which the two overlapping plateswould come into one and the same straight line, as suggested by the dotted linesin Fig. 7. The parts of the plates which lie between the rivet shanks and underthe rivet heads will be held firmly… … Fig. 5. — Showing the Action of the Rolls. (Exaggerated.) to bend to any perceptible extent. As the steam pressure in the boiler varies, thebending action upon the plates will also vary, and hence there will be a tendency,sooner or later, to form a crack in the plate, either at A in Fig. 7, or at…

Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions

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