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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 196

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cross-section, and the quotient is the desired dis-tance of the center of gravity of the whole cross-section from the line AB, andis the quantity to be used in the formula for a. A drawing-board method for finding the center of gravity for a cross-sectionof this shape can easily be devised, but it… … the actual tension on each cover-bolt, over and above that which would be justsufficient to sustain the steam load on the head of the vulcanizer, is unfortunately,quite uncertain in magnitude. The subject of the tension on cover-bolts is dealtwith elsewhere in this issue. We can only say, in the…

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