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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 45

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i inch.These results show very clearly the cause of staybolt breakage, and whatshould be done in order to reduce the trouble to a minimum; namely, make thewater space as wide as possible, and use a small bolt, with a closer space ifnecessary. The importance of the action here indicated being… … Fig. 2. — The Whitworth, Sharp V, and Sellers Threads, Compared. regard to the capability of such material to withstand alternate bending stressesof considerable magnitude; and this amounts to admitting that staybolt materialshould be tested, not only to destruction by direct tension, but also to…

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