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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 175

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1^2 inches and the stresses which occurred inthe cross sectional area of the 9 inch part are much less per unitof area than in that of the 6 inch diameter part because the energytransmitted is the same at all sections. In other words, we havean increase in torsional stresses at the point under… … Fracture of Engine Shaft.The above reproduction of a photograph of the shaft under dis-cussion, indicates that the breaking down of the metal had beengradual and had extended over a period of years, as more thanhalf of the entire area was highly burnished, especially near theouter edge, leaving…

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