Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 353
upon the nature of thejoint, that is, the elasticity of the two pieces connected by the bolt. Ifwe have, for instance, two cast iron flanges in metal to metal contact,the bolts would give or stretch more than the flanges would becompressed. Such a joint would be a case in class one. But, should… … Fig. i. In order to make clear just why there is this difference, let usconsider a simple illustration. In Fig. I we have a steam cylinder, butinstead of a gasket between the cylinder and cylinder head we have aplain iron hoop. This hoop resists the pressure caused by screwing upon the bolts, and…
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