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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 390

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ong the line of greatest bending stressdue to eccentric loading of the lap scam. The V notch in the caulking edge of the plate, shown in Figure 4,was made before the plate wa> removed, to afford our inspector anopportunity to examine the outer surface of the inner sheet of the seam.Similar… … Figure 3 to justify further investigation. The one-half inch diameter hole, visiblebelow the marker pasted on the plate, was drilled into the outer surfaceof the plate opposite the location where it was thought a crack wasdeveloping. The drill did not reach a depth equal to one-quarter thethickness…

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