Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 51
THE LOCOMOTIVE Art When the apparent fibre stress in the crank webs exceeds 20,000 lbper sq in. by this method of investigation, the shaft should be takenout of service immediately, for it is reasonable to expect that dangerousprogressive cracks will have already developed in the crank webs or… … Figure 5—The result of serious over-stresses in a crankshaft caused by bearing wear. considerably. Figure 4 shows how the gage is used between the webs ofa Diesel crankshaft. The broken shaft shown in Figure 5 shows thebaneful result of serious crank distortion caused by worn bearings. Another…
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