Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 357
ll fell in, as shown in the accompany-ing picture, and then ruptured in the center of the collapsed area. Constructed with welded seams, the vessel was 10 in diameter by12 long and made of tank steel Ya, thick in the upper half and ykthick in the lower half. According to accepted engineering… … View of a large tank after it had collapsed zvhile being given a vacuumtest. 1940 THE LOCOMOTIVE 83 accepted standards of construction. Many states and cities have lawsgoverning the construction of several classes of pressure vessels, andthe purchaser should determine whether or not the vessel he…
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