A manual of naval architecture. For the use of officers of the Royal Navy, officers of the Mercantile Marine, shipbuilders, shipowners, and yachtsmen (1889)
White, W. H. (William Henry), Sir, 1845-1913 · London, J. Murray · leaf 365
even when arranged and fastened with the utmost care,must be regarded rather as a load carried by the structure thanas adding much to the longitudinal strength. From tile preceding rematks it will ajopear that although thecomparison of a ship to a girder in her resistance to longitudinalbentliug is… … which supply longitudinal strength to different classes of ships,and to contrast the relative efficiency of those arrangements.Wood ships, iron and steel ships, and composite ships will comeunder review, as well as armoured ships ; but it must be under-stood that no endeavour will be made to…
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