Practical stationary engineering : in form of questions and answers (1909)
West, Andrew Cassius, 1855- · Boston, Mass. : A.C. West · leaf 78
having f-inch steel plates,tensile strength 60,000 pounds, assuming strength of jointto be 82 per cent., diameter of boiler 66 inches, factor ofsafety 5? 60,000 = tensile strength of plate. .375 = thickness of plate.300000420000180000 22500.000 .82 = per cent, strength of joint. 4500018000018450.00… … Figure 13. 66 PRACTICAL STATIONARY ENGINEERING AREA OF BOILER HEAD TO BE BRACED. How would you ascertain the number of braces which arenecessary to strengthen that part of the boiler head whichis not stayed by the tubes ? It is first necessary to know its area. The part to be stayedis a segment of…
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