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Ship-building in iron and wood (1863)

Murray, Andrew, 1813-1872, Murray, Robert. Steam-ships, Creuze, Augustin Francis Bullock, 1800-1852 · Edinburgh : A. and C. Black · leaf 110

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require thewhole or unbrokenbeams to be so wideapart that the deck ^^requires support be-tween them. Theirends, towards themidships, are receiv-ed by fore and aftjiieces called carl-ings, which go frombeam to beam ; andany intermediateathwartship piecesbetween the carlingsand ledges, are called… … Fig. 33. surface of the water, are subjected to an opposite strain.The tendency of the pressure of the water on the bow is to make the sides collapse, and therefore the hooks be- Practicallow the waters surface should not only act as ties to the Building,bow while the ship is groiuided—as, for…

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