Steel ships, their construction and maintenance : a manual for shipbuilders, ship superintendents, students, and marine engineers (1901)
Walton, Thomas · London : Charles Griffin & Co. ; Philadelphia : Lippincott · leaf 306
uld be onethrough-bolt and a short screw-bolt on the under side in every beam. Allplanks over 8 in. in width should be fastened with two through-boltsthrough every beam. Through-bolts should be nut and screw. It ispreferable that all bolts be galvanized. They should be properly sunk inthe deck with… … DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION. 225 lead or some suitable composition. (See fig. 143, A, for sketches of bolts,dowels, etc.) The beams should be well painted with good red lead pai-nt before thedecks are laid; and in some cases, in order to preserve the appearance of thedeck, by preventing discolouring…
Naval architecture · Ships, Iron and steel
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