Treatise on marine and naval architecture, or, Theory and practice blended in ship building. Illustrated with more than 50 engravings (1852)
Griffiths, John W. (John Willis), 1809-1882 · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 28
face of 1foot, or an interior circumference of 1foot, or 4 inches diameter, the area ofsuch pipe would be 1 foot, which mul-tiplied by 1 foot, or 12 inches of length,equals 144 square inches. If such pipewere extended 140 feet perpendicular,the lower section, already described,would sustain a… … MARINE AND NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. 21 nearly 28 inches, weighs 1 pound, and28 inches are contained 60 times in 140feet. Hence the lower end of the pipe,1 foot from the base, must sustain thisenormous pressure, because 144 inches,the contents of the foot of pipe, multi-plied by 60, gives 8,640 ; and…
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