Twentieth century hand-book for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers .. (1905)
Swingle, C. F. [from old catalog], Horstmann, Henry Charles, 1858- [from old catalog], Tousley, Victor Hugo, 1875- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co. · leaf 30
f another rivet in the second row. The area ofa %-in. rivet is .6013 in., but when in position it isassumed to fill the hole \\ in. Consequently, its areawould then be .69 in. and its strength is found byRule 3. Rulej. Sectional area x T. S. Thus, .69x38,000 =26,220 lbs., strength of one rivet, and… … VERTICAL FIRE BOX BOILER. tion and the percentage of strength retained is foundby multiplying $2,031 by 100 and dividing by 73,12$, 18 ENGINEERING the strength of solid plate. Thus, =71.1 per cent. The query might arise, why is the diameter of onerivet hole deducted from the pitch when figuring…
