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- Frontmatter
- Contents
- PART II EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES
- INTRODUCTION. Art. 1
- Tensile Strength of Cast Iron. Art. 2-13
- Strength of Cast Iron and other Materials to resist Compression. Art. 14, 15
- Resistance of short Masses to a crushing Force. Art. 16-34
- Strength of long Pillars. Art. 35-44
- Strength of short flexible Pillars. Art. 45-60
- Comparative Strength of long similar Pillars. Art. 61-68
- On the Strength of Pillars of various Forms, and different Modes of fixing. Art. 69-73
- Comparative Strengths of long Pillars of Cast Iron, Wrought Iron, Steel, and Timeer. Art. 74
- Power of Pillars to sustain long-continued Pressure. Art. 75
- Euler's Theory of the Strength of Pillars. Art. 76-78
- Transverse Strength. Art. 79
- Long-continued Pressure upon Bars or Beams. Art. 80
- Table of Experiments by W. Fairbairn, Esq., on the Strength of Bars to resist long-continued pressure. Art. 81
- Observations on these Experiments. Art. 82, 83
- Effects of Temperature on the Strength of Cast Iron. Art. 84, 85
- On the Strength of Cast Iron Bars or Beams under ordinary circumstances,—the Time when the Elasticity becomes impaired,—and the erroneous Conclusions that have been derived from a Mistake as to that Time. Art. 86-91
- Experiments to determine the Transverse Strength of uniform Bars of Cast Iron.— Art. 92
- Remarks on the preceding Experiments. Art. 95
- Defect of Elasticity. Art. 99-107
- Of the Section of greatest Strength in Cast Iron Beams. Art. 108-126
- Experiments to ascertain the best Forms of Cast Iron Beams, and the Strength of such Beams. Art. 127-134
- Remarks upon the Experiments in Table I. Art. 138-141
- Remarks on Table II. Art. 142, 143
- Simple Rule for the Strength of Beams. Art. 144-146
- Experiments on large Beams. Art. 153
- Mr. F. Bramah's Experiments on Beams. Art. 160, 161
- Remarks on Mr. Bramah's Experiments. Art. 164
- Comparative Strength of Hot and Cold Blast Iron. Art. 180-183
- Theoretical Inquiries with regard to the Strength of Beams. Art. 189-194
- On Resistance to Torsion. Art. 195-199
- Plate Section
Strength of short flexible Pillars. Art. 45-60
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- PART II EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES
- INTRODUCTION. Art. 1
- Tensile Strength of Cast Iron. Art. 2-13
- Strength of Cast Iron and other Materials to resist Compression. Art. 14, 15
- Resistance of short Masses to a crushing Force. Art. 16-34
- Strength of long Pillars. Art. 35-44
- Strength of short flexible Pillars. Art. 45-60
- Comparative Strength of long similar Pillars. Art. 61-68
- On the Strength of Pillars of various Forms, and different Modes of fixing. Art. 69-73
- Comparative Strengths of long Pillars of Cast Iron, Wrought Iron, Steel, and Timeer. Art. 74
- Power of Pillars to sustain long-continued Pressure. Art. 75
- Euler's Theory of the Strength of Pillars. Art. 76-78
- Transverse Strength. Art. 79
- Long-continued Pressure upon Bars or Beams. Art. 80
- Table of Experiments by W. Fairbairn, Esq., on the Strength of Bars to resist long-continued pressure. Art. 81
- Observations on these Experiments. Art. 82, 83
- Effects of Temperature on the Strength of Cast Iron. Art. 84, 85
- On the Strength of Cast Iron Bars or Beams under ordinary circumstances,—the Time when the Elasticity becomes impaired,—and the erroneous Conclusions that have been derived from a Mistake as to that Time. Art. 86-91
- Experiments to determine the Transverse Strength of uniform Bars of Cast Iron.— Art. 92
- Remarks on the preceding Experiments. Art. 95
- Defect of Elasticity. Art. 99-107
- Of the Section of greatest Strength in Cast Iron Beams. Art. 108-126
- Experiments to ascertain the best Forms of Cast Iron Beams, and the Strength of such Beams. Art. 127-134
- Remarks upon the Experiments in Table I. Art. 138-141
- Remarks on Table II. Art. 142, 143
- Simple Rule for the Strength of Beams. Art. 144-146
- Experiments on large Beams. Art. 153
- Mr. F. Bramah's Experiments on Beams. Art. 160, 161
- Remarks on Mr. Bramah's Experiments. Art. 164
- Comparative Strength of Hot and Cold Blast Iron. Art. 180-183
- Theoretical Inquiries with regard to the Strength of Beams. Art. 189-194
- On Resistance to Torsion. Art. 195-199
- Plate Section
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- Practical Essay on the Strength of Cast Iron and Other MetalsContaining Practical Rules, Tables, and Examples, Founded on a Series of Experiments, with an Extensive Table of the Properties of Materials, pp. 337 - 345Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014First published in: 1846