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IN BEAMS SUBJECTED TO TRANSVERSE STRAIN.
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Girder No. 1.

Experiment No. 1 . Experiment No. 2. Experiment No. 3. Experiment No. 4.

inches. inches. inches. inches.

Depth. 2·015 2·02 2·073 2·040

Thickness .. ·975 ·98 1·030 ·990

Area of section .................. 1·965 1·98 2·135 2·020

Weight applied, lbs. Deflection. Deflection. Deflection. Deflection.

40 ·015 ·013 ·014 ·014

376 ·145 ·115 —— ——

600 ·203 —— —— ——

712 ·280 ·233 ·264 ·244

936 ·330 —— —— ——

1160 ·490 ·420 ·397 ·414

1608 ·725 ·625 ·579 ·614

1664 Broke ·755 ·655 —— ——

1720 ·680 ·629 ·659

1832 ...... ·737 ·679 ·734

1888 ...... Broke ·699 ·764

1916 -.. A... —— Broke

1944 ...... ·734

2000 ... ... ·762

2028 ..... ·774

2056 ... ... .' .. ... ·789

2084 ... ... ... ... Broke

Breaking weight, lbs. ......... 1664 1888 2084 1916

Deflection with nine-tenths of breaking weight, inches ·643 ·667 ·699 ·670


Girder No. 2.

Experiment No. 1. Experiment No. 2. Experiment No. 3. Experiment No. 4.

inches. inches. inches. inches.

Total depth. 2·54 2·53 2·49 2·50

Depth between upper and lower ribs. ·56 ·55 ·51 ·55

Area of top rib. 1·00 1·00 ·97 ·98

Area of bottom rib 1·01 1·00 ·99 ·97

Weight applied, lbs. Deflection. Deflection. Deflection. Deflection.

40 ·009 ·007 ·007 ·007

712 —— ·132 ·134 ·137

804 ·199 —— —— ——

1292 ·304 —— —— ——

1516 —— ·302 ·319 ·312

1740 ·414 —— —— ——

1852 —— ·372 —— ——

1964 ·489 ·397 ·426 ·433

2076 —— ·427 —— ——

2188 Broke ·445 ·479 ·487

2300 .... ·479 ·526 ·532

2412 ...... ·512 Broke ·550

2524 ...... ·542 ...... Broke

2636 ...... ·575

2748 ...... Broke

Breaking weight, lbs. ......... 2188 2748 2412 2524

Deflection with nine-tenths of breaking weight, inches ·489 ·532 ·482 ·516