Contents

pp v-viii

PART II - EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES

pp ix-x

INTRODUCTION. Art. 1

pp 307-308

Tensile Strength of Cast Iron. Art. 2-13

pp 308-314

Strength of Cast Iron and other Materials to resist Compression. Art. 14, 15

pp 315-315

Resistance of short Masses to a crushing Force. Art. 16-34

pp 315-327

Strength of long Pillars. Art. 35-44

pp 328-337

Strength of short flexible Pillars. Art. 45-60

pp 337-345

Comparative Strength of long similar Pillars. Art. 61-68

pp 345-349

On the Strength of Pillars of various Forms, and different Modes of fixing. Art. 69-73

pp 349-351

Comparative Strengths of long Pillars of Cast Iron, Wrought Iron, Steel, and Timeer. Art. 74

pp 351-351

Power of Pillars to sustain long-continued Pressure. Art. 75

pp 351-352

Euler's Theory of the Strength of Pillars. Art. 76-78

pp 352-372

Transverse Strength. Art. 79

pp 373-373

Long-continued Pressure upon Bars or Beams. Art. 80

pp 373-374

Table of Experiments by W. Fairbairn, Esq., on the Strength of Bars to resist long-continued pressure. Art. 81

pp 375-375

Observations on these Experiments. Art. 82, 83

pp 376-377

Effects of Temperature on the Strength of Cast Iron. Art. 84, 85

pp 377-378

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

pp 378-386

Experiments to determine the Transverse Strength of uniform Bars of Cast Iron.— Art. 92

pp 386-400

Remarks on the preceding Experiments. Art. 95

pp 401-407

Defect of Elasticity. Art. 99-107

pp 407-411

Of the Section of greatest Strength in Cast Iron Beams. Art. 108-126

pp 411-419

Experiments to ascertain the best Forms of Cast Iron Beams, and the Strength of such Beams. Art. 127-134

pp 420-437

Remarks upon the Experiments in Table I. Art. 138-141

pp 438-443

Remarks on Table II. Art. 142, 143

pp 443-443

Simple Rule for the Strength of Beams. Art. 144-146

pp 444-454

Experiments on large Beams. Art. 153

pp 454-460

Mr. F. Bramah's Experiments on Beams. Art. 160, 161

pp 461-464