Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Strength of Materials and Structures: Part I. The Strength of Materials, as Depending on Their Quality, and as Ascetained by Testing-Apparaus; Part II. The Strength of Structures, as Depending on the Form and Arrangement of Their Parts, and on the Materials of Which They Are Constructed
The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth chapters refer more especially to cast iron, wrought iron, steel, copper, alloys, and timber, and are intended to describe their qualities and leading peculiarities.
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