Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 51Institution of Civil Engineers, 1878 - Civil engineering |
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... ordinary iron . He believed that a complete revolution as to the use of material was impending . Government had taken the question up , and had begun to use that admirable material in substitution for iron ; and when shipowners had ...
... ordinary iron . He believed that a complete revolution as to the use of material was impending . Government had taken the question up , and had begun to use that admirable material in substitution for iron ; and when shipowners had ...
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... ordinary fineness of run , there was an augmentation of resistance of from 40 to 50 per cent . He did not wish it to be supposed that the models were mere toys ; they were boats of from 10 to 25 feet . in length ; they were manufactured ...
... ordinary fineness of run , there was an augmentation of resistance of from 40 to 50 per cent . He did not wish it to be supposed that the models were mere toys ; they were boats of from 10 to 25 feet . in length ; they were manufactured ...
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... ordinary unbleached calico had covered one - fourth part of the surface of the paint . On these grounds he ventured to state that the experiments with models gave a correct measure of ship's resistance , and that in virtue of that ...
... ordinary unbleached calico had covered one - fourth part of the surface of the paint . On these grounds he ventured to state that the experiments with models gave a correct measure of ship's resistance , and that in virtue of that ...
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... ordinary jet - condenser engine working with 20 or 30 lbs . pressure on the boilers , varied from 126.2 per cent . to 54.8 per cent . The Author had stated that there was now less incentive to further economy than there once was with ...
... ordinary jet - condenser engine working with 20 or 30 lbs . pressure on the boilers , varied from 126.2 per cent . to 54.8 per cent . The Author had stated that there was now less incentive to further economy than there once was with ...
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... ordinary way of preventing it was to let a small scale get on the boiler , but that was an unsatisfactory method . It was better to understand the chemical part of the question , and to know what to prepare for , than it was to injure ...
... ordinary way of preventing it was to let a small scale get on the boiler , but that was an unsatisfactory method . It was better to understand the chemical part of the question , and to know what to prepare for , than it was to injure ...
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acres amount Author average Bilbao Board of Trade boilers Bouches-du-Rhône bridge cable caisson canal carried cent centre chain cliff coal cofferdam Company compound engine condenser construction cost cubic feet cubic yards curves cylinder depth discharge Durance experiments factor of safety feet long foot fuel furnace girders groynes horizontal Hornsea inches inches in diameter inches thick increased indicated HP indicator diagrams Inst iron irrigation Kilnsea length lineal load locomotive loss of land marine masonry matter maximum mètre miles minute nickel obtained ordinary phylloxera pier piles placed plates pressure propeller quantity rails railway resistance river rope sand screw Sestao shaft shipowner side span speed square inch steam shipping steamers steel struts surface surface condensers tacheometer temperature tion tonnage tons tramway tubes tunnel valves velocity vessels wall weight wheels width wire Withernsea yards per annum