This section is from the book "The English And American Mechanic", by B. Frank Van Cleve. Also available from Amazon: The English And American Mechanic.
Reduced to a uniform Measure of One Square Inch.
Material. | -- |
Lbs. | |
Portland cement, area 1, height 1 | 1680 |
" cement | 1244 |
sand ..................... |
Material. | Ultimata Pressure. |
Lbs. | |
Portland cement 1 | 1244 |
" sand 4 | |
Roman cement, pure___ | 342 |
 
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