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.
Size. | Thickness. | Proportion of Thickness to Width. | Proportion of Length to Width. | Break'g weight Tons per sq. in. of Section. |
4 in. X 4 in. | •03 | 1/133 | 80 to 1 | 4.9 |
" | •06 | 1/66 | " | 8.6 |
" | 1 | 1/40 | " | 10. |
" | •2 | 1/20 | " | 12. |
8 in. X 8 in. | •06 | 1/133 | 15 to l | 6. |
" | •14 | 1/60 | " | 9. |
" | •22 | 1/36 | " | 11.5 |
" | •25 | 1/32 | ii | 12. |
Column 8 feet O inches long. | ||||
18 X 18 | •5 | 1/30 practically | 5.4 to 1 | 13.6 |
Column lO feet O inches long, with cells. | ||||
8 in. X 8 in. | •06 | 1/66 of width of cells | 16 to 1 | 8.6 |
 
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