This section is from the book "Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics", by Paul N. Hasluck. Also available from Amazon: Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics.
To determine the thickness in inches of copper tubing to stand a given pressure, multiply the diameter of the pipe in inch,-- by the working pressure in pounds per square inch, and divide by 5,600. This assumes that the copper lias an ultimate tensile strength of 15 tons, and that the lac;or of safety is 12.
 
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