Treatise on Iron Ship Building: Its History and Progress as Comprised in a Series of Experimental Researches on the Laws of Strain ... Including the Experimental Results on the Resisting Powers of Armour Plates and Shot at High Velocities |
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... principle throughout be unsound , and the whole of the joints of an imperfect character ! A sound system of riveting is a most important desideratum in shipbuilding , and on no account should it be left to the judgment of ignorant and ...
... principle throughout be unsound , and the whole of the joints of an imperfect character ! A sound system of riveting is a most important desideratum in shipbuilding , and on no account should it be left to the judgment of ignorant and ...
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... principle a carefully - riveted iron ship may be looked upon as jointless , and hence its value as a strong and durable structure . In short , an iron ship , with its iron sheathing riveted to the frames , may be considered as uniform ...
... principle a carefully - riveted iron ship may be looked upon as jointless , and hence its value as a strong and durable structure . In short , an iron ship , with its iron sheathing riveted to the frames , may be considered as uniform ...
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... principles and practice of Iron Ship Building . This is not , however , the case , as I have considered it essential - in Chapter VII . - to examine the diffe- rent forms of construction of ships of war , as recommended by the ...
... principles and practice of Iron Ship Building . This is not , however , the case , as I have considered it essential - in Chapter VII . - to examine the diffe- rent forms of construction of ships of war , as recommended by the ...
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... principle of casting , construction , & c . , as practised in the manu- facture of the Dahlgren and Parrott guns . VI . In this division - Chapter IX . - the properties of Iron Armour Plates , and their resistance to projectiles at ...
... principle of casting , construction , & c . , as practised in the manu- facture of the Dahlgren and Parrott guns . VI . In this division - Chapter IX . - the properties of Iron Armour Plates , and their resistance to projectiles at ...
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... principle of construction ; and in every case where it can be adopted , I have recommended the cellular system and double bottom . I have considered this essential to the security not only of ships of war , but of every other class of ...
... principle of construction ; and in every case where it can be adopted , I have recommended the cellular system and double bottom . I have considered this essential to the security not only of ships of war , but of every other class of ...
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