518 
AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS. 
TRANSVERSE EXPERIMENTS. 
(Laslett) 
aes Oo 
| Deflections. 3 o ee eas 
o 32 a ae se 
a} ‘ = | Dey = 2 eg e 
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wu oF ig} ° a s s+ = 5 
oe a5 Ci ue 2a oO oi Be 
pe | <s.| £6 | BD | mS < ef | ge 
ao ys & | Od e oO n 
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ii ll De 2 2 #2 | z 
Z {ita sod 58 qc et a “Eos 
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| Bs < ? Ae is ea 
| 
Inches Inch Inches. | Pounds. Pounds. 
I 85 ie) 3.95 1460 1163 1255 365.0 
2 1.00 ie) 3-50 1370 1146 1195 342.5 
3 +go xe) 4.00 1400 1142 1226 350.0 
4 I.00 Ae) 4.00 1400 1116 1254 350.0 
Total 3-75 co) 15.25 5630 | 4567 4930 1407.5 
Average +94 ae} 3.812 1407.5 | 1142 1232 351.9 
No. 1.—Wiry fracture, 16in. in length. 
9 2 ee I2in. A 
» 3— = Ioin. is 
5» 4.-—Broke short to one-third depth, then splintery fracture, roin. in length. 
TENSILE EXPERIMENTS. 
Number of 
Specimen. 
TAM 
Total 
Average 
Dimensions of 
| each piece. 
Inches. 
{ axaxse } 
(Laslett.) 
me | Weight 
Specinc the piece 
Stevi broke with. 
Pounds. 
1142 34,160 
1146 26,880 
1163 39,480 
3451 100,520 
1150 33,507 
Direct cohesion 
on 
1 Square Inch. 
Pounds. 
8.540 
6,720 
9,870 
25,130 
8,377 
VERTICAL OR CRUSHING STRAIN ON CuBES OF Two INCHEs. 
| No. 8. No. 9. No. 10. | No. 11. Total. 
| Tons. Tons. . Tons. Tons. Tons. 
| 18.500 17.625 18.500 19.000 93.625 
E = 960740. 
Average. 
Tons. 
18.406 
S} 
3695. 
Ditto on . 
1 Square Inch. 
Tons. 
4.601, 
