KF,Si:i/iS OF COSM'RESSIVK TESTS O.N NEW SPRUCE (B.C.) Continued. 



4.35 X 4.50 X 20.55 :-5584 27.4 Grain clear and par- 



allel. Crippled at centre. 



4.08 X 4.35 X 22.97 3909 27.5 Grain crinkled near 



one end. Failed there. 



4.18 X 4.35 X 22.95 3271 27.7 Clear; straight; no 



knots. Failed at one 

 end. 



4.29 X 4.35 X 22.96 3017 25.4 Grain not quite 



parallel ; knot near 

 centre of one side at 

 which piece failed. 



4.20 X 4.35 X 22.95 2834 28.2 Grain not parallel. 



Failed by longitudinal 

 shear, which passed 

 through a knot. 



4.25 X 4.40 X 22.9 3774 26.1 Failed at a knot near 



centre of one side. 



4.24 X 4.34 X 22.94 2973 25.1 Failed by longitudinal 



shear. 



4.12X4.35X23.00 3560 27.2 F ailed at a knot. 



4.10 X 4.41 X 23.00 3680 25.7 Grain parallel. Failed 



by crippling at a knot & 

 ins. from one end. 



4.25 X 4.40 X 23.0 3382 27.9 One season crack, did 



not affect the failure 

 which was by crippling. 



4.10 X 4.40 X 23.05 3550 26.4 Knot near one end. 



Crippled in body of 

 p'ece at a distance "from 

 the knot. 



4.09 X 4.35 X 23.06 4229 25.6 Grain clear and par- 



allel. Crippled on one 

 side. 



2.!i7 X 4.0 X 15.1 1!M)8 20.7 Clear and straight 



grained. Crippled two 

 from end. 



3.33 X 4.1 X '15.04 ;;:J7<i 2G.4 Straightgrained ; large 



knot on middle of side. 

 Failed near one end in 

 clear wood. 



4.72 In diar. X 15.0 3430 30.86 Four deep medullary 



weathering cracks ; a 

 mass of knots at lower 

 end ; small pin knots at 

 centre; ends not quite 

 parallel. Crippled at 

 lower end at knots. 



2.6 X 4.1 X 18.5 5253 24.1 Clear and straight 



iirain ; tailed by 



iw "' - X H MM SMSS" 



4.75 X 4.75 X -CO 2351 



4.75 X 4.75 X 60 2275 



4.75 X 4.75 X 60 3104 



4.75 X 4.75 X "0 2660 



4.75 X 4.75 x 60 2351 



4.75 x 4.75 X 60 230(1 



4.75 X 4.75 X 60 2661 



4.62 X 4.63 X 60 2431 



4.62 X 4.75 X ''0 2416 



4.62 X 4.62 X 60 2420 



4.75 in diaiu. X 60 2483 



4.75 . "' X 61 2483 



4.75 - x 61 3215 



