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THE TIMBERS OF THE WORLD 



Table IV. — Ash (English). 

 Transverse Experiments. 



Number 



of the 



specimen. 



Average 



Deflections. 



With the After the At b eak 



apparatus weight the crisis I -- Af®X, 

 weighing i was i of | ^'^'^ P'^' 



.-- , , . , , Weight Weight 



Total weight reduced to required 



requued to i^pecmc specific to break 



gravity. 



1-625 



•05 



8-625 



862 



736 



specific 



gravity 



600. 



716 



I square 

 inch. 



215-5 



Table V. 

 Tensile Experiments. 



Table VI. 

 Vertical or Crushing Strain on cubes oj 2 inches. 



E = 573ioo. 5=2263. 



