BULLETIN 86, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 3. — Individual tests — Side compression. 

 §-rNCH BARRELS. 



No. 



Num- 



Deflec- 

 tion. 





Rate 





of 



ber of 



Load. 



of 



Remarks. 



barrel. 



hoops. 





leaking. 













Lis. per 













minute. 





1 



6 



0.S1 



5,000 





Seepage through pores. 







1.12 



6,000 





Staves slip. 







1.24 

 2.35 

 3.80 



6,340 

 8,920 

 11,000 





Leak between staves. 



Stave broke. 



Horizontal shear in top stave. 





1.6 







5.38 



14,380 



6.5 



Stave broke. 







6.35 



13,640 



42.8 



One-half contents escaped. 



2 



6 



.88 

 1.20 

 2.54 



5,000 

 6,000 

 8,500 





Leak at chime. 

 Stave slipped. 

 Stave sheared. 





1.7 







5.97 



10,850 



29.0 



One-half contents escaped. 



la 



8 



.85 

 1.08 



5,500 

 6,500 





Leak between staves. 

 Staves slip. 









2.80 



9,400 



2.1 



Bottom stave sheared. 







3.80 



11,250 



15.0 



Stave split. 







4.37 



11,000 



23.0 



Stave broke. 







5.40 



12,310 



31.0 



Do. 







5.70 



11,880 



32.0 



One-half contents escaped. 



2a 



8 



.60 



4,500 





Seepage through pores. 







.64 



4,750 

 7,500 





Leakage around end at bottom. 









3.80 



12,320 



2.9 



Stave broke. 







4.62 



12,070 



2.0 



Bottom stave broke. 







7.11 



15,040 



28.0 



Stave broke. 







7.61 



15,370 



52.0 



One-half contents escaped. 



a-INCH BARRELS. 



9 

 10 



9a 

 10a 



6 

 6 

 8 

 8 



0.57 



.77 



.86 



2.35 



3.36 



3.75 



.77 



.90 



1.24 



2.88 



4.00 



4.30 



.64 



.86 



1.15 



3.60 



4.35 



4.53 



.57 



1.03 



1.70 



3.80 



5,000 

 6,000 

 6,500 

 9,730 

 10, 830 

 11,380 

 5,500 

 6,000 

 7,000 

 10,910 

 11,110 

 10, 420 

 5,500 

 6,500 

 8,000 

 11,590 

 12, 430 

 12, 390 

 5,000 

 7,000 

 8,860 

 12,010 





Leak at chime. 

 Seepage through pores. 

 Staves slip. 

 Stave broke. 



Do. 

 One-half contents escaped. 

 Seepage through pores. 

 Staves slip. 



Leak between staves and at chimes. 

 Bottom stave broke. 

 Increased breaking. 

 One-half contents escaped. 

 Leak between staves. 

 Leak at chime. 

 Staves slip. 

 Top stave sheared. 

 Bottom stave broke. 

 One-half contents escaped. 

 Leak at chime. 

 Staves slip. 

 Leak between staves. 

 One-half contents escaped. 







10.5 

 37.0 



39.4 







9.0 

 39.0 



57.0 







25.2 



37.5 

 33.6 





1.0 

 34.0 











i-INCH 



BARRELS. 



17 



18 

 17a 



18a 



6 



6 

 8 



8 



0.86 

 1.20 

 4.27 

 4.40 

 4.91 

 5.58 



.90 

 1.10 

 1.63 

 2.14 

 5.78 



.56 



.92 

 1.22 

 2.75 

 3.75 

 4.15 

 4.65 

 4.88 



.83 

 1.00 

 2.95 

 5.43 

 5.50 

 6.40 



5,500 

 6,500 

 12, 870 

 12,260 

 11,110 

 11,830 

 6,500 

 7,000 

 8,500 

 9,000 

 12,940 

 4,500 

 6,000 

 7,000 

 10, 750 

 12, 150 

 12, 200 

 12, 530 

 13,020 

 6,000 

 6,500 

 11,100 

 16,280 

 15,190 

 14,090 





Leak at chime. 

 Staves slip. 

 Top stave broke. 



Do. 

 Stave broke. 



One-half contents escaped. 

 Leak through joint of head. 

 Seepage through pores. 

 Leak between staves. 

 Stave broke. 



One-half contents escaped. 

 Leak at chime. 

 Seepage through pores. 

 Staves slip. 

 Head coming loose. 

 Top stave broke. 



Do. 

 Stave broke. 



One-half contents escaped. 

 Leak at chime; staves slip. 

 Leak between staves. 

 Top stave broke. 

 Bottom stave broke. 



Do. 

 One-half contents escaped. 





21.3 

 24.8 

 28.0 

 36.2 







1.5 

 26.8 







5.1 

 23.1 

 35.4 

 34.0 

 40.0 





1.0 

 20.0 

 20.0 

 40.5 



