TESTS OF WOODEN BARRELS. 



Table 4. — Individual tests— Diagonal compression. 

 f-INCH BARRELS. 



No. 



of 



barrel. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 hoops. 



Deflec- 

 tion. 



Load. 



Rate 



of 



leaking. 



Remarks. 



3 



4 

 3a 



4a 



6 



6 

 8 



8 



0.56 

 1.45 

 3.40 

 3.56 



.77 

 3.78 

 4.48 



.85 

 1.38 

 1.55 

 2.26 

 2.85 



.97 

 1.73 

 2.50 



7,000 

 11,000 

 15, 620 

 10, 020 



8,000 

 16,240 

 16, 990 



8,500 

 13,000 

 14,000 

 16,400 

 15,000 



8,500 

 14, 480 

 15,440 



Lbs. per 

 minute. 



Leak at chime. 



Staves sheared. 



Bottom head broke. 



One-half contents escaped. 



Leak at chime; staves slipping. 



Bottom head broke. 



One-half contents escaped. 



Leak at bottom chime. 



Leak at top chime. 



Staves slipping. 



Top head breaking. 



Top head broke. 



Leaks at top and bottom chimes. 



Staves slip; bottom head breaking. 



Bottom head broke. 



1.0 



6.0 





13.5 

 80.0 







4.5 



7.5 



4.0 

 14.5 



f-INCH BARRELS. 



11 



12 



11a 

 12a 



6 



6 



8 

 8 



0.62 

 1.18 

 1.50 

 5.73 

 8.42 



.90 

 1.26 

 1.50 

 3.20 



.58 

 1.48 

 2.10 



.75 

 1.53 

 2.47 

 9.25 



7,500 

 11,000 

 12, 460 

 17, 000 

 17,850 



9,000 

 11, 500 

 12, 500 

 16, 530 



8,000 

 14, 500 

 16, 000 



8,000 

 14,000 

 16, 970 

 24, 260 





Leak at chime. 



Leak at bearing. 



Top head broke; staves sheared. 



Staves breaking at top. 



One-half contents escaped. 



Leak at bottom stave. 



Stave splitting at top. 



Leak at bottom chime. 



Bottom head broke. 



Leak at bottom chime. 



Staves slipping. 



Top head broke. 



Leak at top chime. 



Staves slipping. 



Top head broke. 



Test discontinued. 







0.5 

 39.0 







8.8 



2.5 



6.0 





4.7 

 16.0 



J-INCH BARRELS. 



19 



20 



19a 



20a 



1 



6 



6 



8 

 8 



0.42 



.77 



1.68 



3.73 



5.50 



7.47 



.81 



1.12 



2.34 



4.20 



5.00 



.62 



1.43 



3.83 



4.85 



5.05 



.82 



.95 



1.27 



2.35 



2.70 



6,500 

 8,500 

 11,500 

 17, 660 

 18, 000 

 11, 540 

 9,500 



10, 500 

 14, 5G0 



19, 280 



20, 530 

 8,000 



13, 000 

 19, 790 

 21, 740 



21, 650 

 11,000 



11, 500 

 12, 500 

 16, 500 

 17,200 





Leak at bottom chime. 



Staves slipping. 



Leak at top chime. 



Top head splitting. 



Top head broke. 



One-half contents escaped. 



Leak at bottom chime; staves slipping. 



Leak between staves at bottom. 



Staves slipping. 



Top head breaking. 



Top head broke. 



Leak at bottom chime. 



Staves slipping. 



Staves sheared at chime. 



Top head broke. 



One-half contents escaped. 



Leak at bottom chime. 



Staves slipping. 



Leak at top chime. 



Bottom head breaking. 



Bottom head broke. 







4.0 



32.0 



9.3 







7.2 

 21.0 





11.0 

 36.6 

 72.0 













