X.] 



CRUSHING. 



109 



Table XVir. 



Vertical or Crushing Experiments on British Oak, 



with 4 square inches of base. 



Note.— Nos. 97 to 107 (inclusive) were cut from one piece of timber, Nos. 108 to 

 no were cut from another, and No. iii from a third piece. 



Table XVIII. 



Vertical or Crashing Experiments on British Oak, 



with 9 square inches of base. 



Note. — Nos. 112 to 120 (inclusive) were cut from a piece of Oak timber that had 

 been four years in store— it was not even then well seasoned ; Nos. 121 and 122 were of 

 better seasoned timber. 



