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Deflection in inches. 
8 12 1.6 2.0 2A 2:8 
Fig. 3. Bending ; 6.70 inches by 12.21 inches ; 16-foot span ; third-point loading ; Borneo 
camphorwood. 
SMALL CLEAR BEAMS 
In tests on small clear beams the load is applied at the center 
of the span, and a special deflectometer is used for measuring 
deflection. A small beam under test is shown in fig. 4. 
COMPRESSION PARALLEL TO GRAIN 
Fig. 5 shows the method of making tests in compression par- 
allel to grain. The ends of the specimen are carefully squared, 
and it is then placed, with the grain vertical to the base of the 
machine, upon a flat block having a spherical bearing, which 
