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ME. W. H. BAELOW ON THE EESISTANCE OE FLEXHEE 
Summary of Experiments on Transverse Strength (continued). 
Number and form of section. 
Total depth 
of beam. 
Depth of 
metal. 
Distance 
between 
the bars. 
Breadth 
of bar. 
Total 
sectional 
area. 
Breaking ' 
weight. ! 
1 
No. 3 
^ 1 
m 
in. 
3-02 
3-00 
3-00 
3-00 
in. 
2-04 
2*00 
1-99 
1-99 
in. 
•98 
1-00 
1-01 
1-01 
in. 
sq. in. 
2-02 
2-00 
1-98 
1-98 
lbs. 1 
3028 
3224 1 
3112 1 
2972 
1 
Mean 
3-01 
2-01 
1-00 
•995 
2-00 
3084 
No. 4 I 
3- 99 
4- 00 
3- 99 
4- 01 
1-99 
1-97 
1*94 
1-97 
2-00 
2*03 
2-05 
2-04 
2-00 
1-96 
1-96 
1-99 
4204 
4260 
4204 
4745 
Mean 
4-00 
1-97 
2-03 
1-005 
1-98 
4353 
No. 5 <1^ 
4-02 
4-05 
4*05 
4-04 
2- 98 
3- 01 
3-01 
3-04 
1-04 
1-04 
1-04 
1-00 
2-287 
2-290 
2-290 
2-420 
5050 
5125 
4985 
5405 
Mean 
4-04 
3-01 
1-03 
•771 
2-322 
5-141 
No. 6 
L 
4-02 
4-05 
4-03 
4*06 
1*50 
1*50 
1-47 
1-45 
2-52 
2-55 
2-56 
2-61 
2-26 
2-27 
2-19 
2-20 
5212 
5125 
4845 
5405 
Mean 
4-04 
1-48 
2-56 
1-507 
2-23 
5147 
No. 7 
; 
{ 
4*05 
4-10 
4*08 
4-05 
1-55 
1-59 
1-57 
1-53 
2-50 
2-51 
2-51 
2-52 
2-38 
2-45 
2-38 
2-32 
5685 
6525 
5965 
5825 
Mean 
4-07 
1-56 
2-51 
1-525 
2-38 
6000 
