IN BEAMS SUBJECTED TO TRANSVERSE STRAIN 
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Gil’der No. 1 . 
Experiment No. 1. 
Experiment No. 2. 
Experiment No. 3. 
Experiment No. 4. 
inches. 
inches. 
inches. 
inches. 
Depth 
2-015 
2-02 
2-073 
1-030 
2-040 
Thickness 
•975 
•98 
1-98 
•990 
2-020 
Area of section 
1-965 
2-135 
Weight applied, lbs. 
40 
Deflection. 
•015 
Deflection. 
•013 
Deflection. 
•014 
Deflection. 
•014 
376 
•145 
•115 
600 
•203 
712 
•280 
•233 
•264 
•244 
936 
•330 
1160 
1608 
•490 
•725 
•420 
•625 
•397 
•579 
•414 
•614 
1664 
Broke^755 
•655 
1720 
1832 
1888 
•680 
•737 
Broke 
•629 
•679 
•699 
•659 
•734 
•764 
1916 
Broke 
1944 
2000 
•734 
•762 
2028 
2056 
•774 
•789 
2084 
Broke 
Breaking weight, lbs 
1664 
1888 
2084 
1916 
Deflection with nine-tenths') 
of breaking weight, inches J 
•643 
•667 
•699 
•670 
Girder No. 2. 
Experiment No. 1. 
Experiment No. 2. 
Experiment No. 3. 
Experiment No. 4. 
Total depth 
Depth between upper and 1 
lower ribs j 
Area of top rib 
inches. 
2-54 
•56 
1-00 
1-01 
inches. 
2-53 
•55 
1-00 
1-00 
inches. 
2-49 
•51 
•97 
•99 
inches. j 
2-50 
•55 
•98 
•97 
Area of bottom rib 
Weight applied, lbs. 
Deflection. 
Deflection. 
Deflection. 
Deflection. 
40 
•009 
•007 
•007 
•007 
712 
•132 
•134 
•137 
804 
•199 
1292 
•304 
1516 
•302 
•319 
•312 
1740 
•414 
— 
1852 
•372 
— 
— 
1964 
•489 
•397 
•426 
•433 
2076 
•427 
2188 
Broke 
•445 
•479 
•487 
2300 
•479 
•526 
•532 
2412 
•512 
Broke 
•550 
2524 
•542 
Broke 
2636 
•575 
2748 
Broke 
Breaking weight, lbs 
2188 
2748 
2412 
2524 
Deflection with nine-tenths 1 
of breaking weight, inches j 
•489 
•532 
•482 
•516 
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