IN BEAMS SUBJECTED TO TRANSVEllSE STRAIN. 
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Summary of the Experiments on Transverse Strength, giving the mean results. 
Depth. 
Sectional 
area. 
Distance 
between 
the ribs. 
Breaking 
weight. 
Deflection with 
nine-tenths of 
breaking 
weight. 
Form of beam No. 1 
in. 
2-015 
2-020 
2-073 
2-040 
sq. in. 
1- 965 
1-980 
2- 135 
2-020 
in. 
lbs. 
1664 
1888 
2084 
1916 
in. 
-643 
-667 
-699 
-670 
Mean 
2-012 
2-025 
1888 
-670 
Form of beam No. 2 
2-54 
2-53 
2-49 
2-50 
2-01 
2-00 
1-96 
1-95 
-56 
-55 
-51 
-55 
2188 
2748 
2412 
2524 
-489 
-532 
-482 
-516 
Mean 
2-51 
1-98 
-54 
2468 
-510 
Form of beam No. 3 
3-02 
3-00 
3-00 
3-00 
2-02 
2-00 
1-98 
1-98 
-98 
1-00 
1-01 
1-01 
3028 
3224 
3112 
2972 
-435 
-402 
•397 
•371 
Mean 
3-01 
2-00 
1-00 
3084 
•401 
Form of beam No. 4 
3- 99 
4- 00 
3- 99 
4- 01 
2-00 
1-96 
1-96 
1-99 
2-00 
2-03 
2-05 
2-04 
4204 
4260 
4204 
4745 
•297 
•293 
•282 
•331 
Mean 
400 
1-98 
2-03 
4353 
•301 
Form of beam No. 5 
4-02 
4-05 
4-05 
4-04 
2-287 
2-290 
2-290 
2-420 
1-04 
1-04 
1-04 
1-00 
5050 
5125 
4985 
5405 
•321 
•313 
•331 
Mean 
4-04 
2-322 
1-03 
5141 
•322 
Form of beam No. 6 
4-02 
4-05 
4-03 
4-06 
2-26 
2-27 
2-19 
2-20 
2-52 
2-55 
2-56 
2-61 
5212 
5125 
4845 
5405 
•298 
•293 
•340 
Mean 
4-04 
2-23 
2-56 
5147 
•310 
Form of beam No. 7 
4-05 
4-10 
4-08 
4-05 
2-38 
2-45 
2-38 
2-32 
2-50 
2-51 
2-51 
2-52 
5685 
6525 
5965 
5825 
•252 
•297 
•253 
•246 
Mean 
4-07 
2-38 
2-51 
6000 
•262 
