302 TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. [chap. 
Table CLXV. 
Transverse Experiments.—Butt length. 
Number of the 
specimen. 
Deflections. 
Total weight 
required to break 
each piece. 
Specific gravity. 
Weight reduced 
to specific 
gravity 600. 
Weight required 
to break ■ 
1 square inch. 
Tensile 
Experiments. 
With the appa¬ 
ratus weighing 
390 lbs. 
After the 
weight was 
removed. 
At the crisis 
of 
breaking. 
Direct 
cohesion on 
1 square in. 
Number 
of the 
specimen. 
Inches. 
Inch. 
Inches. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
35 c ' 
1-50 
•15 
4*00 
760 
550 
829 
I90 - oo 
_ 
_ 
36 b 1 
I '40 
•15 
3-75 
710 
580 
734 
177-50 
— 
— 
37 I 
1-50 
•20 
4‘00 
705 
560 
755 
176-25 
— 
— 
38 a 
1-25 
•OO 
3‘75 
765 
595 
771 
191-25 
3325 
47 
39 b 
I-25 
•15 
3 '°° 
640 
580 
662 
i6o'oo 
3°8o 
48 
40 c 
i -35 
•10 
5-25 
8lO 
555 
876 
202 -50 
3920 
49 
Total 
8-25 
•75 
23-75 
4390 
3420 
4627 
io 97 " 5 ° 
— 
— 
Aver. 
i '375 
•125 
3-958 
731-66 
57 o 
771 
182-91 
— 
— 
Remarks.—T hese specimens broke with a moderate length of fracture. 
E — 722360. S = 1922. 
The mean of the whole being E = 698240. S = x 805. 
