The Technical World Magazine, Volume 6Technical World Company, 1907 |
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Page 90
... connecting the span across Black- well's Island , 630 feet ; the westerly cantilever river span , 1,182 feet ; the Manhattan shore arm , 459.5 feet . Thus the length of the main structure , between centers of anchorage piers , is 3.714 ...
... connecting the span across Black- well's Island , 630 feet ; the westerly cantilever river span , 1,182 feet ; the Manhattan shore arm , 459.5 feet . Thus the length of the main structure , between centers of anchorage piers , is 3.714 ...
Page 91
... connected by a deep latticed truss and by an arch designed to harmonize architecturally with the general construction of the bridge . The I - beams used in the bridge are to have an ultimate strength , annealed , of 90,000 pounds to the ...
... connected by a deep latticed truss and by an arch designed to harmonize architecturally with the general construction of the bridge . The I - beams used in the bridge are to have an ultimate strength , annealed , of 90,000 pounds to the ...
Page 97
... connected by electric wiring . As soon as the water reaches the calcium carbide , acetylene gas is formed in such quantities as to force out the water and so raise the ship . The originator of this method also believes that docks could ...
... connected by electric wiring . As soon as the water reaches the calcium carbide , acetylene gas is formed in such quantities as to force out the water and so raise the ship . The originator of this method also believes that docks could ...
Page 103
... connected should be fitted as accur- ately as practicable , so that by using but little . mortar , no disunion may take place from settling . An expedient , very fertile in its applications to hydraulic construc- tions , has been for ...
... connected should be fitted as accur- ately as practicable , so that by using but little . mortar , no disunion may take place from settling . An expedient , very fertile in its applications to hydraulic construc- tions , has been for ...
Page 104
... connection with a watt- hour meter . It registers the maximum amount of current used on the line in which it is installed . The theory of its operation is as follows . A sealed glass tube of the shape shown in the figure is partly ...
... connection with a watt- hour meter . It registers the maximum amount of current used on the line in which it is installed . The theory of its operation is as follows . A sealed glass tube of the shape shown in the figure is partly ...
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