Order of Reference of the Supreme Court of the United States: In the Case of the State of Pennsylvania, Complainant, Against the Wheeling & Belmont Bridge Company and Others, Defendants ; with the Proofs Taken Before R. Hyde Walworth, Commissioner ; Together with His Report and the Report of the Engineer ...George F. White, 1851 - 720 halaman |
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Halaman xiii
... miles from Berwick , was built in 1820. It is suspended upon six chains whose links are made of wrought iron bars 2 inches in diameter . The greatest de- flection of the catenary is 30 feet , and its span is 449 feet ; though the length ...
... miles from Berwick , was built in 1820. It is suspended upon six chains whose links are made of wrought iron bars 2 inches in diameter . The greatest de- flection of the catenary is 30 feet , and its span is 449 feet ; though the length ...
Halaman xviii
... miles per hour , an increase , to the amount of about one - seventh of the statical deflection , was ob- served . As the strain upon a girder is nearly in proportion to its deflection , I must infer , in the case of the Ewell bridge ...
... miles per hour , an increase , to the amount of about one - seventh of the statical deflection , was ob- served . As the strain upon a girder is nearly in proportion to its deflection , I must infer , in the case of the Ewell bridge ...
Halaman xix
... miles per hour , was but about half the statical breaking weight due to the strength of the iron . Nor was this the result of a single experiment . For a great many experiments at different velocities and with different weights of load ...
... miles per hour , was but about half the statical breaking weight due to the strength of the iron . Nor was this the result of a single experiment . For a great many experiments at different velocities and with different weights of load ...
Halaman xxi
... miles , is singularly uni- form in its character ; so far as that character affects its navigation by vessels propelled either by steam or by sails . The river , when the water therein is low , is but a continued and very regular ...
... miles , is singularly uni- form in its character ; so far as that character affects its navigation by vessels propelled either by steam or by sails . The river , when the water therein is low , is but a continued and very regular ...
Halaman xxii
... miles , on an average . In the lowest stages of the water in the river , its usual depth is from one foot to two ... miles ; embracing one - third of the states of Pennsylvania and Virginia respectively , three - eighths of Ohio , one ...
... miles , on an average . In the lowest stages of the water in the river , its usual depth is from one foot to two ... miles ; embracing one - third of the states of Pennsylvania and Virginia respectively , three - eighths of Ohio , one ...
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