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... rivet - holes , improvements have been designed to compensate for this weakening , by giving an additional thickness ... rivets of part of the lateral strain to which they are exposed . In the Grappler , ' Mr. Fairbairn adopted she ing ...
... rivet - holes , improvements have been designed to compensate for this weakening , by giving an additional thickness ... rivets of part of the lateral strain to which they are exposed . In the Grappler , ' Mr. Fairbairn adopted she ing ...
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... rivets are of the best Low Moor iron , and of the follow- ing diameters and distance apart between centres of rivets : - for garboard strake , 1 inch , and 9 rivets per lineal foot , double - riveted ; for bottom plates , inch , and 6 ...
... rivets are of the best Low Moor iron , and of the follow- ing diameters and distance apart between centres of rivets : - for garboard strake , 1 inch , and 9 rivets per lineal foot , double - riveted ; for bottom plates , inch , and 6 ...
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... rivet , the punching of the holes in the two parts to be connected , and the fixing of the rivet in its place through the two pieces . Iron rivets are now manufactured in large quantities , by improved machinery , by which the proper ...
... rivet , the punching of the holes in the two parts to be connected , and the fixing of the rivet in its place through the two pieces . Iron rivets are now manufactured in large quantities , by improved machinery , by which the proper ...
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... rivet , on which the head is already formed , passing it through the cor- responding holes in the two parts to be united , and hammering the projecting end of the rivet into a head of increased dia- meter . While this is done by one ...
... rivet , on which the head is already formed , passing it through the cor- responding holes in the two parts to be united , and hammering the projecting end of the rivet into a head of increased dia- meter . While this is done by one ...
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... rivets , and attaching a strip of angle iron on each side , both at top and bottom , so as to form artificial flanges to give the required strength at these parts . Girders thus formed , have been used as deck - beams in ships for ...
... rivets , and attaching a strip of angle iron on each side , both at top and bottom , so as to form artificial flanges to give the required strength at these parts . Girders thus formed , have been used as deck - beams in ships for ...
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