Practical Essay on the Strength of Cast Iron and Other Metals 2 Volume Set
Containing Practical Rules, Tables, and Examples, Founded on a Series of Experiments, with an Extensive Table of the Properties of Materials
Published on 22. May 2014
Book
554 pages
978-1-108-07036-2 (ISBN)
Description
Although cast iron was used in pagoda construction in ancient China, it was in Britain in the eighteenth century that new methods allowed for its production in quantities that enabled widespread use. An engineer who had educated himself tirelessly in technical subjects from carpentry to architecture, Thomas Tredgold (1788-1829) first published this work in 1822. It served as a standard textbook for British engineers in the early nineteenth century, and several translations extended its influence on the continent. Reissued here in the fourth edition of 1842, edited and annotated by the structural engineer Eaton Hodgkinson (1789-1861), who presents his own research in the second volume, this work addresses both practical and mathematical questions in assessing metallic strength. In Volume 1, wherever progress has been made since the original publication, Hodgkinson adds notes to Tredgold's original text. In Volume 2, Hodgkinson provides details of his own advanced experiments.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
9 Plates, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
710 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-07036-2 (9781108070362)
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Eaton Hodgkinson
Practical Essay on the Strength of Cast Iron and Other Metals
Containing Practical Rules, Tables, and Examples, Founded on a Series of Experiments, with an Extensive Table of the Properties of Materials
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05/2014
Cambridge University Press
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Thomas Tredgold | Eaton Hodgkinson
Practical Essay on the Strength of Cast Iron and Other Metals
Containing Practical Rules, Tables, and Examples, Founded on a Series of Experiments, with an Extensive Table of the Properties of Materials
Book
05/2014
Cambridge University Press
€52.70
Shipment within 15-20 days
Content
Volume 1: Advertisement to the fourth edition; Advertisement to the third edition; Preface to the second edition; 1. Introduction; 2. Explanation of the tables; 3. Of the forms of greatest strength for beams to resist cross strains; 4. Of the strongest form of section for beams to resist cross strains; 5. An account of experiments on cast iron; 6. Experiments on malleable iron and other metals; 7. On the strength and deflexion of cast iron; 8. Of lateral stiffness, with rules and examples; 9. Resistance to torsion; 10. On the strength of columns, pillars, or other supports; 11. Of the resistance to impulsive force; Plates; Explanation of the plates. Volume 2: 1. Introduction; 2. Tensile strength of cast iron; 3. Strength of cast iron and other materials to resist compression; 4. Resistance of short masses to a crushing force; 5. Strength of long pillars; 6. Strength of short flexible pillars; 7. Comparative strength of long similar pillars; 8. On the strength of pillars of various forms; 9. Comparative strengths of long pillars of cast iron, wrought iron, steel, and timber; 10. Power of pillars to sustain long-continued pressure; 11. Euler's theory of the strength of pillars; 12. Results of experiments on the resistance of solid uniform cylinders of cast iron to a force of compression; 13. Transverse strength; 14. Long-continued pressure on bars or beams.