Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Volume 23The Society, 1902 - Mechanical engineering Vols. 2, 4-11, 62-68 include the Society's Membership list; v. 55-80 include the Journal of applied mechanics (also issued separately) as contributions from the Society's Applied Mechanics Division. |
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Page 614 - The inspector, representing the purchaser, shall have all reasonable facilities afforded to him by the manufacturer to satisfy him that the finished material is furnished in accordance with these specifications. All tests and inspections shall be made at the place of manufacture, prior to shipment.
Page 619 - In order to determine if the material conforms to the chemical limitations prescribed in paragraph No. 2 herein, analysis shall be made of drillings taken from a small test ingot.
Page xi - The duties of all officers shall be such as usually pertain to their offices, or may be delegated to them by the Council.
Page 619 - The variation in cross-section or weight of more than 2\ per cent from that specified will be sufficient cause for rejection, except in the case of sheared plates, which will be covered by the following permissible variations...
Page 618 - For other material the test specimen may be the same as for sheared plates, or it may be planed or turned parallel throughout its entire length, and in all cases where possible two opposite sides of the test specimen shall be the rolled surfaces.
Page 619 - Plates under 12£ pounds per square foot, when ordered to weight, shall not average a greater variation than the following : Up to 75 inches wide, 2$ per cent, above or 2-J per cent, below the theoretical weight. 75 inches wide up to 100 inches wide, 5 per cent, above or 3 per cent, below the theoretical weight.
Page xi - VicePresident or Manager shall be eligible for immediate re-election to the same office at the expiration of the term for which he was elected.
Page 616 - Specimens shall be cut cold from coupons molded and cast on some portion of one or more castings from each melt or from the sink heads, if the heads are of sufficient size. The coupon or sink head, so used, shall be annealed with the casting before it is cut off.
Page vii - ... for social intercourse ; the publication and distribution of its papers and discussions; and the maintenance of an Engineering Library.
Page 613 - ... individual cases. The test specimens shall be cut cold from the forging or full-sized prolongation of same parallel to the axis of the forging and half-way between the centre and outside, the specimens to be longitudinal, ie, the length of the specimen to correspond with the direction in which the metal is most drawn out or worked. When forgings have large ends or collars, the test specimens shall be taken from a prolongation of the same diameter or section as that of the forging back of the...