Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of Steel Bridges and Buildings |
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abutment AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY Axis Axis A-A Axis X-X Back to Back bars beams bending bending moment bins bolts bottom bracing calculated cement cent channels columns compression compression members concrete connections corrugated steel cover plates dead load Diam diameter distance ELEVATION engineer erection falsework flange floor floorbeams Four Angles given in Table head frame highway bridges hoisting holes horizontal I-Beams Inches iron joints Laced Legs length linseed oil live load load stresses masonry material maximum Moments of Inertia paint panel piers plate girders Portland cement Pounds pressure PROPERTIES OF TOP purlins Radius of Gyration Rail Railway rivets rollers roof rope SAFE LOADS shear sheaves shown in Fig side spaced span specifications splice square stand-pipe standard stringers surface tank tension timber tons Top Chord Sections track tricity truss truss bridges vertical wall Washer weight width wind load ΙΟ
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Page 500 - ... works which concern the manufacture of the material ordered. The manufacturer shall afford the inspector, free of cost, all reasonable facilities to satisfy him that the material is being furnished in accordance with these specifications. All tests (except check analyses) and inspection shall be made at the place of manufacture prior to shipment, unless otherwise specified, and shall be so conducted as not to interfere unnecessarily with the operation of the works.
Page 503 - The inspector representing the purchaser shall have free entry, at all times while work on the contract of the purchaser is being performed, to all parts of the manufacturer's works which concern the manufacture of the material ordered. The manufacturer shall afford the inspector, free of cost, all reasonable facilities to satisfy him that the material is being furnished in accordance with these specifications. All tests and inspection shall be made at the place of manufacture prior to shipment,...
Page 500 - Samples tested in accordance with Section 5, which represent rejected material, shall be preserved for two weeks from the date of the test report. In case of dissatisfaction with the results of the tests, the manufacturer may make claim for a rehearing within that time.
Page 279 - A line drawn from the center of the butt to the center of the tip shall lie within the body of the pile.
Page 504 - The identification marks shall be legibly stamped on the end of each pin and roller. The melt number shall be legibly marked, by stamping, if practicable, on each test specimen.
Page 521 - The minimum requirements for tensile strength for briquettes one square inch in cross section shall be as follows and the cement shall show no retrogression in strength within the periods specified: Age.
Page 521 - A third pat is exposed in any convenient way in an atmosphere of steam, above boiling water, in a loosely closed vessel for five hours.
Page 521 - FINENESS. — It shall leave by weight a residue of not more than 8 per cent on the No. 100, and not more than 25 per cent, on the No. 200 sieve.
Page 509 - Section 4, an analysis shall be made by the manufacturer from a test ingot taken during the pouring of each melt. Drillings for analysis shall be taken not less than $ in. beneath the surface of the test ingot. A copy of this analysis shall be given to the purchaser or his representative.
Page 505 - An analysis to determine the percentages of carbon, manganese, phosphorus, and sulphur shall be made by the manufacturer from a test ingot taken during the pouring of each melt, a copy of which shall be given to the purchaser or his representative. This analysis shall conform to the requirements specified in Section 6.