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Att.ention is directed to NIa.ximum Section E, which has been specially des igned for
DORMAN, LONG & COMPANY, LIMITED, MIDDLESBOROUGH.
supporting a double line of r ailway. See Plate No. 173 for enlarged section, which has a
moment of resistance of 203'87 and 1,32[>-15 incb tons. See Plate No. 177, showing C1'088- SECTION 0 MAXIMUM. SECTION 0 MINIMUM.
section with loads imposed, viz.:- MOMENT OF RES ISTANCE • 6· 55. M.R.IN INCH TONS 42'57. ,MOMENT OF RESISTANCE· q. ·92 .. M.R.IN INCH TONS ' 32·00.
Dead load over an arelt of 27 ft. 0 in. X 7 ft. 0 in. 14 tons.
Live load No. 4 driving wheels '*' ~-=--t"----;-~ 3' ~- ---- - ~- .- ----- -;:
40 "
Total 54
With the above loads, the strain on the metal is 5'22 tons on the squal'e inch.
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Plate :No. 179 illustrates the application of Maximum Section E in th e construction of , _____________1. ___.l--_____l.__________ __ __ _ · __
It road bridge 36 ft. span and 18 ft. in width. This area, fully loaded by dead and live ::~ -:z::::=i. __._. _____I;2 "-------.----------.-t~:-=~:::j
loads, aggregates 82 tons. The pressure per square inch is only 3'62 tons. The metal is WEIGHT OF FLOOR PER SQ.FOOT - 19·06 Lss, WEIGHT OF FLOOR PER SQ. FOOT - 13·40 Lss.
strained to a greater extent by the passing over of a traction engine or road roll er, where
SECTIONS FOR GENERAL PURPOSES, - - - - - -
dead and live loads over two sections (6 ft. wide) equal 47 tons. These weights give a
pressure of 6'22 tollS per square inch. CLEAR SPAN
SQUARE FEET SAFE DIS~ LOADS SAFE LOAD PER SQUARE FEET SAFE 0 I sT LOADS- SAFE LOAD PER
OF AREA IN TONS AT 6-'" SQUARE FOOT CLEAS SPAN
OF AREA I N TONS AT 6 }~ SqUARE FOOT
IN FEET , IN FEET'_
The steel used is made on the "Siemens-Martin Open Hearth Acid Process," and IS COVERED . TONS PER So_c ~ DIS~ IN CWTS. COVERED , TONS PER SQ 0 ' DIST IN CWTS,

c<tpable of standing the following t ests:-

4 4 7-09 35 '4-5 4 4 5·33 26,65
28 to 32 tons tensile strain.
20 per cent. elongation in a length of 8 inches. 6 6 4 '73 15,76 6 6 3 ·55 11 · 85
40 per cent. contraction of area. 8 8 3·54 8·85 8 8 2·66 6' 66
10 10 2·83 5 · 66 10 10 2 · 13 4 · 26
The smaller sections will be found especially useful for decking for piers, floors of
warehouses, ceilings of subways, strong rooms, &c. 12 12 2·36 3 · 93 12 12 1· 77 2 , 9-6

Any information as t6 app ropriate sections for different cases of floors, together with 14 14 2·03 2·90 14 14 1'52 2 . 17
estimate of cost, will be promptly given by Messrs. Dorman, Long, & Company, Limited, on 16 16 1,77 2 . ZI 16 16 1· 33 I· 66
applic..'ttion. 18 18 1· 57 1·74 18 18 I· 18 I · 32