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IX.]
BRITISH OAK.
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Table XI.
Specimens as in Table X., weighted with 400 lbs.
Supports, apart. 3 Feet. 4 Feet. 5 Feet. 6 Feet.
No. Sp. gr. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches.
37 795 0.375 0.625 1.250 2.125
38 785 0.312 0.625 1.125 2.000
39 782 0.250 750 1.187 2.125
40 775 0.437 0.625 1.312 2.000
Total 3.137 1.374 2,625 4.874 8.250
Average. 0.784 0.343 0.656 1.218 2.062

Further experiments with reference to deflections were made upon a piece of English Oak, 2 × 2 × 84 inches, specific gravity 792, with the following result:—

Table XII.
Weighted with 300 lbs.
Supports, apart. 3 Feet. 4 Feet. 5 Feet. 6 Feet.
No. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches.
41 .125 .375 .625 .875
Table XII.
Weighted with 300 lbs.
Supports, apart. 3 Feet. 4 Feet. 5 Feet. 6 Feet.
No. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches.
42 .250 .500 .875 1.125