The Testing of Materials of Construction, a Text-Book for the Engineering Laboratory and a Collection of the Results of Experiment (Classic Reprint)

Strength of theM aterials used inC onstruction, considered in connection with the instruments and methods by which the mechanical properties of materials are investigated experimentally. The data on which the engineer relies in designingstructures cannot be fully understood without some knowledge of the procedure by which they are ascertained. A lso, for several reasons, a knowledge of the methods of testing has become of late of greater importance. With the introduction of new materials, the engineer has been forced to make more use of the testing-machine, both in estimating the constructional value of materials and to escape the danger of employing material which is unsuitable. A considerable advance has been made in the construction of all the apparatus used in testing, and the operations of testing are carried out with more care and skill. Lastly, the establishment of Engineering Laboratories, in connection withS chools of Engineering, has made experimental investigation an essential part of engineering education. The following treatise consists of three parts.
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