A Treatise On the Strength of Timber, Cast and Malleable Iron, and Other Materials

Peter Barlow, Robert Willis, John Fry Heather

A Treatise On the Strength of Timber, Cast and Malleable Iron, and Other Materials
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Legare Street Press
Published
18 July 2023
Pages
540
ISBN
9781021637161

A Treatise On the Strength of Timber, Cast and Malleable Iron, and Other Materials

Peter Barlow, Robert Willis, John Fry Heather

This book is a comprehensive guide to determining the strength of materials like timber and iron, providing rules for their application in architecture, railways, bridges, and more. It includes an appendix that goes over the power of locomotive engines and the effect of friction on machinery. Written by renowned engineers John Fry Heather, Peter Barlow, and Robert Willis, this book is an essential reference for anyone involved in building and engineering in the 19th century.

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