Car Builders' Dictionary, Volume 11Simmons-Boardman, 1925 - Railroad cars Definitions and typical illustrations of railroads and industrial cars, their parts and equipment; cars built in America for export to foreign countries; descriptions and illustrations of shops and equipment employed in the construction and repair of cars. |
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Air Brake American Angle applied arranged attached axle Bearing block Board body bolster Bolt bottom Bracket brake called Capacity carrying cast Class closed COCK Company connected construction Coupler Cover device Door Double Draft Gear Electric end sill equipment face fastened fitted floor frame freight cars friction Gage hand handle head heat Hopper inches Inside Insulation iron journal knuckle Lamp Length less Lever light load located Lock Manufacturing material metal Motor operation Page passenger Passenger Car PIPE Piston placed Plate platform position Post pressure Rail railroad Railway release requirements reservoir Rivets roof Safety sash Screw seat secured shaft shown side sills specified spring Standard steam Steel Stop tank tion train triple valve Truck usually valve Ventilator weight wheel window
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Page 1077 - This analysis shall be made from drillings taken at least 1 in. beneath the surface of a test ingot obtained during the pouring of the melt. The chemical composition thus determined shall be reported to the purchaser or his representative and shall conform to the requirements specified in Section 6.
Page 141 - 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.
Page 710 - Section 4, which represent rejected bars, 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 1085 - Inspection. a 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...
Page 1079 - 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 707 - ... (b) Any stamping by the inspector shall be so placed as not to be detrimental to the life or service of the spring.
Page 1109 - Pitch pockets are openings between the grain of the wood containing more or less pitch or bark. These shall be classified as small, standard and large pitch pockets.
Page 708 - The purchaser may make the tests to govern the acceptance or rejection of material in his own laboratory or elsewhere. Such tests, however, shall be made at the expense of the purchaser.
Page 709 - ... are as follows : Class A, for elliptical and helical springs. Class B, for helical springs. I. MANUFACTURE. 2. Process. — The steel shall be made by the open-hearth, crucible or electric process. II. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND TESTS. 3. Chemical Composition. — The steel shall conform to the following requirements as to chemical composition: ELEMENTS CONSIDERED.
Page 694 - ... (b) If any test specimen shows defective machining or develops flaws, it may be discarded and another specimen substituted. (c) If the percentage of elongation of any tension test specimen is less than that specified in Section 6 (a) and any part of the fracture is more than } in.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Car Builders' Dictionary, Volume 11 |
| Contributors | Master Car Builders' Association, American Railway Association. Mechanical Division, Association of American Railroads. Mechanical Division |
| Publisher | Simmons-Boardman, 1925 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jan 17, 2007 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |