. American engineer . 2 Hardened 5Me ISide Bearing and Bridge. ;± 7 7 ,);tgs 1-A ,L4x3xsx3/0t ill© Iliji ■•^ 1 1^ S3 3 J_g Q 0> |Q © © © ©_© ©_©_©_! ^^p^. Details of Bolster Construction on the Norfolk & Western 90-Ton Gondo ■i310^4 her of advantages. With outside stakes, the punching of theupper flange of the side of the car for rivets detracts materiallyfrom the strength of the section, this portion being in tension;while with inside stakes the rivet holes are on the compression between the center sill and the side plate. The floor plates areof such a size that the joints co
. American engineer . 2 Hardened 5Me ISide Bearing and Bridge. ;± 7 7 ,);tgs 1-A ,L4x3xsx3/0t ill© Iliji ■•^ 1 1^ S3 3 J_g Q 0> |Q © © © ©_© ©_©_©_! ^^p^. Details of Bolster Construction on the Norfolk & Western 90-Ton Gondo ■i310^4 her of advantages. With outside stakes, the punching of theupper flange of the side of the car for rivets detracts materiallyfrom the strength of the section, this portion being in tension;while with inside stakes the rivet holes are on the compression between the center sill and the side plate. The floor plates areof such a size that the joints come at the cross bearers and theedges are riveted to the between the cross bearers and also between them and 38 AMERICAN ENGINEER. VuL. 87. Xo. I. the bolsters are floor beams, consisting of 8 in. 11J4 lb. channelswith the outer ends riveted to the bottom of the side posts andthe inner ends secured to the center sills through the medium of}4 in. gusset plates and angles fastened on the webs of the centersill channels. The smaller wing or gusset plates are located abovethese floor beams and consist of triangular % in. plates about28 in. wide at th
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