. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . be-tween is about six inches. The top pieceof each section is composed of a heavy 2 x3 inch angle, making a very rigid top braceto complete the frame of the section, andalso permitting the storage of extra largediameter short bars on top of the rack. The five cross sections are spaced andheld together to form the completed framework of the rack by 2 x 2 inch heavy anglestringers extending the full length of therack at the top and bottom of each side. Extra longitudinal bracing is providedby %
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . be-tween is about six inches. The top pieceof each section is composed of a heavy 2 x3 inch angle, making a very rigid top braceto complete the frame of the section, andalso permitting the storage of extra largediameter short bars on top of the rack. The five cross sections are spaced andheld together to form the completed framework of the rack by 2 x 2 inch heavy anglestringers extending the full length of therack at the top and bottom of each side. Extra longitudinal bracing is providedby % x I/z flat bars crossed between andbolted to the top and bottom of the sec-tions. extra angle on each side at the topand extending the length of the rack pre-vents pieces from rolling off, while furtherprecaution is taken by having timbers withhalf round notches cut in them extendingalong the front on the top of the rack,permitting short round pieces to be laidin place. Naturally, the most convenient way toplace the steel in the rack would be to haveall the steel of the same kind in one tier. K\CK WITH IDENTIFICATION COLORS PAINTED ON THE ESTEEL BARS. NDS OF THE Fcbniary, 1922 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 45 with the largest and heaviest pieces on thebottom shelf and the varying sizes in regu-lar order, according to their dimensions,with the smallest at the top. This orderhas been reversed wherever possible, insome cases the square, hexagon, or rec-tangular shaped bars, which are generallysmaller in size, l)eing placed on the bot-tom shelves and the very heavy bars onthe very top so that they may be easilyhandle<i with the travelling crane whichtravels above these racks. In order to facilitate the placing andlocation of the various kinds and sizes ofsteels into their proper places, each rackis given a section number, besides each tierin the rack is lettered and each shelf isnumbere<i. making it a very simple matterto give instructions for the proper loca-tion of ea
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