. Railway mechanical engineer . Fig. 7—Bolster Ith Reinforced Side Bearings be seen that the maximum compression point is at the outerend of the hole in the top of the bolster, where the stressis 19,600 lb. and that the stress is practically 19,000 lb. atthe edge of the bolster along tlie side bearings. The ten-sion stress is 23,000 lb. at a point just under the side bear-ings at the curve of the tension member. The tension stressi- also high on both sides of this pointFig 14 gives the results obtained on bolster H under a 346 K MKCHAXICAI. EXGIXEKK 92. No. 6 central load of 68,50

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. Railway mechanical engineer . Fig. 7—Bolster Ith Reinforced Side Bearings be seen that the maximum compression point is at the outerend of the hole in the top of the bolster, where the stressis 19,600 lb. and that the stress is practically 19,000 lb. atthe edge of the bolster along tlie side bearings. The ten-sion stress is 23,000 lb. at a point just under the side bear-ings at the curve of the tension member. The tension stressi- also high on both sides of this pointFig 14 gives the results obtained on bolster H under a 346 K MKCHAXICAI. EXGIXEKK 92. No. 6 central load of 68,500 lb., and <ho\vs some interesting re- difference in readings at the outside and inside of the bol-sults. More readings were taken under this method of load- .-ter at the edge of the holes. .Another jx)int where the in- . , .-iide and outside stresses are different is across the inner. W 1 ILi-Y-Mg o o o o o o o

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