. The Street railway journal . The coroners jury reported that, after having made acareful examination, hoth mechanically and chemically, ofthis standpipe, the failure was occasioned by the use of in-ferior material in construction. William D. Pence in a re-port published in his book on Standpipe Accidents and Fail-ures regarding the metal used in this standpipe, stated:. FIG. 3. •MAURYS DIAGRAM, SHOWING FLOW OF RETURNCURRENT No physical test of this piece (referring to sample ofthis standpipe plate) was made, because it broke off shortir the attempt to cut out a sample piece. In regard to the
. The Street railway journal . The coroners jury reported that, after having made acareful examination, hoth mechanically and chemically, ofthis standpipe, the failure was occasioned by the use of in-ferior material in construction. William D. Pence in a re-port published in his book on Standpipe Accidents and Fail-ures regarding the metal used in this standpipe, stated:. FIG. 3. •MAURYS DIAGRAM, SHOWING FLOW OF RETURNCURRENT No physical test of this piece (referring to sample ofthis standpipe plate) was made, because it broke off shortir the attempt to cut out a sample piece. In regard to theinitial rupture, Prof. Pence says that this took place at ornear the point on the north side of the standpipe wherecalking was in progress, and occurred at the time, or amoment before the standpipe collapsed. It is evident from the above that these authorities do notconsider that the failure of the standpipe could be at-
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