. Railway mechanical engineer . turecan be incorporated in such cars without any difficultv. The car has an over-all length of 41 ft. 6>.> in., andover-all width of 10 ft. 2s in., with sides 4 ft. 10>8 in. at the center sill. The flooris 2J/^ in. thick, reinforced with longitudinal and transverse weight of 104 lb. per cu. ft., and a compressive strength of4,450 lb. per sq. in. in 2S-day tests. It is the result of amanufacturing process developed by Stephen J. Hayde, ofKansas City, Mo. The concrete sections in this car are. fnterlor of the Car Body rods J4 ™- n diameter. Along the oute
. Railway mechanical engineer . turecan be incorporated in such cars without any difficultv. The car has an over-all length of 41 ft. 6>.> in., andover-all width of 10 ft. 2s in., with sides 4 ft. 10>8 in. at the center sill. The flooris 2J/^ in. thick, reinforced with longitudinal and transverse weight of 104 lb. per cu. ft., and a compressive strength of4,450 lb. per sq. in. in 2S-day tests. It is the result of amanufacturing process developed by Stephen J. Hayde, ofKansas City, Mo. The concrete sections in this car are. fnterlor of the Car Body rods J4 ™- n diameter. Along the outer edge of the flouris a 3j4-in. by iyi-in. angle and at the top of the sidesthere is a 4-in. channel. This steel frame serves as thetension members of the truss and also furnishes a meansof attachment for the reinforcing, the side reinforcing rodsextending through holes drilled in the angles and sides are 1;4 in. thick and are strengthened at thebolsters and at the cross l)earers by reinforced concrete posts. jmi r-^—I n M Brake Staff End of the Reinforced Concrete Car thinner than have ever before been attempted in similarwork and for that reason it was decided to use the cementgun for the walls and floors. The cross Ijearers, however,were poured in the usual manner. The forms were placed
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