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Page 75 - The specimens tested were rectangular in outline, and from an inch to an inch and a half in diameter. These were dried in a water bath (temp.
Page 18 - Multiply the sum of the two parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and half the product will be the area.
Page 14 - With the given point as a cen- ^ ter, and a radius long enough, describe an arc cutting the given line BC in the points D and E. The line may be produced, if necessary, to be cut by the arc in two places. With D and E as centers, and with a radius greater than the half of DE, describe arcs cutting each other in F. The ^ straight line joining A and F is perpendicular to DE. Let the student show why. 174. Problem — To draw a line through a given point parallel to a given line. Let a perpendicular...
Page 234 - The cart is well balanced upon its axle and is attached to the axle by a device which permits the point of support to be changed to balance the cart as the distribution of the weight is changed by the cable being run out. In connection with the reel cart a telephone kit is used, and by attaching the double connector of the kit to one on the frame of the cart the telephone is kept in circuit and conversation can be kept up with the home station. The cart with its load can be easily drawn by one man,...
Page 282 - MANUAL OF MILITARY FIELD ENGINEERING, for the use of Officers and Troops of the Line. Prepared at the US Infantry and Cavalry School by the Department of Engineering. Captain Wm. D. Beach, Third Cavalry, Instructor.
Page 172 - ... men and carriages. Sometimes the bottom is composed of fine sand which is hard enough, but which by the action of the hoofs of animals is stirred up and washed away, increasing the depth until the stream becomes unfordable. " The best bottom is coarse gravel.
Page 172 - The selection of the place of crossing is determined by a reconnaissance, which should be as detailed and extensive as circumstances will permit. FORDS " A river with a moderate current may be forded by infantry when its depth does not exceed three feet, and by cavalry and carriages when its depth is about four feet.
Page 137 - Block, a mechanical contrivance consisting of one or more grooved pulleys mounted in a casing or shell which is furnished with a hook, eye, or strap by which it may be attached to an object, the function of the apparatus being to transmit power or change the direction of motion by means of a rope or chain passing round the movable pulleys. Blocks are single, double, treble, or four-fold, according as the number of sheaves or pulleys is one, two, three, or four. A running block is attached to the...
Page 35 - Abatis, on account of the ease with which it can be constructed, is the obstacle most used. It consists of branches of trees, about 15 feet long, laid on the ground, butts pointing to the rear, all small twigs being cut off, and all large branches pointed and interlaced. The abatis should be 5 feet high. The branches are secured to the ground by forks, wire, or by logs laid over the butts of the branches. The use of wire to hold down the branches is recommended, and when used should be also passed...