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  2. I-beam - Wikipedia

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    In Canada, steel I-beams are now commonly specified using the depth and weight of the beam in metric terms. For example, a "W250x33" beam is approximately 250 millimetres (9.8 in) in depth (height of the I-beam from the outer face of one flange to the outer face of the other flange) and weighs approximately 33 kg/m (22 lb/ft; 67 lb/yd). [ 8 ]

  3. Rail profile - Wikipedia

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    Weight mark "155 PS" on a jointed segment of 155 lb/yd (76.9 kg/m) "Pennsylvania Special" rail, the heaviest grade of rail ever mass-produced Cross-section drawing showing measurements in Imperial units for 100 lb/yd (49.6 kg/m) rail used in the United States, c. 1890s New York Central System Dudley 127 lb/yd (63.0 kg/m) rail cross section

  4. Steelyard balance - Wikipedia

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    The steelyard comprises a balance beam which is suspended from a lever/pivot or fulcrum which is very close to one end of the beam. The two parts of the beam which flank the pivot are the arms. The arm from which the object to be weighed (the load) is hung is short and is located close to the pivot point.

  5. Triple beam balance - Wikipedia

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    The difference in size of the beams indicates the difference in weights and reading scale that each beam measures. Typically, the reading scale of the middle beam reads in 100 gram increments, the far beam in 10 gram increments, and the front beam can read from 0 to 10 grams. [2] The triple beam balance can be used to measure mass directly from ...

  6. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    2. A Pedestal Wedge, which see, is a tapering liner for the jaws of a pedestal to adjust the position of the driving box and take up wear. Wedge bolt A bolt passing through the pedestal cap of a driving or trailing wheel for adjusting the pedestal wedge. Weigh shaft (British) See Reverse Shaft. Weigh shaft balance weight (British)

  7. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    A transverse floating beam member of truck suspension system supporting the weight of vehicle body [47] Blue Devil A Canadian National locomotive painted in a blue-and-white livery Booster A cabless B unit or slug. Although a slug and a B unit differ in terms of an engine, both serve the purpose of adding more tractive effort. [48] [49] Boxcar

  8. Mill scale - Wikipedia

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    Mill scale, often shortened to just scale, is the flaky surface of hot rolled steel, consisting of the mixed iron oxides iron(II) oxide (FeO, wüstite), iron(III) oxide (Fe 2 O 3, hematite), and iron(II,III) oxide (Fe 3 O 4, magnetite).

  9. Roberval balance - Wikipedia

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    A Roberval balance made by W & T Avery Ltd. in England Detail: the bottom horizontal beam is hidden under the protective cover A Roberval balance shown responding to two masses of equal weight. The Roberval balance is a weighing scale presented to the French Academy of Sciences by the French mathematician Gilles Personne de Roberval in 1669.