From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Shearing test report on a model frame, measuring deflection under load with different tubular members.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\8\ Scan062 | |
Date | 31th May 1928 guessed | |
MODEL FRAME TESTS. Shearing test. Frame vertical. One channel fixed to angle plate, the load being applied to the other, at its lowest extremity. | Load lbs. | X member & front tubular member. | | X replaced by two extra tubular members. | | |---|---|---|---|---| | | Deflec: at D, ins. | Deflec: at E, ins. | Deflect: at D, ins. | Deflect: at E, ins. | | 100 | .006 | .004 | .045 | .047 | | 200 | .011 | .011 | .095 | .096 | | 300 | .020 | .018 | .147 | .144 | | 400 | .027 | .027 | .201 | .197 | | 500 | .034 | .033 | .255 | .250 | DIAGRAM LABELS: EXTRA TUBULAR MEMBERS E D .800" LOAD | ||