Excerpt from Investigations of Formulas for the Strength of the Iron Parts of Steam Machinery The following investigations formed part of a supplementary course in Applied Mechanics, given by the writer, in 1866-7-8, to the Engineer Class at the U. S. Naval Academy. They are submitted to the profession with the hope that they may prove convenient and of value. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.