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X.] {| Vertical or Crushing Experiments on British Oak, with 4 square inches of base. of the specimen. of the pieces. gravity. with square inch. —Nos. 97 to 107 (inclusive) were cut from one piece of Timber, Nos. 108 to no were cut from another, and No. in from a third piece.
 * Number
 * Number
 * colspan=5|Dimensions
 * Specific
 * Crushed
 * Do. on the
 * colspan=5|Inches.
 * Tons.
 * Tons.
 * 97
 * 2
 * 2
 * 1
 * 740
 * 13.500
 * 3.375
 * 98
 * 2
 * 13.625
 * 3.406
 * 99
 * 3
 * 13.875
 * 3.469
 * 100
 * 4
 * 14.000
 * 3.500
 * 101
 * 5
 * 15.750
 * 3.937
 * 102
 * 6
 * 14.875
 * 3.719
 * 103
 * 7
 * 15.750
 * 3.687
 * 104
 * 8
 * 14.500
 * 3.625
 * 105
 * 9
 * 15.000
 * 3.750
 * 106
 * 10
 * slipped
 * 107
 * 11
 * 14.750
 * 3.687
 * 108
 * 12
 * 720
 * 13.750
 * 3.437
 * 109
 * 18
 * 11.000
 * 2.750
 * 110
 * 24
 * 10.500
 * 2.625
 * 111
 * 30
 * 734
 * 9.750
 * 2.437
 * }
 * 7
 * 15.750
 * 3.687
 * 104
 * 8
 * 14.500
 * 3.625
 * 105
 * 9
 * 15.000
 * 3.750
 * 106
 * 10
 * slipped
 * 107
 * 11
 * 14.750
 * 3.687
 * 108
 * 12
 * 720
 * 13.750
 * 3.437
 * 109
 * 18
 * 11.000
 * 2.750
 * 110
 * 24
 * 10.500
 * 2.625
 * 111
 * 30
 * 734
 * 9.750
 * 2.437
 * }
 * 107
 * 11
 * 14.750
 * 3.687
 * 108
 * 12
 * 720
 * 13.750
 * 3.437
 * 109
 * 18
 * 11.000
 * 2.750
 * 110
 * 24
 * 10.500
 * 2.625
 * 111
 * 30
 * 734
 * 9.750
 * 2.437
 * }
 * 18
 * 11.000
 * 2.750
 * 110
 * 24
 * 10.500
 * 2.625
 * 111
 * 30
 * 734
 * 9.750
 * 2.437
 * }
 * 24
 * 10.500
 * 2.625
 * 111
 * 30
 * 734
 * 9.750
 * 2.437
 * }
 * 30
 * 734
 * 9.750
 * 2.437
 * }
 * 2.437
 * }

—Nos. 112 to 120 (inclusive) were cut from a piece of Oak timber that had been four years in store—it was not even then well seasoned; Nos. 121 and 122 were of better seasoned timber.