MATERIALS USED IN ENGINEERING.--Classification, Origin, and Preparation
(where not given in course of Technical Chemistry), Uses, Cost.
_Strength and Elasticity_.--Theory (with experimental illustrations),
reviewed, and tensile, transverse and torsional resistance determined.
_Forms_ of greatest strength determined. _Testing_ materials.
_Applications_.--Foundations, Framing in wood and metal.
FRICTION.--Discussion from Rational Mechanics, reviewed and extended.
_Lubricants_ treated with materials above.