INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN EOKGINGS. 232 Tube 11363 B,. Bkeech Slice. (f" discard.) State of internal strains and stresses at different phases of the slice־ slice intact. Interior diameter of slice, !".73; exterior diameter of slice, 10".47. 3 4 Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. 1 Inches. 4.89305 5.65465 9.64695 10.32205 Inch. Inch. . 00585 .00235 Pounds. Pounds. 35,900 12,500 2 3 .00435 .0024 13,500 7,000 4 Rings 1 and 1 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Interior diameter of slice, 5". 50; exterior diameter of slice, 9". 80. Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. 1 detached Inches. 4.8989 5.65375 9.6465 10.31965 Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. 2 , . 00325 17,200 3 .0039 12,100 4 detached RINGS ALL DETACHED. 2 detached 5.6570 9.6426 3 detached