Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Volume 33Royal Institution of Naval Architects., 1892 List of members in each volume. |
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Page xviii - It shall be the duty of the Secretary, under the direction of the Council, to conduct the correspondence of the Institution ; to attend all meetings of the Institution, and of the Council, and of Committees ; to take minutes of the proceedings of such meetings ; to read the minutes of the preceding...
Page xxii - Appendix to the person proposed to be expelled, advising him to withdraw from the Institution. If that advice be followed, no entry on the minutes, nor any public discussion on the subject, shall be permitted ; but if that advice be not followed, nor a - satisfactory explanation given, the Council shall call a Special General Meeting of Members...
Page xxi - Also they may remit any arrears which are due from an individual ; or may accept a collection of books, or drawings, or models, or such other contribution as, in their opinion, under the circumstances of the case, may entitle the person to be enrolled as a Life Subscriber, or to enable him to resume his former rank in the Institution which may have been in abeyance from any particular causes.
Page xxii - Members, and they think fit to draw up and sign a proposal requiring such expulsion, the same being delivered to the Secretary, shall be by him laid before the Council for consideration. If the Council, after due inquiry, do not find reason to concur in the proposal, no entry thereof shall be made in any Minutes, nor shall any public discussion thereon be permitted; but if the Council do find good reason for the proposed expulsion, they shall direct the Secretary to address a letter, according to...
Page 63 - ... of weight and space, in a very eminent degree; these advantages will, in some respects, be slightly increased by augmenting the steam pressure to 10 or 12 Ibs.
Page 49 - Section 38 (Pumps, etc.).— 1. In steam vessels the pumping arrangements according to the division of holds, &c., to be as follows : — 2. Holds with double bottoms. — In the double bottom of each compartment of the hold, and of engine and boiler space, a steam pump suction is to be fitted at the middle line, and one on each side to clear the tanks of water when the vessel has a heavy list. Where there is considerable rise of floor towards the ends of the vessels, the middle line suction only...
Page 63 - Ibs. per square inch. We consider steam of this pressure to be well adapted for the exigencies of the service; we believe it is calculated to secure all the important advantages of power...
Page 214 - ... be practically steady while at a slower speed the vibration is excessive. This is dependent upon the extent to which the movements of the reciprocating parts of the engine correspond with the period of vibration of the hull, which may be considered in this investigation as an elastic body. This is illustrated by the well-known fact that when soldiers are crossing a suspension bridge, it is often found necessary to avoid their marching in step. Some years since we had a boat in which severe vibration...
Page xxii - Members and Associates for the purpose of deciding on the question of expulsion ; and if a majority of the persons present at such Special General Meeting, provided the number so present be not less than...
Page xvii - Council to adopt every possible means of advancing the Institution, to provide for properly conducting its business in all cases of emergency, such as the death or resignation of Officers, and to arrange for the publication of the Papers read at the Meetings, or of such documents as may be calculated to advance the objects of the Institution.