Barnetts Manual 5th Ed 14
Barnetts Manual 5th Ed 14
Barnetts Manual 5th Ed 14
INTRODUCTION
CONVENTIONS OF THIS 12.4b. The figure numbers appear at the beginning of the
caption that appears underneath the figure.
BOOK
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
ORDER OF PROCEDURAL STEPS The following table shows the abbreviations and
symbols that are used throughout this book.
AND EXPLANATORY TEXT Symbol Meaning
In the procedural sections of each chapter, there in-lbs inch-pounds
are numbered procedural steps. Any explanatory text ft-lbs foot-pounds
regarding a numbered step will precede the numbered
Nm Newton meters
step. When constraints of layout make this impractical,
the explanatory text will include a reference by a figure kgf kilograms of force
number and a page number (if the figure is not on the " inch
same page as the procedural step). Illustrations that reflect mm millimeters
what the explanatory text covers follow the explanatory tpi threads per inch
text. Illustrations that reflect what is going on in a num- O.D. outside diameter
bered procedural step precede the numbered step or are I.D. inside diameter
referenced by a figure number and a page number (if the
ft front
figure is not on the same page as the procedural step).
rr rear
< less than
REFERENCES TO STEP NUMBERS > more than
Frequently, a procedural step or explanatory text will ≤ less than or equal to
refer to a step number. When there is no reference to a
≥ more than or equal to
section name or a page number included with the step
– minus, subtract, negative
number, the step that is being referred to is always part
of the number sequence that contains the paragraph or + plus, positive
procedural step with the step reference. ± plus or minus
÷ divide by
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