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TOTAL VELOCITY—FRACTURE AND OVERTURNING.
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we have

(XXXIII.)

11th. In the case of a hollow square prismatic tower, fractured from its horizontal base, by subnormal wave.

As before, , and

(XXXIV.)

12th. In the case of a hollow right cylinder, fractured from its horizontal base, by subnormal wave.

Here

;

therefore

(XXXV.)

Thirdly. Let the structure be fractured, from its horizontal base, and also overturned, whether by a normal or a subnormal wave.

If the structure be observed fractured only, at the base,

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