EIFFEL TOWER
SIGNS OF GENERAL STRAIN
(Eeceived 17th March, 2 p.m.)
PAEIS, 16th March. It is reported that engineers are considerably exercised as to the condition of the Eiffel Tower, in which, owing to wind stresses -ud expansion and contraction by heat or cold, 18,000 bolts snap yearly, keeping repairers constantly employed. Engineers detect signs of a general strain. Some recommend a thin protective coating of cement.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 64, 17 March 1927, Page 10
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67EIFFEL TOWER Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 64, 17 March 1927, Page 10
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