EIFFEL TOWER.
SIGNS OF GENERAL STRAIN. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N -Z. Cable Association. PARIS, March 16. It is reported that engineers are being considerably exercised by the condition of the Eiffel Tower, in which, owing to wind stresses and expansion and contraction through heat or cold, 18,000 bolts snap yeariy, keeping the repairers. constantly employed. Engineers detect signs of a general strain. Some recommend a thin protective coating of cement.-
Some recommend a thin protective coating of cement.-
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 18 March 1927, Page 9
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81EIFFEL TOWER. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 18 March 1927, Page 9
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