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THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF HEADS

A) HEMISPHERICAL
B) TORRI SPHERICAL
C) ELLIPSOIDAL
1) TO FIND THICKNEES OF ALL HEAD PORTION IN THE KNUCLE AREA USE THE RESPECTIVE HEAD
FORMULA Ug 32)
2) THE CROWN PORTION = 80% DIA OF SHELL WHETHER IN ELLIPSOIDAL OR TORRISPHERICAL
HEAD
3) CROWN RADIUS IN TORRISPHERICAL HEAD = DIA OF THE SHELL
CROWN RADISUS FOR ELLIPSOIDAL HEAD = 0.9 X DIA OF THE SHELL
4) TO FIND CROWN PORTION THICKNESS IN BOTH ELLIPSOIDAL & TORRISPHERICAL HEAD, USE
THE HEMISPHERICAL HEAD FORMULA
BUT FOR THE L VALUE USE THE DIA FOR TORRISPHERICAL HEAD
&
0.9 X DIA FOR ELLIPSOIDAL HEAD

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