Elementary Introduction to Practical Mechanics: Illustrated by Numerous ExamplesLongmans, 1870 - 324 pages |
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Page 47
... reaction of the fixed point transmitted through the string , the muscular power of a man , and the elastic power of a spring , very different in many respects , but agreeing in their common capacity to support a given weight . They may ...
... reaction of the fixed point transmitted through the string , the muscular power of a man , and the elastic power of a spring , very different in many respects , but agreeing in their common capacity to support a given weight . They may ...
Page 51
... Reaction of the fixed surface , and the latter the Thrust along AB . A Thrust and a Reaction compress or tend to compress the body on which they act . If , on the contrary , the body ( AB ) had been acted on by two equal opposite forces ...
... Reaction of the fixed surface , and the latter the Thrust along AB . A Thrust and a Reaction compress or tend to compress the body on which they act . If , on the contrary , the body ( AB ) had been acted on by two equal opposite forces ...
Page 60
... reaction of the ground to which it is equal and opposite ) are at once found . 37. Reaction of Smooth Surfaces . We have already seen ( Art . 28 ) that if a body is urged against a surface and thereby kept at rest , the surface reacts ...
... reaction of the ground to which it is equal and opposite ) are at once found . 37. Reaction of Smooth Surfaces . We have already seen ( Art . 28 ) that if a body is urged against a surface and thereby kept at rest , the surface reacts ...
Page 61
... reaction can be supplied , but , as before stated , only in the direction of the perpendicular , if the surfaces are perfectly smooth . Ex . 200. - A body whose weight is w rests on a smooth plane AB inclined at a given angle BAO to the ...
... reaction can be supplied , but , as before stated , only in the direction of the perpendicular , if the surfaces are perfectly smooth . Ex . 200. - A body whose weight is w rests on a smooth plane AB inclined at a given angle BAO to the ...
Page 64
... reaction of the fixed point and by two other forces : as most machines are used for the purpose of moving bodies , one of these forces is to be overcome , or opposes motion , and this is called the weight , the other force which ...
... reaction of the fixed point and by two other forces : as most machines are used for the purpose of moving bodies , one of these forces is to be overcome , or opposes motion , and this is called the weight , the other force which ...
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ABCD angle of resistance angular angular velocity axis axle beam body brickwork cast iron centre of gravity circle circumference coefficient of friction Crown 8vo cubic foot curve cylinder described determine the number diameter direction distance draw Edition engine epicycloid equal equation equilibrium expended extrados forces acting formula friction frustum given hence horizontal horse-power inclined inclined plane last Example length limiting angle magnitude mass middle point minute modulus moment of inertia motion moving number of units oscillation P₁ parallel forces passing perpendicular plane pressure principle principle of moments Prop pulley R₁ radius raised reaction represent respectively rest resultant right angles rope round screw sliding space square inch steam suppose surface teeth thick thread tion triangle vertical vols wall weight wheel Woodcuts wrought iron
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