Merchant, F. W. (Francis Walter), 1855-1937, Chant, Clarence Augustus, 1865-1956 · Toronto : Copp Clark · leaf 89
and chisels arealso examples of wedges. The resistance W (Fig. 96) to be Fig. 96.—The wedg-e, an application of , l • \ i. i j-„ tiie inaiiried plane ovcrcome acts at right angles to the slant sides BG, DC, of the wedge, and when the wedge hasbeen driven in as shown in the figure, the work done… … and -p- 2AE This is the mechanical advantage, which is evidently greaterthe thinner the wedge is. This result is of little practical value, aswe have not taken friction into account,nor the fact that the force F is applied asa blow, not as a steady pressure. Both ofthese factors are of great…
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