The apprentice, or First book for mechanics, machinists, and engineers (1860)
Byrne, Oliver · New York, P. J. Cozans · leaf 130
ory of machines. Ques. 36. The co-efficient of friction, / = .683, what isthe limiting angle of resistance ? From a table of natural tangents it will be found, that the angle34°..20 has a natural tangent nearly equal .683 ; hence, the limit-ing angle of resistance := 34°..20^ Ques, 37. Equilibrium… … take place in the direction of the pressure P, the resultantof the two pressures P and Q must fall on tlie left side ofthe centre 0 of the axis, and by the last problem, this re- 126 PRACTICAL MECHANICS. sultant C T, must be inclined to 0 T at the limiting angleof resistance. Taking T, therefore,…
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