The apprentice, or First book for mechanics, machinists, and engineers (1860)
Byrne, Oliver · New York, P. J. Cozans · leaf 29
t along and up an infinitenumber of steps, resembling- A B,B C, C D, D E, &c. And since fric-tion is neglected, there is no workrequired to move the body in a ho-rizontal direction, all the work is ex-pended in raising the body in the per-pendicular direction : hence the unitsof work required… … EXAMPLES. Question 1. A train of 200 tons ascends an incline whichhas a rise of 5 feet in 1000, with a uniform speed of 30miles an hour, what is the effective power of the engine,the friction being 5i lbs. to the ton ? The pressure of a body on an inclined plane is nearlyequal to its weight, when…
Mechanics, Applied
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