Mechanics of engineering (solids) : comprising statics and kinetics of solids, and the mechanics of the materials of construction, or strength and elasticity of beams, columns, shafts, arches, etc. : for use in technical schools (1911)
Church, Irving P. (Irving Porter), 1851-1931 · New York : Wiley ; London : Chapman & Hall · leaf 80
toward theearth, the velocity with which it would strike the surfacewould be less than seven miles per second through whateverdistance it may have fallen. If a body were allowed to fall through a straight opening inthe earth passing through the centre, the motion would be har-monic, since the… … FiQ. 67. Fig. 67.—A piston works without „ „ i _ rtA+G?! friction in a vertical cylinder. LetS = total steam-pressure on theunderside of the piston; the weightG, of the mass G ~ g (which in-cludes the piston itself) and anatmospheric pressure = A, con-stitute a constant back-pressure.Through the…
Mechanics, Applied · Strength of materials
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