Martin, Louis Adolphe, 1880- · New York, J.Wiley & Sons, Inc.: [etc. etc.] · leaf 86
frameare to be found. A knowledge of these forces is necessaryin designing the various members of the frame. In a problem such as this the members cannot beassumed to be in simple tension or compression, as wasthe case in the ideal jointed frame. The jib EC, for in-stance, is subject to forces (its… … 70 APPLIED STATICS is in simple tension. It alone acts upon the pins at itsends in the direction of its length. Even this last state-ment is true only under the assumption that the weightof the tie-rod is neglected; this may be done because itsweight is small in comparison to the force it…
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