Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 171
e represented graphically,that is by a drawing. Thus, as already explained, the straight line(Fig. 1) represents the line of action of the force exerted upon thebody; an arrowhead placed on the line pointing toward the rightgives the sense of the force; and a definite length marked off on theline… … o K ^- a A h 1-1 ■
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