Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 456
ill intersect the forces A and B inthe points d and g. Then dg will be one of the lines of the requiredequilibrium polygon. By drawing lines from q and p parallel to ydand zg, we find their intersection o, which is the pole of the requiredforce diagram. There are two checks on this result: (1) the… … Fig. 217. Equilibrium Polygon through Three Chosen Points. drawing. If he is actually horizontal, the line dg will also be a hori-zontal line passing through v. When he is not horizontal, but is sonearly so that it will not intersect yz at a convenient point, the linedg may be determined as is…
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