Elementary treatise on physics experimental and applied for the use of colleges and schools (1890)
Ganot, A. (Adolphe), 1804-1887, Atkinson, E. (Edmund) · New York : W. Wood · leaf 46
esultant ofthe reaction of the fibres tending to force thewedge out ; the force which must be applied tohold this wedge in equilibrium must therefore beequal to eh. Now efh is similar to the triangleacb, therefore ab: ac^eh: ef; but these lines re-present the pressure applied at the back of… … Fig. 25- -45] TJie Screw. 29 the wedge bears to one of the sides. The relation between power and re-sistance is more favourable the sharper the edge, that is, the smaller theangle which the sides make with each other. The action of all sharp cutting instruments, such as chisels, knives,scissors,…
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