An elementary treatise on mechanics, embracing the theory of statics and dynamics, and its applications to solids and fluids (1868)
Smith, Augustus W. (Augustus William), 1802-1866 · New York : Harper · leaf 110
when two forces are applied tangentially to the circum-ference of the axle and of the wheel. Let ADE be a section of thewheel perpendicular to the axis,and BCA a horizontal linethrough the center of the axis,terminated at A by the circum-ference of the wheel, and at Bby the circumference of… … WHEEL ArfD AX I.E. 81 {Art. 57), and supposed to act at B. Then, since the sum ofthe moments must be zero for equilibrium, P.AC-W.BC=0. W_AC__radius of wheelP BC radius of axle or, the Power : Weight—radius of axle : radius of wheel. 139. Cor. 1. The same relation will exist in all positions otthe…
Mechanics, Analytic
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