Elements of mechanics: treated by means of the differential and integral calculus (1887)
Peck, William G[uy], 1820-1892. [from old catalog] · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 90
hich sustains a load, is sup-ported upon a pivot at A, andby a cord BE, the point Ebeing vertically over A. Re-quired the tension of the cordBE, and the vertical pressureon the pivot A. SOLUTION. Denote the weight of the beam, together with its load,by W, and suppose its point of application to be… … Wp = tp\ = W^ Or, denoting the angles EDA by a, and the distance ABby b, we shall have, P W, 6sina To find the vertical pressure on the pivot A, resolve theforce t into two components, respectively parallel and per 86 MECHANICS. pendicular to AB. We shall have for the latter componentdenoted by t\…
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