Elements of mechanics: for the use of colleges, academies, and high schools (1859)
Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, A. S. Barnes & Burr · leaf 144
element of the box.If, now, a power be applied to turn the. axle in the directionindicated by the arrow-head, the axle will roll up the insideof the box until the resultant of all the forces acting uponit becomes normal to the surface of the axle at some pointof the element through JV. This normal… … 142 MECHANICS. axle to produce rotation. If the axle be rolled further upthe side of the box, it will slide back to iV; if it be moveddown the box, it will roll back to iV^ under the action of theforce. In this position of the axle, it is in the condition ofa body resting upon an inclined plane,…
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