Andrews, Ernest John, 1863-, Howland, Howard Newell, 1865- joint author · New York, London, The Macmillan company · leaf 100
wheel and axle, and consists of aspool or axle set on end. It is usedfor hoisting anchors of ships and for moving heavy weights. It is usually worked by bars or handspikes. In giving the dimensions of a capstan the di-ameter of the drum and the length of the handspikes are usually given, and the… … 86 MECHANICS OF SOLIDS [§§ 148-152 course the force is the sum of all the forces applied tothe bars. 149. The Pulley. — A pulley is a wheel with a groovedcircumference, over which runs a cord. Pulleys, or sheaves,as they are often called, are usually fixed in a frame orblock by which they are…
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