Haswell, Charles Haynes, 1809- [from old catalog] · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 327
lls. To Compute the Conditions of Equilibrium, of Emhanlz-ments or ^Walls sustaining Water. When both Faces are Vertical—Fig. 7. Assume the Perpendicular embankment or wall, A BC D, to sustain the pressure of the water, BCe/. Let Hbea vertical line passing through 0, the centreof gravity of the… … MECHANICS. 323 of the wall, and therefore D i = % D C. Now IDi is to be consideredas a bent lever, the fulcrum of which is D, the weight of the wall actingin the direction of the centre of gravit}^ o, on the arm D i, and the press-ure of the water on the arm D I, or a force equal to that pressure…
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