Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies (1881)
Association of Engineering Societies (U.S.) · New York, [etc.] Board of Managers · leaf 439
ulation of Strength of Cables. We will first consider the equilibrium of one perfectly flexible chain supported at two points. We will suppose the weight per unit of length is p and consider this unit infinitely small and call the horizontal projection of this unit of the chain y ( fig. 2. ) The… … Suppose we now cut the chain at the points P and S, and consider the portions left and right from ? and S removed, then to maintain the equilibrium of the part P S, forces must be ap- plied at the points P and S and the direction of these forces must be in the direction of the chain ' at these…
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