The mechanical engineer's pocket-book. A reference-book of rules, tables, data, and formulæ, for the use of engineers, mechanics, and students (1910)
Kent, William, 1851-1918 · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 561
ction, in a directionat right angles to the direction of the resistance, the other end of one ofthe struts resting against a fixed abutment, and that of the other againstthe body to be moved. If a=the angle each strut makes with the straightline joining the points about which their outer ends… … Fig. 109. The toggle-joint is used where great resistances are to be overcomethrough very small distances, as in stone-crushers (Fig. 108). The Inclined Plane, as a mechanical element, is supposed perfectlyhard and smooth, unless friction be considered. It assists in sustaininga heavy body by its…
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