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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 564
bt parallel, respectively, to B and T,such that p is the diagonal of the parallelogram. Then b and t are thecomponents drawn to the same scale as p, p being the resultant. Thenif the length p represents the load, t is the tension in the tie, and b is thecompression in the brace. Or, more simply, T,… … J t rl T/ //// -^ —\ *- % © Fig. 118. Fig. 120 triangle A — the load, then B = the compression in the brace, and T =the tension in the tie; or if P = the load in pounds, the tension in T *= P X -77» and the compression in B = P X -ry Also, if a = the angle the inclined member makes with the mast,…Mechanical engineering
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