Mechanics of engineering. Comprising statics and dynamics of solids: and the mechanics of the materials of constructions, or strength and elasticity of beams, columns, arches, shafts, etc (1888)
Church, Irving P[orter], 1851- [from old catalog] · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 206
cribe the same space s, if P is > Q, ^ien Psh > Qs, i.e.,the work done by P is > than that expended upon Q. Thisis because some of the work Ps has been expended in bendingthe stiff rope or cable, and in overcoming friction between thestrands, both where the rope passes upon and where it… … Fig. 191. it at E\ but with a wire rope or cable some of this energy isrestored by the elasticity of the material. The energy spentin friction or rubbing of strands, however, is lost in both cases.The figure shows geometrically why P must be > Q for auniform motion, for the lever-arm, a, of P is…
Mechanics, Applied · Engineering · Strength of materials
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