Merchant, F. W. (Francis Walter), 1855-1937, Chant, Clarence Augustus, 1865-1956 · Toronto : Copp Clark · leaf 89
d chisels arealso examples of wedges. The resistance W (Fig. Q6) to be Fig. 96.—The wedere, an application of , j. „•„! i. i„„ j.^ the inclined plane ovcrcome acts at right angles to the slant sides BC, DC, of the w^edge, and when the wedge hasbeen driven in as shown in the figure, tlie work done… … and -p- AC2AE This is the mechanical advantage, which is evidently greaterthe thinner the wedge is. Tliis result is of little practical value, aswe have not taken friction into account,nor the fact that the force F is applied asa blow, not as a steady pressure. Both ofthese factors are of great…
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