A text book of physics, for the use of students of science and engineering (1918)
Duncan, John, d. 1941, Starling, Sydney George, 1873- · London Macmillan · leaf 132
alled the centre of gravity. In taking moments of the forcesacting on a body, the simplest wayof dealing with the total weight of the body is to imagine it tobe applied as a vertical force concentrated at the centre of gravityof the body. The centre of gravity of a body may be defined asthat point… … Fig. 118.—Centre of gravity. gravity at the middle of its length. 2 tons 3 tons,: _ «- -3- - -» 1-5 tons B -,Q «-- The beam is 16 feet long, and issupported at the end A and at apoint C 4 feet from the end B(Fig. 119). Loads of 2 and 3 tonsweight are applied at 3 feet fromA and at B respectively.…
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