A Text-book of Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Volume 2C. Griffin & Company, 1903 - Mechanics, Applied |
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acceleration angle angular velocity axis beam bending bending moment body bucket centre centrifugal centrifugal force chain CHARLES GRIFFIN compression crane curve cwts cylinder diameter distance draw elasticity engine equal equation Exam EXETER STREET factor of safety feet long feet per second flange flow flywheel foot forces acting formula Frame Diagram friction girder governor Handsome Cloth horizontal hydraulic Hydraulic Machinery Illustrations inertia Inst joint kinetic energy Lecture length line of action load machine maximum modulus moment of inertia motion P₁ parallel Pelton wheel pipe piston plane plate pressure pulley pump radius radius of gyration reaction resistance revolutions per minute rotation shaft shearing force shearing stress Sketch span speed square inch steam Stress Diagram supported surface tensile stress tension tons turbine uniform valve velocity vertical W₁ weight wheel
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