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Page 41
... reference to the tangent plane , have of course different signs . The outer portion of the surface of an anchor - ring is synclastic , the inner anticlastic . 121. Meunier's Theorem . - The curvature of an oblique section of a surface ...
... reference to the tangent plane , have of course different signs . The outer portion of the surface of an anchor - ring is synclastic , the inner anticlastic . 121. Meunier's Theorem . - The curvature of an oblique section of a surface ...
Page 47
... reference to the analysis of the most general character of a strain . First let us suppose there to be no alteration of volume on the whole , and neither elongation nor contraction along the mean principal axis . Z Let OX and OZ be the ...
... reference to the analysis of the most general character of a strain . First let us suppose there to be no alteration of volume on the whole , and neither elongation nor contraction along the mean principal axis . Z Let OX and OZ be the ...
Page 52
... references have been made in preceding sections to the number of independent variables in a displacement , or to the degrees of freedom or constraint under which the displacement takes place . It may be well , therefore , to take a ...
... references have been made in preceding sections to the number of independent variables in a displacement , or to the degrees of freedom or constraint under which the displacement takes place . It may be well , therefore , to take a ...
Page 62
... reference to mass and space , but a double reference to time ; and this is a point that must be particularly attended to . 190. The unit of mass may be the British imperial pound , or better , the gramme ; the unit of space the ...
... reference to mass and space , but a double reference to time ; and this is a point that must be particularly attended to . 190. The unit of mass may be the British imperial pound , or better , the gramme ; the unit of space the ...
Page 66
... reference to rotation round the axis . And its moment round the axis may be defined as its moment round the nearest point of the axis , which is equivalent to the preceding definition .. It is clear that the moment of a force round any ...
... reference to rotation round the axis . And its moment round the axis may be defined as its moment round the nearest point of the axis , which is equivalent to the preceding definition .. It is clear that the moment of a force round any ...
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acceleration action amount angular velocity anticlastic attraction axis called centimetre centre of gravity centre of inertia circle circular co-ordinates component configuration consider constant corresponding cosine couple curvature curve cylinder denote density described diagram displacement distance ellipse ellipsoid elongation equal equations equilibrium external point finite fixed point flexure fluid forces acting formulae friction geometrical given force Hence hodograph horizontal inclined infinitely small instant inversely kinetic energy length magnitude mass matter measured moment of inertia momentum moving normal section P₁ parallel parallelogram particle path pendulum perpendicular plane perpendicular portion position pressure principal axes principle produce projection proportional quantity radius radius of gyration reckoned rectangular relative right angles rigid body rotation round shear shell sides simple harmonic motion solid angle space spherical surface spiral square straight line strain stress suppose tangent theorem tion torsion uniform unit vertical vibrations weight whole wire