Cable-making for Suspension Bridges: With Special Reference to the Cables of the East River Bridge |
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... friction in taking the cable over . Before going into details , I will premise by a description , in general outlines , of how the cables are made , using therein the dimensions and names of the East River Bridge . This will facilitate ...
... friction in taking the cable over . Before going into details , I will premise by a description , in general outlines , of how the cables are made , using therein the dimensions and names of the East River Bridge . This will facilitate ...
Page 26
... friction exists at points g ; hence the three parts hang in perfect equilibrium , and the tension in the wire on both sides of g is the same . and Now the supports g are raised to g1 the points m moved horizontally to n , which causes ...
... friction exists at points g ; hence the three parts hang in perfect equilibrium , and the tension in the wire on both sides of g is the same . and Now the supports g are raised to g1 the points m moved horizontally to n , which causes ...
Page 57
... friction of rollers counteracts this mo- tion . ure . All formulas on rolling friction , ast given in books , are based upon the sup- position that it stands in direct propor tion to radius of rollers and to the press- But this does not ...
... friction of rollers counteracts this mo- tion . ure . All formulas on rolling friction , ast given in books , are based upon the sup- position that it stands in direct propor tion to radius of rollers and to the press- But this does not ...
Page 58
... friction of draw- bridges , ( see transactions of the Ameri- can Society of Civil Engineers , August , 1874 ) . He experimented with eleven different drawbridges , with each from 25 to 70 times , and found as average from six bridges ...
... friction of draw- bridges , ( see transactions of the Ameri- can Society of Civil Engineers , August , 1874 ) . He experimented with eleven different drawbridges , with each from 25 to 70 times , and found as average from six bridges ...
Page 72
... friction of rollers , the horizontal tensions of river and land cables are alike . To determine the latter , a calculation simi- lar to the one for middle cable , must be made ; but it will be sufficient to consider the load supported ...
... friction of rollers , the horizontal tensions of river and land cables are alike . To determine the latter , a calculation simi- lar to the one for middle cable , must be made ; but it will be sufficient to consider the load supported ...
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