Author: George I. Alden

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9781330382196

Excerpt from Notes on Rankine's Applied Mechanics The following pages are the result of putting in permanent for some of the matter which it has been found expedient or necessary to give by dictation to students in the Worcester Free Institute, who pursue for the first time, the study of Rankine's Applied Mechanics. The object in their publication is not to furnish a key, or provide a substitute for diligent study and careful thought on the part of the student, but rather to encourage him by giving such suggestions, solutions, and references as experience has shown that the average student requires thus economizing time in the preparation of the lesson, and also giving the instructor opportunity to devote the time spent in the class room to recitations, and to the application of the principles and formulæ of the lesson, to practical problems. To what may be strictly called notes on the "Applied Mechanics," I have added a brief explanation and illustration of the method of producing the reciprocal diagram of stresses substantially taken from "Economics of Construction," by R. E. Bow, C. E. Also a separate treatise on strength of beams and an investigation of a particular problem relating to seven bar parallel mot;ions, known as "Peaucillier's Parallel Motion." This work has been prepared from materials drawn from various sources, especially from notes given by Prof Eustis of The Lawrence Scientific School, to the class of '68. I have also received assistance from George H White B S, a graduate of the Free Institute, and have inserted on several articles of the Applied Mechanics, notes which are entirely his own work. I have endeavored to make proper reference to works from which quotations or extracts have been taken. The blank pages at the end are intended to receive such supplementary notes as the instructor may find adapted to the needs and capacity of his class. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.