Excerpt from A Text-Book of Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 5: Specially Arranged for the Use of Engineers Qualifying for the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Diplomas and Degrees of Technical Colleges and Universities; Theory of Machines and Practical Mechanisms Theory of Machines, as well as that of several other Engineering Courses. I could not very well adhere to the precise order Of the London University Syllabus, since I tried to put the different sections in what appeared to me to be a somewhat more natural sequence for teaching purposes. This order will at once be gathered from an examination of the Contents as printed on pages ix to xvi. 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.