Excerpt from Problems in Machine Design In fig. 6 the triangle C A E is again drawn, and forces, as shown, placed at the angles. G is the central area, and it will be noticed that it is necessary to pass the line of action of a force, or to pass over a side of the triangle, to proceed from one area to another. Now, to draw the diagram of stresses, we take 11 m equal to F1, and draw m g, g 11 parallel to A E, E C, which must now be spoken of as the members M G, G H. It is clear that the stress in M G is compressive. 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.