PROBLEMS IN MECHANICS Based on the original collection of I. V. Mestchersky BY G. B. KARELITZ Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Colambia Unitersity J. ORMONDROYD Professor of Engineering Meckanies, Unitersily of Michigan J. M. GARRELTS Associate Professo- of GieilEnginzering, Columbia Unicersity New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANYBH LIBRARY at Covent, 1099, Br THE MACMILLAN COMPANY All nghts reborved—sno part of tha book may Ie reprosicd ih any form mthout persion 1 wnting from the pobiaber exept Bye re ‘ewer who wites to quote tel pasngee ‘romeeton wath a rove wren for ineluin tm magune or eapepetFOREWORD A marked increase of interest in mechanics as applied to engineering is noticeable in technical circles as well as in the engineering colleges. A number of schools have introduced recently more extensive courses in theoretical mechanics. There is a distinct trend toward a more mature and comprehensive presentation of this important subject. ‘The course in mechanics usually offers the student the first opportunity to apply his basic training in mathematics and physics to problems of a practical character. The exposition of the principles and theorems of mechanics is of little practical value to the student unless he is constantly exercised in their application to actual problems. Only by this means can mechanics become a working tool for the future engineer. ‘This volume contains a collection of problems covering statics, Kinematics and dynamics, arranged in a systematic way. The problems are preceded by a brief concise outline of the theorems which are used in their solution. The outline is not intended to take the place of an extended exposition of the subject, but is merely offered for convenient reference. The first part of the collection covers problems in plane and space statics. The section on plane statics includes a number of problems on trusses and cables; problems on friction are segre- gated in a separate group, since this subject seems to present special difficulty to students. Problems on the first and second moments of areas are included in the section on centers of gravity. The second part of the collection covers the kinematics of a point and the kinematics of a rigid body, in rotation about a fixed axis and motion parallel to a fixed plane. These are followed by problems in relative motion of a point and in composition of rota- tions of a rigid body. The first sections of the third part of the problems cover the application of the differential equations of Newton to the motion of particles and to rotation and plane motion of rigid bodies. The following sections contain problems involving the application v