. Bulletins of American paleontology. ^ a 2 _ + % u y. Text-figure IS. The principle of the catenary. A chain or cable has great capacity to span long distances because it assumes the form of stress equilibrium plus placing a considerable reaction moment between the realized line of inward thrust at the points of attachment and the mass itself. A catenary arch is equal in compression to stress distribution to a cable under tension. The vertical load is distributed equally along the extent of mass. An unloaded arch with a uniform radius diverges in form from the catenary and is not in static eq
. Bulletins of American paleontology. ^ a 2 _ + % u y. Text-figure IS. The principle of the catenary. A chain or cable has great capacity to span long distances because it assumes the form of stress equilibrium plus placing a considerable reaction moment between the realized line of inward thrust at the points of attachment and the mass itself. A catenary arch is equal in compression to stress distribution to a cable under tension. The vertical load is distributed equally along the extent of mass. An unloaded arch with a uniform radius diverges in form from the catenary and is not in static equilibrium unless the wall thickness and strength is sufficient to pro- vide sufficient reaction moment. .J. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Paleontological Research Institution (Ithaca, N. Y. ); Columbia University. Ithaca, N. Y. , Paleontological Research Institution [etc. ]
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