Ropes in Equilibrium
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The mechanical equilibrium of a rope wrapped around a solid body or around another rope is investigated, with friction and tension being taken into account. Various examples are treated to illustrate the theory. Its application to knots and hitches is indicated.
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A. S. Ramsey, Statics, Cambridge University Press, London, 1941
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B. F. Bayman, Theory of hitches, Amer. J. Phys., 45 (1977), 185–190
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Copyright © 1987 © Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
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Submitted: 2 October 1985
Accepted: 1 November 1986
Published online: 1 August 2006
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