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VARIOUS FORMS OF BUILDING.
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3rd. In the case of a right circular solid cylinder, fractured from its horizontal base.
Here , the diameter of the cylinder,
; |
therefore
(XXV.) |
4th. In the case of a hollow parallelopiped, fractured from its horizontal base.
Assuming the thickness of the walls small, as before, and being that side of the parallelopiped, which is the axis of inceptive rotation,
; |
therefore
(XXVI.) |
5th. In the case of a hollow square prismatic tower, fractured from its base.
Then, , and (Eq. XXVI.) becomes
(XXVII.) |
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