Ten timbers bent into arcs by weights and tie-rods

Three timbers fixed in a wall and bent by weights

In the second figure the ends of three timbers are fixed into a wall, and their other ends are bent by weights marked 16, 8, and 4, showing how the fixed beams curve under differing loads.

Timbers drawn together with tie-rods

The third and fourth figures treat the timbers with tie-rods that draw their ends together, combining the elastic bending of the beams with the restraint of the rods.

Tenth figure: weight and pulleys

The tenth figure applies a weight through pulleys, marked 4, to test how the beam responds when the load is redirected mechanically.

Situazione simile a quella del f. 88v. Dieci figure di legni arcuati mediante pesi. Prima figura, con:

Seconda figura. Estremità di tre legni conficcati in un muro, gli altri stremi piegati dai pesi:

Terza figura: estremità accostate con tirante, con:

Quarta: quattro legni trattati con tiranti e pesi:

Quinta, con:

Sesta, con:

Settima, con:

Ottava: arco forzato entro angolo.

Nona: peso che piega due archi insieme.

Decima: peso e carrucole, con:

Situation like that of f. 88v. Ten figures of timbers arched by weights. First figure, with:

Second figure. Ends of three timbers fixed into a wall, their other ends bent by the weights:

Third figure: ends drawn together with a tie-rod, with:

Fourth: four timbers treated with tie-rods and weights:

Fifth, with:

Sixth, with:

Seventh, with:

Eighth: an arch forced within an angle.

Ninth: a weight bending two arches together.

Tenth: weight and pulleys, with:

Ten timbers bent into arcs by weights and tie-rods

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Three timbers fixed in a wall and bent by weights

Timbers drawn together with tie-rods

Tenth figure: weight and pulleys