Sentence examples for horizontal forces from inspiring English sources

The arch bridge carries loads primarily by compression, which exerts on the foundation both vertical and horizontal forces.

It is buttressed by floating ice shelves that extend far out to sea, but were these to disintegrate, Mercer wrote, then "changing horizontal forces" would cause the ice sheet to lift off its base.

From this he concluded that a projectile which is subject to the vertical force of gravity but negligible horizontal forces—has constant horizontal velocity, with its horizontal displacement proportional to time t.

In contrast, composers, especially the great ones, have shown more interest in the horizontal aspects: the movement of the individual melodic lines and long-range relationships of musical design and texture, the balance between vertical and horizontal forces, existing between these lines.

The sides of a cofferdam must be sturdy and well-braced to withstand the shock of being hit by a heavy dredging bucket; they must also be able to withstand the horizontal forces from the surrounding body of water when the water inside is pumped from the cofferdam.

The cutting force is expressed as normal and horizontal forces.

The horizontal forces were applied at the two floor levels.

For the horizontal forces the results are very accurate.

Braces transmit horizontal forces from floor and ceiling surfaces to the foundation.

Commonly, it is assumed that horizontal forces are applied at the floor levels.

For the purpose of this study, horizontal forces are not considered.