Renowned structural engineer Dr. Vannevar Morgan seeks to link Earth to the stars-through the construction of a space elevator connecting to an orbiting satellite 22,300 miles from the planet's surface. The elevator would lift interstellar spaceships into orbit without the need of rockets to blast through the Earth's atmosphere-making space travel easier and more cost-effective. Unfortunately, the only appropriate surface base for the elevator is...

Of the forces in a four-stroke diesel engine with in-line cylinders. Mean tangential force. Summary of the forces acting in a two-stroke diesel engine. Summary of the forces acting in a V-diesel engine. Diesel engine torque. Balancing of torque oscillation and selection of flywheel. Applied masses and moments of inertia of rotating components. Starting up a diesel engine. Balancing engine vibration -- Ch. 3. Design and Structural Analysis of Diesel...