TABLE OF CONTENTS | A | area of cross-section, m 2 | |
| a,b | coefficients | |
| b | width of bar or beam, m | |
| c | distance from neutral axis to extreme fibre, m velocity of propagation of plane wave along a thin bar, m/s | |
| C L | velocity of propagation of plane longitudinal waves in an infinite plate, m/s | |
| C T | velocity of propagation of plane transverse waves in an infinite plate, m/s | |
| d | diameter of bar, m | |
| E | modulus of elasticity, GPa | |
| F | force or load, kN force acting on piston due to steam or gas pressure corrected for inertia effects of the piston and other reciprocating parts, kN | |
| F ? | centrifugal force per unit volume, kN/m 3 | |
| F c | the component of F acting along the axis of connecting rod, kN | |
| F d | dynamic load, kN | |
| F g | gas load, kN | |
| F i | inertia force, kN | |
| F ic | inertia force due to connecting rod, kN | |
| F ir | inertia force due to reciprocating parts of piston, kN | |
| F s | static load, kN | |
| g | acceleration due to gravity, 9.8066 m/s 2 | |
| h | depth of bar or beam, m height of fall of weight, m | |
| J | polar moment of inertia, m 4 (cm 4) | |
| k | radius of gyration, m | |
| k p | radius of gyration, polar, m | |
| K | kinetic energy, N m | |
| l | length, m | |
| m | mass, kg moving mass,... |
