 Friction is that force which acts between two bodies at their surface of contact so as to resist their sliding on each other, and which depends on the force with which the bodies are pressed together.  A Manual of Civil Engineering - Page 171by William John Macquorn Rankine - 1883 - 808 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Franklin D. Jones - Machinery - 1928 - 1254 pages
...resistance to motion which takes place when one body is moved upon another and is generally defined as " that force which acts between two bodies at their...contact, so as to resist their sliding on each other." The force of friction, F, bears (according to the conditions under which sliding occurs) a certain... | |
 | K. K. Ramalingam - Machinery - 1996 - 402 pages
...surfaces of the bodies in contact, which will cause one body to slide over the other. FRICTION - The force which acts between two bodies at their surface...contact so as to resist their sliding on each other, due to roughness of the surfaces. Also called FRICTIONAL FORCES. FRICTION ANGLE - Angle which the resultant... | |
 | Richard P. Pohanish - Crafts & Hobbies - 2003 - 448 pages
...resistance offered to the motion of one body upon or through another, and is generally defined as, "that force which acts between two bodies at their surface of contact, so as to resist sliding on each other." frictional heat: Heat generated from frictional forces between two bodies in... | |
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