VOLUME IVDECEMBER, 1921NUMBER 7
The Use of Ropes
and Tackle
By H. J. DANA
Specialist in Experimental Engineering
and
W. A. PEARL
Instructor in Mechanical Engineering
ENGINEERING BULLETIN NO. 8
Engineering Experiment Station
H. V. CARPENTER, Director
1922
Entered as second-class matter September 5, 1919, at the
postoffice at Pullman, Wash., under Act of Aug. 24, 1912
The ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION of the State College of Washington was established on the authority of the act passed by the first Legislature of the State of Washington, March 28th, 1890, which established a “State Agricultural College and School of Science”, and instructed its commission “to further the application of the principles of physical science to industrial pursuits.” The spirit of this act has been followed out for many years by the Engineering Staff, which has carried on experimental investigations and published the results in the form of bulletins. The first adoption of a definite program in Engineering research, with an appropriation for its maintenance, was made by the Board of Regents, June 21st, 1911. This was followed by later appropriations. In April, 1919, this department was officially designated, Engineering Experiment Station.