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The clamp shown in the figure supports a load hanging from the lower flange of a steel beam. The clamp consists of two arms (A and B) joined by a pin at C. The pin has a diameter d = 12 mm. Because ar...
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Cable DB supports canopy beam OABC as shown in the figure. Find the required cross-sectional area of cable BD if the allowable normal stress is 125Â MPa. Determine the required diameter of...
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A shock mount constructed as shown in the figure is used to support a delicate instrument. The mount consists of an outer steel tube with inside diameter b, a central steel bar of diameter d that supp...
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The top portion of a pole saw used to trim small branches from trees is shown in the figure part a. The cutting blade BCD (see figure parts a and c) applies a force P at point D. Ignore th...
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A cargo ship is tied down to marine bollards at a number of points along its length while its cargo is unloaded by a container handling crane. Each bollard is fastened to the wharf using anchor bolts....
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A basketball player hangs on the rim after a dunk. He applies equal forces P1 = P2 = 110 lb at both A and B (see joint coordinates in the figure). Forces P1Â and P2 act parallel to the y-z...
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A bicycle chain consists of a series of small links, where each are 12 mm long between the centers of the pins (see figure). You might wish to examine a bicycle chain and observe its construction. Not...
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A round bar of 10 mm diameter is made of aluminum alloy 7075-T6 (see figure). When the bar is stretched by axial forces P, its diameter decreases by 0.016 mm. Find the magnitude of the load P. Obtain...
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Continuous cable ADB runs over a small frictionless pulley at D to support beam OABC that is part of an entrance canopy for a building (see figure). Assume that the canopy segment has a weight W = 170...
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A polyethylene bar having rectangular cross section with a width 7.35 in. and depth 7 in. is placed inside a hollow steel square section with side dimension of 8 in. The polyethylene bar is then compr...
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