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A soccer goal is subjected to gravity loads (in the 2z direction, w = 73 N/m for DG, BG, and BC; w = 29 N/m for all other members; see figure) and a force F = 200 N applied eccentrically at the mid-he...
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A steel column of hollow circular cross section is supported on a circular, steel base plate and a concrete pedestal (see figure). The column has an outside diameter d = 250 mm and supports a load P =...
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A hollow circular post ABC (see figure) supports a load P1 = 1700 lb acting at the top. A second load 2 P is uniformly distributed around the cap plate at B. The diameters and thicknesses of the upper...
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Imagine that a long steel wire hangs vertically from a high-altitude balloon. (a) What is the greatest length (feet) it can have without yielding if the steel yields at 40 ksi? (b) If the same wire ha...
See AnswerQ: A bar made of structural steel having the stress strain diagram shown
A bar made of structural steel having the stress strain diagram shown in the figure has a length of 60 in. The yield stress of the steel is 50 ksi, and the slope of the initial linear part of the stre...
See AnswerQ: An angle bracket having a thickness t = 0.75 in
An angle bracket having a thickness t = 0.75Â in. is attached to the flange of a column by two 5/8-inch diameter bolts (see figure). A uniformly distributed load from a floor joist acts on...
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A bar of solid circular cross section is loaded in tension by forces P (see figure). The bar has a length L = 16.0in. and diameter d = 0.50 in. The material is a magnesium alloy having a modulus of el...
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