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A steel pad supporting heavy machinery rests on four short, hollow, cast iron piers (see figure). The ultimate strength of the cast iron in compression is 50 ksi. The outer diameter of the piers is d...
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A steel pad supporting heavy machinery rests on four short, hollow, cast iron piers (see figure). The ultimate strength of the cast iron in compression is 400 MPa. The total load P that may be support...
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A steel riser pipe hangs from a drill rig. Individual segments of equal length L = 50 ft are joined together using bolted flange plates (see figure part b). There are six bolts at each pipe segment co...
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The rear hatch of a van (BDCG in figure part a) is supported by two hinges at B1 and B2 and by two struts A1B1 and A2B2 (diameter ds = 10 mm), as shown in figure part b. The struts are sup...
See AnswerQ: A lifeboat hangs from two ship’s davits, as shown in the
A lifeboat hangs from two ship’s davits, as shown in the figure. A pin of diameter d = 0.80 in. passes through each davit and supports two pulleys, one on each side of the davit. Cab...
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A cable and pulley system in the figure part a supports a cage of a mass 300 kg at B. Assume that this includes the mass of the cables as well. The thickness of each of the three steel pulleys is t =...
See AnswerQ: A ship’s spar is attached at the base of a mast by
A ship’s spar is attached at the base of a mast by a pin connection (see figure). The spar is a steel tube of outer diameter d2 = 3.5 in. and inner diameter d1 = 2.8 in. The steel pi...
See AnswerQ: What is the maximum possible value of the clamping force C in
What is the maximum possible value of the clamping force C in the jaws of the pliers shown in the figure if the ultimate shear stress in the 5-mm diameter pin is 340 MPa? What is the maximum permissib...
See AnswerQ: Lateral bracing for an elevated pedestrian walkway is shown in the figure
Lateral bracing for an elevated pedestrian walkway is shown in the figure part a. The thickness of the clevis plate tc = 16 mm and the thickness of the gusset plate tg = 20 mm (see figure part b). The...
See AnswerQ: A metal bar AB of a weight W is suspended by a
A metal bar AB of a weight W is suspended by a system of steel wires arranged as shown in the figure. The diameter of the wires is 5/64 in., and the yield stress of the steel is 65 ksi. Determine the...
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