A pair of wedges is used to lift a crate as shown in The crate weighs 4000 lb, the wedge angle e is Fig. 18°, and the coefficient of friction is 0.15 at all surfaces. The weight of the wedges is negligible. Determine The maxımum angle 8 for which the system would be in equilibrium if the force P were removed. W

A pair of wedges is used to lift a crate as shown in The crate weighs 4000 lb, the wedge angle e is Fig. 18°, and the coefficient of friction is 0.15 at all surfaces. The weight of the wedges is negligible. Determine The maxımum angle 8 for which the system would be in equilibrium if the force P were removed. W

International Edition---engineering Mechanics: Statics, 4th Edition

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Chapter7: Dry Friction

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Problem 7.66P: The blocks A and B of weights WA and WB are joined by a rope that passes over the fixed peg C. The...

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