The homogenous bar ABCD shown in the figure is supported by a cable that runs from A to B around the smooth peg at E, a vertical cable at C and a smooth inclined surface at D. Determine the mass of the heaviest bar that can be supported if these stress in each cable is limited to 95MP. The area of the cable AB is 350mm^2 and that of cable at C is 270mm^2. AL B C 2m 2m 2m 50*

The homogenous bar ABCD shown in the figure is supported by a cable that runs from A to B around the smooth peg at E, a vertical cable at C and a smooth inclined surface at D. Determine the mass of the heaviest bar that can be supported if these stress in each cable is limited to 95MP. The area of the cable AB is 350mm^2 and that of cable at C is 270mm^2. AL B C 2m 2m 2m 50*

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Chapter11: Columns

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Problem 11.6.1P: A steel bar has a square cross section of width b = 2.0 in. (sec figure). The bar has pinned...

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