The winch on the truck shown in (Figure 1) is used to hoist the garbage bin onto the bed of the truck. If the loaded bin has a weight of 6500 lb and center of gravity at G, determine the force in the cable needed to begin the lift. The coefficients of static friction at A and B are μA = 0.3 and μB = 0.2, respectively. Neglect the height of the support at A.

The winch on the truck shown in (Figure 1) is used to hoist the garbage bin onto the bed of the truck. If the loaded bin has a weight of 6500 lb and center of gravity at G, determine the force in the cable needed to begin the lift. The coefficients of static friction at A and B are μA = 0.3 and μB = 0.2, respectively. Neglect the height of the support at A.

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

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Chapter7: Dry Friction

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