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weedannycool
Mar30-10, 09:18 AM
how do you find a 0 moment on a system. for example if i had a block with two forces in tension either side and i know 1 tension value and i want to find the other which will cause zero moment at a point ( say O ). any ideas??

Thanks

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Daniel

maxx_payne
Mar30-10, 09:22 AM
please more expplaination

weedannycool
Mar30-10, 09:32 AM
i'll draw a pic. i want to find T so there is zero moment at O. but the block is suported

weedannycool
Mar30-10, 09:40 AM
hope you can understand that :/

stewartcs
Mar31-10, 04:36 PM
Resolve the forces into components and sum the moments about point 0. You should end up with enough equations to solve for T.

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