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    How Do You Account for Member Weights in Crane Boom Statics Calculations?

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    How Do You Account for Member Weights in Crane Boom Statics Calculations?

    The 6575-lb engine is suspended from the crane boom. Assume the initial weight of members CD and AB to be 10lb/ft and 50lb/ft. Determine the resultant internal loadings acting on the cross section of the boom at point E. Also, find the joint reactions at A, C and D. So far I solve for the...