Recent content by Bob Harrison

Not really, our lecturer said that he didn't expect us to be able to solve some of these questions completely. But I'd like to get a head start so if you're able to help explain me how to obtain a solution that'd be much appreciated :).

Homework Statement Q.2 One type of bearing that can be used to support very large structures is shown below. Here fluid under pressure is forced from the bearing midpoint (A) to the exterior zone B. thus a pressure distribution occurs as shown. For this bearing which is 30cm wide, what...