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Chestermiller replied to the thread How Do I Draw This Shear and Moment Diagram?.You write an equation for the shear stress and bending moment vs x for each section of the beam. You then plot these equations on a graph. -
Chestermiller replied to the thread How Do I Draw This Shear and Moment Diagram?.OK. Let's see your moment balances now.
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Chestermiller replied to the thread Reconcile poundforce w/slug and lbmass.1 ##lb_f## is the force needed to give a mass of ##1\ lb_m## an acceleration of 32.2 ft/sec^2; it is also equal to the force needed to...
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Chestermiller replied to the thread How to estimate enthalpy change across a compressor in simple vapor compression cycle.The mass flow rate is determined by the heat load of the overall system. Are you saying that you have no idea what the outlet...
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Chestermiller replied to the thread Calculate waterflow on inclined plane.For flow water down an incline, the Manning equation (in SI units) reads: $$v=\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)R^{2/3}S^{1/2}$$where v is the...
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Chestermiller replied to the thread How Do I Draw This Shear and Moment Diagram?.Where did that reaction force come from?
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Chestermiller replied to the thread B Why Does Hooke's Law Use a Negative Sign in Scalar Form?.For a solid rod experiencing a homogeneous axial extension or compression, the stress tensor (in dyadic tensor notation) is...
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Chestermiller replied to the thread B Intuitive Explanation of Adiabatic Condition.The equation ##\Delta (PV)=P\Delta V+V\Delta P## is incorrect. It should read d(PV)=PdV+VdP. $$\Delta...
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Chestermiller reacted to Ibix's post in the thread B How hydraulic pressure can change the magnitude of a force? with
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It's a similar principle to using a lever. You can change a small force moving through a large distance into a large force moving... -
Which appears to mean your personal attempts to wave your hands. Have you looked at the literature to see if any professionals in the...
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Chestermiller replied to the thread How to calculate freezing time for a moist food by-product (75% water).Another way of estimating what you are looking for might be to bound the answer, aiming at the maximum time it would take for the center...
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Chestermiller replied to the thread Help with chemical potential formula in a mixture.This is only valid for an ideal gas mixture where the partial molar volume of each species in the mixture is equal to RT\P, where P is...
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Chestermiller replied to the thread I Does kinetic friction propel a person walking forward?.Can you walk forward on ice? Sure, but not very well.