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    Solving Static Equilibrium at Point A: 15 kip/ft & 11 ft

    I see what you are saying. I have had problems such as that and I did have to use a different approach for that problem. Thanks for your help and thanks for looking at my problem. I think I was making it way harder than what I needed to and was really second guessing myself :)
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    Solving Static Equilibrium at Point A: 15 kip/ft & 11 ft

    I think i screwed up my conversions though. does my answer seem high. I times by 12 and I am thinking I should have divided by 12. Out of curiosity what's another way I could have solved for the moment?
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    Solving Static Equilibrium at Point A: 15 kip/ft & 11 ft

    thats what my formula tells me to do. I have a cantilevered beam with a fixed connection @ point A, and it caries a uniformly distributed load of 15 kips/ ft for 11 ft. my formula that I found for this situation says my Mmax = wL2/2
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    Solving Static Equilibrium at Point A: 15 kip/ft & 11 ft

    so this is what I came up with as I am running out of time. w = 15 kip/ft X 1000 lb/kip = 15,000 lb/ft Mmax = wL²/ 2 = 15,000 lb/ft (11ft x 11ft) / 2 = 907,500 lb-ft X 12 in/ft = 10,890,000 lb-in Thus my Mmax =10,890,000 lb-in For my forces I assume the sum of all forces must equal 0...
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    Solving Static Equilibrium at Point A: 15 kip/ft & 11 ft

    This is what seems odd. What I think I have to do seems way to simple which is why I think I am heading in the wrong direction. For my force I am thinking the sum of my forces need to equal 0, thus my force at point A will be negative 165 kips. right? For my moment I think I have to take...
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    Solving Static Equilibrium at Point A: 15 kip/ft & 11 ft

    I'm confused on where to start. I can't find any example of a problem that resembles this situation anywhere.
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    Solving Static Equilibrium at Point A: 15 kip/ft & 11 ft

    I am really stuck on this and am looking for any type of direction anyone can give. I have an 11 foot long rigid body that supports a 15 kip/ft uniformly distributed load. I need to find the reacting moment in (lb-in) and force in (lb) at point A. Point a is at the pined connection (see...
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    Thermal Deformation: Find Change in Cable Length at -15°C

    Hey everyone I am wondering if someone can just double check my work and formulas to see if I did this correctly. Thanks! A 1.0-m rigid horizontal support is hung by two cables as shown. One cable is brass and the other is high density polyethylene plastic. At room temperature (21° C) the...
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    Solve Torsional Strain Problem: 8.1 & 8.2

    θ=TL / JG, J = TL/Gθ = 800 in-lb * 18 in / .0741415291 in * 11,128165.77 lb/ in² = .0174532925 rad, 1 rad = 57.30° = .0174532925 * 57.30 = 1.0°so it checks out J = πD⁴ / 32, 32J = πD⁴ = 32(.071415291 in) = 2.285289312 in. D⁴ = 2.285289312 in / π = .7274301808 in, D⁴ =...
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    Solve Torsional Strain Problem: 8.1 & 8.2

    ok I am still having some trouble. nothing is checking out correctly. if I use D⁴ = πJ / 32 I get .0072788276 then I take that to the power of .25 and get .2920891052 My issue is this. if I assume that is D and plug it into J=πD⁴ / 32 I should get my original J value of .0741415291 but I...
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    Solve Torsional Strain Problem: 8.1 & 8.2

    i see what your saying about the bending now and I do agree with you. I think this book just brushed it off though, I think at least lol. so I am assuming I got J correct then hey. so if J=πD⁴ / 32 my formula should be D⁴= πJ/32 right? I am not sure ow to do D⁴
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    Solve Torsional Strain Problem: 8.1 & 8.2

    No I don't know the principal stress equation? I guess I am confused by what you mean 'first part' are you referring to part a? did I get that incorrect? When I back check it it comes out perfect. whats confusing me is the addition to the concept of bending into the mix when the problem...
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    Solve Torsional Strain Problem: 8.1 & 8.2

    Ok that confuses me even more. The question only asks for the diameter size so torsional stress does not exceed 1 degree. My book does not say to calculate bending in any of the examples and says to find the angle I need to use TL / JG and the result is in radians then I have to multiply that...
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    Solve Torsional Strain Problem: 8.1 & 8.2

    attached is a diagram. It looks like I miss typed my problem for 'B' it should read this. Determine the minimum diameter rod so that torsional strain does not exceed 1.00 degrees. Sorry about that. for some reason a and b were the same. I solved a already but am stuck on B
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    Solve Torsional Strain Problem: 8.1 & 8.2

    hey everyone I am stuck on a problem and would appreciate any guidance you could give me. here is the question: Much as in exercise 8.1, the end of a .75-in-diameter rod is fixed to an immovable plate. the length of the rod is 18.0-in. A 50-lb weight is attached to a 16.0-in lever at the...
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