Recent content by kevelev

*huge factor...

*huge factor...

So the size and weight of the table are a factor for it's stability in this case.

Long story short, the table width is 48", the base is 36". That's a 6" overhang on each side. The table weight is about 350 lbs. My trial and error approach shows that with my design I can have about 1200 lbs. at the edge before it tips.

I have a CAD model of the table. With a known density, it calculates the weight of the table and center of mass. I also created a CAD model of a large lead weight and placed that on the edge of the table. That made a new CG and I was making sure that the point of the new CG was still within...

No I got the sum of the moments. It was just hard to read with all the dollar signs and strange formatting.

If we assume the table was massless and only forces W and L were acting on it (as well as a reaction force at the tipping point), then we could say Wa = Lx and then solving, then max overhang x = Wa/L. The problem is that the table isn't massless so if a 200 lb person sits on the end, then the...

Seems there was an issue with the formatting of the equation...I'm not sure what it's saying.

I posted the image with the known forces.

Couldn't get the image to work at first. Overhang is for artistic reasons yes.

[FONT=times new roman]I'm designing a table and need to know how much overhang I can have. Assuming the table is completely rigid, is symmetric, and has weight W acting on the CG, how much overhang x can I have? For instance, I know that zero overhang could have L = ∞ (if completely rigid) as...