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    Finding Stress Resultant of Cantilevered Beam | James

    Stress resultant = force ? This is the first time I hear this in my life. May there are diffrences in terms. By the way, I studied Hibbler's Mechanics of Materials. regards
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    Finding Stress Resultant of Cantilevered Beam | James

    Hi, You should mention where are you taking the cross section. If you want to find the stress resultant. You know there are two types of stress : Shear & Normal. But there are two main types of stress which they are shear and normal stresses. There are shear stress caused by: A force...
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    Engineering Fundamentals ofElectric circuits

    Homework Statement The load in Fig. 11.44 draws 10 kVA at PF =0.8 lagging. If |IL |=40 A rms, what must be the value of C to cause the source to operate at PF =0.9 lagging? Homework Equations P(apparent power VA)= |I| |V| cos@ @ = @V - @I cos@= p.f X= Xrms*(2)^0.5 S(complex...
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    Do I have the abilities to continue for a Phd?

    Hi, I want to know if I have the qualities of continuing for a Master degree and then to a Phd. I am a Mechanical Engineering student in the Middle east. I am asking this question because I do not know what are the qualifications that I need to continue. I usually get an A+ or at least a B+ in...