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    Can a Force on the Top of a Canister Move the Bracket Inside?

    [FONT="Arial"]Hi all, Some of you will find this a dumb question but my brain has seized up. Q. Imagine you have a canister, say 200mm diameter and 500mm high, and inside the canister you have a vertical bracket positioned in the centre of the bottom face of the can, and is about 250mm...
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    Help! 50% Helium and 50% Argon in a Sealed Container

    Hi all. Just got a question to ask, I'm slightly puzzled by it. Q. Say that you have a sealed container and you put in it 50% helium and 50% argon and you leave it for a few days. Because argon is heavier than helium, would the most of the helium rise to the top part of the container...
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    Trouble Understanding Bending Moments?

    studentoftheg, Have a look at these videos. Bending Beam vids Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/user/purdueMET#p/u/82/4FBaa82r_7A Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/user/purdueMET#p/u/81/0yQnAPNwkFc
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    Is a 2.126 Diameter A2 Tool Steel Shaft Sufficient for 2,500 ft/lbs of Torque?

    Dave, Have a look at this video on youtube, it may help you. http://www.youtube.com/user/purdueMET#p/u/73/6jUkRqno8Kw
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    Electrical Motor Book for Automotive Robots?

    Hi all, Can anyone recommend a book on electrical motors that clearly explains and has plenty of examples on how to calculate the required motor power/rating for a automotive robot. I'm trying to work out the required power to lift a robot arm, then somehow find the correct electric motor...
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    What is Classical FEA and How Does It Differ?

    Hi all, I was speaking to a design engineer and he mentioned that he uses Classical Finite Element Analysis in his work designing valves and cylinders. Can someone explain to me what is Classical FEA, and how does it differ from FEA that you use in a computer program (Ansys, abaqsus,...)...
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    Rearrangeing Inverse Hyperbolic functions

    Hi Chiro, Thanks for the info. Obs.
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    Rearrangeing Inverse Hyperbolic functions

    Hi, I realized that, but I couldn't figure out how the book was doing the rearranging. I've been differentiating a few Inverse Hyperbolic functions, and I thought the reason that the book rearranged differently to me was that somewhere down the line it would become clear why it was done. Obs.
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    Rearrangeing Inverse Hyperbolic functions

    Hi, My brain is not working today. So can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong. (^2 = squared) coshy^2 - sinhy^2 = 1, how do I rearrange this for coshy^2 I keep getting: coshy^2 = 1 + Sinhy^2 The book that I'm looking at has it this way: coshy^2 = Sinhy^2 + 1 Thanks Obs
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    What Are the Best Astronomy and Quantum Mechanics Books for Summer Reading?

    Here's a few recommendations; Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics by Stephen A. Gregory and Michael Zeilik. Understanding Space by Jerry Sellers Fundamental Astronomy by H. Karttunen Feynman Lectures on Physics VOL 3 yours Obs
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    What's the Latest Music Video from the LHC?

    What software are they using to do the data analysis of the results?
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