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Wow, thank you both for replying with such detail. Those answers were exactly what I was expecting/hoped for! JBA - I really want to get to grips with the classical methods for analysis of basic and semi-complex components, as you said this will help get an initial understanding and will help...

I am designing a custom socket for an application at work and I am concerned about the wall thickness in the area marked by the red box (see attached drawing). The socket will be used to torque a nut to 500Nm. I have a degree in mechanical engineering and I can do stress calcs on straight...

Also, the accelerometer I'm using is currently stuck down with duct tape on the outer edge of the component. |----| |...| <------- here |...| |...| |...| |...| |...|--------| |.....| |----- - -----| - ----- - ----- |.....| |...|--------| |...| |...| |...| |...| |...| |----|

I am trying to get used to using a Data Physics analyzer at work in order to measure the natural frequency of components of a larger project I am involved in, my method described is intentionally crude as I was trying to do this as a quick play around before diving into the real thing.. To...

Homework Statement I have a laminate subject to 3 forces and 3 moments: Nx = normal force resultant in the x direction (N/m) Ny = normal force resultant in the y direction (N/m) Nxy = shear force resultant (N/m) Mx = Bending moment resultant in the x direction (Nm/m) My = Bending moment...

To kick things off my thoughts were: - Energy Demands - Growing and improving our high tech and space related industries - Large EU/International collaborative engineering projects - Plantetary Protection - Cyber Defense - Sustaining the growth of UK manufacturing.

Hey all, I have an interview coming up and I have been asked to consider the following question: "What are the top 6 challenges (technical, commercial, ethical, regulatory, etc..) facing the UK engineering profession in the first quarter of the 21st Century?" I was hoping I could start...

I've been going over this and I'm struggling to grasp how I got the bending moment equations for each member. Also, my lecturer seems to specifically use a "System 0" and "System 1"... Etc. The method in using seems to kind of match some of the examples, such that it uses the Stationary of...

NVN, thanks for your response. I'm glad I've finally seemed to crack this! Sent from my iPhone using Physics Forums

Ok, no worries. Do you agree with the rest of my calculations though?Sent from my iPhone using Physics Forums

Hi NVN, To get rid of EI I just multiplied both sides by EI, this gets rid of the term right? Also, where do I need to use A?Sent from my iPhone using Physics Forums

Hi PhantonJay, I think I may have got somewhere with this last night.. Replacing support D with two redundant reactions R1 and R2 gives the compatibility equations of: ΔDy+a11R1+a12R2=0 ΔDx+a21R1+a22R2=0 Using the unit load method to calculate the displacements and flexibility...

Ok I have got to the point where I have Forces in X = 10000 - Ax - Dx = 0 Forces in Y = Ay + Dy = 0 Moments about D = 10000 x 1 - Ma + Ay = 0 Which gives me: Ax, Dx, Ay, Dy and Ma as my unknowns with 3 equations to solve. ------------------------------- Removing supports at D and doing the...

Bump? Can anyone please help with this?

Homework Statement Hi, I am having trouble with the following problem and I can't seem to find any examples: I am trying to determine reactions at points A and D of the redundant structure below using the unit load method, there is a 10kN load at the top left point (B), all lengths are...