Calculating Tension & Force of Steel Beam & Load

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The problem involves calculating the tension in a supporting cable and the force exerted by a bolt on a steel beam that is fixed at one end and loaded at a distance from the wall. The scenario includes a uniform steel beam, its weight, the weight of an additional load, and the angle of the cable supporting the beam.

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  • The original poster attempts to calculate the tension by considering the torques due to the beam and the load but encounters difficulties with their calculations. Some participants suggest checking the lever arm of the vertical component of the tension, while others clarify the method for summing torques about the bolt.

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The discussion is ongoing, with participants providing guidance on how to approach the torque calculations. There is an exchange of ideas regarding the correct application of the lever arm in the torque equation, indicating a productive exploration of the problem.

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The problem is:
A uniform steel beam of length 4.50 m has a weight of 4500 N. One end of the beam is bolted to a vertical wall. The beam is held in a horizontal position by a cable attached between the other end of the beam and a point on the wall. The cable makes an angle of 25.0° above the horizontal. A load whose weight is 12000 N is hung from the beam at a point that is 3.30 m from the wall.

(a) Find the magnitude of the tension in the supporting cable.
(b) Find the magnitude of the force exerted on the end of the beam by the bolt that attaches the beam to the wall.

My thoughts on (a):
The torque caused by the beam itself = (2.25m*4500N)
The torque caused by the load = (3.3m*12000N)
Therefore the vertical component of the cable's tension is equal to the
sum of the two torques (49725 t)
To get the tension, I tried 49725 t/sin25 and this does not work :cry:

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 

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you forgot the lever arm of the vertical component of the tension.
 
I'm sorry, but what what do you mean by "the lever arm of the vertical component"?
 
i mean sum torques about the bolt on the vertical wall.

-(4500)(2.5) - (12000) (3.3) + T \sin 25^{o} (4.5) = 0

4.5 is the lever arm i meant.
 
Thank you so much!
 

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