A cable is placed around three parallel pipes. Knowing that the coefficients of friction are μs =

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A cable is placed around three parallel pipes. Knowing that the coefficients of friction are μs = 0.25 and μk = 0.20, determine
(a) The smallest weight W for which equilibrium is maintained,
(b) The largest weight W that can be raised if pipe B is slowly rotated counterclockwise while pipes A and C remain fixed.
A cable is placed around three parallel pipes. Knowing that
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073398242

11th edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self

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