Chain AB supports a horizontal, uniform steel beam having a mass per unit length of 85 kg/m.

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Chain AB supports a horizontal, uniform steel beam having a mass per unit length of 85 kg/m. If the maximum tension in the chain is not to exceed 8 kN, determine

(a) the horizontal distance a from A to the lowest point C of the chain,

(b) the approximate length of the chain.


0.9 m

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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