A small cable car is used to transport passengers across a river. If the cable car and its contents have a mass of 400 kg, determine the forces in cables AC and ED and the force in the bar AB. Point A is a pin, therefore you can model bar AB as a two-force member.

A small cable car is used to transport passengers across a river. If the cable car and its contents have a mass of 400 kg, determine the forces in cables AC and ED and the force in the bar AB. Point A is a pin, therefore you can model bar AB as a two-force member.

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Chapter6: Beams And Cables

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Problem 6.85P: Cable ABC of length 5 m supports the force W at B. Determine (a) the angles 1 and 2; and (b) the...

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