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Chapter 12, Problem 5Q
A ground retaining wall is shown in Fig. 12–40a. The ground, particularly when wet, can exert a significant force F on the wall. (a) What force produces the torque to keep the wall upright? (b) Explain why the retaining wall in Fig. 12–40b would be much less likely to overturn than that in Fig. 12–40a.
FIGURE 12–40 Question 5.
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A ground retaining wall is shown in Fig. 9–36a. The ground,
particularly when wet, can exert a significant force F on the
wall. (a) What force produces the torque to keep the wall
upright? (b) Explain why the retaining wall in Fig. 9–36b
would be much less likely to overturn than that in Fig. 9–36a.
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FIGURE 9-36 Question 5.
10) One end of a uniform beam is hinged to a wall and the other end is supported by a tension wire
that makes angles 0 = 25° with both the wall and the beam as shown in the figure below. The beam
is 1 m long and weighs 222 N with its center of mass located at the half of its total length. Find (a)
the tensile force in the wire, (b) the horizontal component of the force of the hinge on the beam,
and (c) the vertical component of the force of the hinge on the beam.
Hinge
(I) A tower crane (Fig. 9–48a) must always be carefully
balanced so that there is no net torque tending to tip it.
A particular crane at a building site is about to lift a
2800-kg air-conditioning unit. The crane's dimensions are
shown in Fig. 9-48b. (a) Where must the crane's 9500-kg
counterweight be placed when the load is lifted from the
ground? (The counterweight is usually moved auto-
matically via sensors and motors to precisely compensate
for the load.) (b) Determine the maximum load that can be
lifted with this counterweight when it is placed at its full
extent. Ignore the mass of the beam.
(a)
Counterweight
M = 9500 kg
+3.4 m-
7.7 m
m = 2800 kg
FIGURE 9-48
(b)
Problem 3.
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