VECTOR MECHANICS FOR ENGINEERS: STATICS
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Chapter 5.3, Problem 5.85P
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Find the ocean level d for which the gate will open.
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VECTOR MECHANICS FOR ENGINEERS: STATICS
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5.45 and 5.46 A homogeneous wire is bent into the...Ch. 5.2 - A homogeneous wire is bent into the shape shown....Ch. 5.2 - 5.48 and 5.49 Determine by direct integration the...Ch. 5.2 - 5.48 and 5.49 Determine by direct integration the...Ch. 5.2 - Determine the centroid of the area shown in terms...Ch. 5.2 - Determine the centroid of the area shown when a =...Ch. 5.2 - Determine the volume and the surface area of the...Ch. 5.2 - Determine the volume and the surface area of the...Ch. 5.2 - Determine the volume and the surface area of the...Ch. 5.2 - Determine the volume and the surface area of the...Ch. 5.2 - Determine the volume of the solid generated by...Ch. 5.2 - Verify that the expressions for the volumes of the...Ch. 5.2 - Knowing that two equal caps have been removed from...Ch. 5.2 - Three different drive belt profiles are to be...Ch. 5.2 - Determine the capacity, in liters, of the punch...Ch. 5.2 - Determine the volume and total surface area of the...Ch. 5.2 - Determine the volume and weight of the solid brass...Ch. 5.2 - Determine the total surface area of the solid...Ch. 5.2 - Determine the volume of the brass collar obtained...Ch. 5.2 - The shade for a wall-mounted light is formed from...Ch. 5.3 - 5.66 and 5.67 For the beam and loading shown,...Ch. 5.3 - 5.66 and 5.67 For the beam and loading shown,...Ch. 5.3 - 5.68 through 5.73 Determine the reactions at the...Ch. 5.3 - 5.68 through Determine the reactions at the beam...Ch. 5.3 - 5.68 through 5.73 Determine the reactions at the...Ch. 5.3 - 5.68 through Determine the reactions at the beam...Ch. 5.3 - 5.68 through 5.73 Determine the reactions at the...Ch. 5.3 - 5.68 through 5.73 Determine the reactions at the...Ch. 5.3 - Determine (a) the distance a so that the vertical...Ch. 5.3 - Determine (a) the distance a so that the reaction...Ch. 5.3 - Determine the reactions at the beam supports for...Ch. 5.3 - Determine (a) the distributed load w0 at the end D...Ch. 5.3 - The beam AB supports two concentrated loads and...Ch. 5.3 - For the beam and loading of Prob. 5.78, determine...Ch. 5.3 - 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Determine (a)...Ch. 5.4 - A cone and a cylinder of the same radius a and...Ch. 5.4 - Determine the location of the center of gravity of...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 5.99PCh. 5.4 - For the stop bracket shown, locate the x...Ch. 5.4 - Fig. P5.100 and P5.101 5.101 For the stop bracket...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 5.102PCh. 5.4 - Prob. 5.103PCh. 5.4 - For the machine element shown, locate the y...Ch. 5.4 - For the machine element shown, locate the x...Ch. 5.4 - 5.106 and 5.107 Locate the center of gravity of...Ch. 5.4 - 5.106 and 5.107 Locate the center of gravity of...Ch. 5.4 - A corner reflector for tracking by radar has two...Ch. 5.4 - A wastebasket, designed to fit in the corner of a...Ch. 5.4 - An elbow for the duct of a ventilating system is...Ch. 5.4 - A window awning is fabricated from sheet metal...Ch. 5.4 - Locate the center of gravity of the sheet-metal...Ch. 5.4 - Locate the center of gravity of the sheet-metal...Ch. 5.4 - A thin steel wire with a uniform cross section is...Ch. 5.4 - The frame of a greenhouse is constructed from...Ch. 5.4 - Locate the center of gravity of the figure shown,...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 5.117PCh. 5.4 - A scratch awl has a plastic handle and a steel...Ch. 5.4 - PROBLEM 5.117 A bronze bushing is mounted inside a...Ch. 5.4 - PROBLEM 5.120 A brass collar, of length 2.5 in.,...Ch. 5.4 - PROBLEM 5.121 The three legs of a small...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 5.122PCh. 5.4 - Determine by direct integration the values of x...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 5.124PCh. 5.4 - PROBLEM 5.125 Locate the centroid of the volume...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 5.126PCh. 5.4 - Prob. 5.127PCh. 5.4 - PROBLEM 5.128 Locate the centroid of the volume...Ch. 5.4 - PROBLEM 5.129 Locate the centroid of the volume...Ch. 5.4 - Show that for a regular pyramid of height h and n...Ch. 5.4 - PROBLEM 5.131 Determine by direct integration the...Ch. 5.4 - PROBLEM 5.132 The sides and the base of a punch...Ch. 5.4 - Locate the centroid of the section shown, which...Ch. 5.4 - Locate the centroid of the section shown, which...Ch. 5.4 - Determine by direct integration the location of...Ch. 5.4 - Alter grading a lot, a builder places four stakes...Ch. 5 - 5.137 and 5.138 Locate the centroid of the plane...Ch. 5 - 5.137 and 5.138 Locate the centroid of the plane...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.139RPCh. 5 - Determine by direct integration the centroid of...Ch. 5 - Determine by direct integration the centroid of...Ch. 5 - The escutcheon (a decorative plate placed on a...Ch. 5 - Determine the reactions at the supports for the...Ch. 5 - A beam is subjected to a linearly distributed...Ch. 5 - A tank is divided into two sections by a 1 1-m...Ch. 5 - Determine the y coordinate of the centroid of the...Ch. 5 - An 8-in.-diameter cylindrical duct and a 4 8-in....Ch. 5 - Three brass plates are brazed to a steel pipe to...
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