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posted by  Naterade on 10/9/2009 11:18:37 AM  |  status: Live  |  Earned Karma: 25

Statics Problems

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Mechanical Engineering Engineering Mechanics - Statics (6th) by Meriam, Kraige 3 70 10/10/2009 at 12:00:00 PM
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If there is a force of 2kN on a tripod, how do I start to solve for the comprssion of each of the three legs of the tripod?
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posted by Kevinrocks247 on 11/3/2009 5:00:19 PM  |  status: Live
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You need to start with solving for the unit vector along each of the three legs (find the i, j, and k components and then divide by the magnitude of the components)
Then you can muliply the compressions by their unit vectors
You should then be able to set up three different equations
Σ Fx = 0
Σ Fy = 0
Σ Fz = 0
Out of these three equations you should now have values for the compressions in each of the legs
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