Engineering Mechanics - Equilibrium of a Rigid Body - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Equilibrium of a Rigid Body - General Questions (Q.No. 12)
12.

Compute the horizontal and vertical components of force at pin B. The belt is subjected to a tension of T=100 N and passes over each of the three pulleys.
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Mayuresh Date said:
1 decade ago
Consider equilibrium of pulley B(joint B), the tension of 100N is acting on both sides at an angle 45 deg and 30 deg,apply laws of statics as follows.
-T.sin45 - T.sin30 + By = 0.
&
T.cos30 - Tcos45 + Bx = 0.
Where T = 100N.
-T.sin45 - T.sin30 + By = 0.
&
T.cos30 - Tcos45 + Bx = 0.
Where T = 100N.
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