At the right is the support detail at B. a) What is the normal stress (in MPa) the boom is subjected to if its cross sectional area is 1174 mm²? b) Calculate the shear stress in the pin (in MPa). c) If the allowable stress in the steel cable AC is 170 MPa, what should be size (diameter, in mm) of the cable to sufficiently withstand the force it is subjected to?
At the right is the support detail at B. a) What is the normal stress (in MPa) the boom is subjected to if its cross sectional area is 1174 mm²? b) Calculate the shear stress in the pin (in MPa). c) If the allowable stress in the steel cable AC is 170 MPa, what should be size (diameter, in mm) of the cable to sufficiently withstand the force it is subjected to?
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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Problem I. In a high-rise building construction, a boom is being used to efficiently transport materials
from the ground to a certain level in the building. Shown below is a figure of the boom supporting the
load 'P.' Value of P = 139 KN
2P
α
T
-10 m-
B
10 m
100 mm:
87.5 mm-
E
At the right is the support detail at B.
a) What is the normal stress (in MPa) the boom is subjected to if its cross sectional area is 1174
mm²?
12.5 mm.
dia
b) Calculate the shear stress in the pin (in MPa).
c) If the allowable stress in the steel cable AC is 170 MPa, what should be size (diameter, in mm) of
the cable to sufficiently withstand the force it is subjected to?
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