ed beam shown is 5.6m long. A man of weight 'W' is standing at the middle of the beam. Neglect the weight of the beam.   a.) If the capacity of the rod is 2.8 kN, what is the safe maximum weight of the man in kg? b.) What is the total length of the rod in meters?

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The trussed beam shown is 5.6m long. A man of weight 'W' is standing at the middle of the beam. Neglect the weight of the beam.

 

a.) If the capacity of the rod is 2.8 kN, what is the safe maximum weight of the man in kg?
b.) What is the total length of the rod in meters?

 

*Round off the final answers in 4 decimal places. Thank you.

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