• I beam AB weighing 400 lb. ● • Determine the force needed to drive the wedge to the left, and describe the motion of the beam that results (i.e., determine if end B of the beam is lifted or if the entire beam slides to the left). • The coefficients of static friction are 0.4 for steel-on-steel contact and 0.3 for steel-on-concrete contact

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• 1 beam AB weighing 400 lb.
• Determine the force needed to drive the wedge to the left, and describe the
motion of the beam that results (i.e., determine if end B of the beam is lifted or if
the entire beam slides to the left).
●
• The coefficients of static friction are 0.4 for steel-on-steel contact and 0.3 for
steel-on-concrete
contact
A
E
10 ft
B
D
Transcribed Image Text:• 1 beam AB weighing 400 lb. • Determine the force needed to drive the wedge to the left, and describe the motion of the beam that results (i.e., determine if end B of the beam is lifted or if the entire beam slides to the left). ● • The coefficients of static friction are 0.4 for steel-on-steel contact and 0.3 for steel-on-concrete contact A E 10 ft B D
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