Engineering Mechanics: Statics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781118807330
Author: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 3.3, Problem 18P
To accommodate the rise and fall of the tide, a walk-way from a pier to a float is supported by two rollers as shown. If the mass center of the 300-kg walkway is at G, calculate the tension T in the horizontal cable which is attached to the cleat and find the force under the roller at A.
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