
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, 11th Edition
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ISBN: 9780077687304
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5.4, Problem 5.121P
PROBLEM 5.121
The three legs of a small glass-topped table are equally spaced and are made of steel tubing, which has an outside diameter of 24 mm and a cross-sectional area of 150 mm2. The diameter and the thickness of the table top are 600 mm and 10 mm, respectively. Knowing that the density of steel is 7860 kg/m3 and of glass is 2190 kg/m3, locate the center of gravity of the table.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, 11th Edition
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