
Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (3rd Edition)
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 15RQ
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For the assembly and loading of Problem 1.60, determine (a) the
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PROBLEM 1.60 Two horizontal 20-kN forces are applied to pin B of
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each connection, determine the maximum value of the average normal
stress (a) in link AB, (b) in link BC.
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