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A post having a hollow, circular cross section supports a P = 3.2 kN load acting at the end of an arm that is h = 1.5 m long (see figure). The height of the post is L = 9 m, and its section modulus isS = 2.65 x 10 mmJ. Assume that the outer radius of the post is r2= 123 mm, and the inner radius is r}=117 mm.
(a) Calculate the maximum tensile stress and \
maximum in-plane shear stress Tm:ls at point A on the outer surface of the post along the x axis due to the load P. Load P acts at B along line BC.
(b) If the maximum tensile stress and maximum in-plane shear stress at point A arc limited to 90 MPa and 38 MPa, respectively, what is the largest permissible value of the load PI
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