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The document summarizes the calculation of: 1) The tensile force T and normal stress σ in cables supporting a 68kg crate and 27kg tailgate hanging from a truck bed. 2) The average strain in the cables if each cable elongates 0.25mm due to the weight. 3) The average strain is calculated to be 4.923 x 10-4.

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Mathcad - Extra21

The document summarizes the calculation of: 1) The tensile force T and normal stress σ in cables supporting a 68kg crate and 27kg tailgate hanging from a truck bed. 2) The average strain in the cables if each cable elongates 0.25mm due to the weight. 3) The average strain is calculated to be 4.923 x 10-4.

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Solution by DF Sozinando Student at the Vaal University of Technology

The m ass of pickup truck tail gate is MT=27kg and of the crate is MC=68kg. Use dimensions H=305mm , L=406m m,dC=460m m, and dT=350mm . The cable cross-sectional area is A C=11.0m m 2. a) Find the tensile force T and norm al stress in each cable. b) If each cable elongates =0.25mm due to the weight of both the crate and the tail gate, what is the average strain in the cable?

Computer Programming Skills

MathCad

Solution by DF Sozinando Student at the Vaal University of Technology

M C := 68kg AC := 11.0mm dC := 460mm H := 305mm


2

M T := 27kg := 0.25mm dT := 350mm L := 406mm

WC := M C g WC = 666.852 N LC := L + H
2 2

WT := MT g WT = 264.78 N

LC = 507.8 mm M hinge = 0 Tv := Th := WC dC + WT dT 2 L L H Tv
2 2

2 Tv L = WC dC + WT dT Tv = 491.903 N Th = 654.795 N T = 818.978 N cable = 74.453 MPa

solve , v WC dC + WT dT T 2L explicit

a)

T := Tv + Th T cable := AC

b)

cable :=

LC

cable = 4.923 10

-4

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