In: Mechanical Engineering
One
end of the tailgate is connected to the truck with hinge, and
supported by two...
One
end of the tailgate is connected to the truck with hinge, and
supported by two cable when being opened. A stack of wood weighing
Mw is placed on the edge of tailgate. Determine the average strain
in the cable if both weigh causing each of the cable to elongates
= 0.25 mm. Note that the cable’s effective cross-sectional area is
Ae = 11.0 mm2 and distance from the concentrated load due to Mw to
the edge of tailgate that parallel to the hinge is dw = 460
mm