Solved: A nuclear-reactor vessel has a weight of 500(103)

Chapter 3, Problem 3-13

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A nuclear-reactor vessel has a weight of \(500(10^3)\ lb\). Determine the horizontal compressive force that the spreader bar AB exerts on point A and the force that each cable segment CA and AD exert on this point while the vessel is hoisted upward at constant velocity.

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QUESTION:

A nuclear-reactor vessel has a weight of \(500(10^3)\ lb\). Determine the horizontal compressive force that the spreader bar AB exerts on point A and the force that each cable segment CA and AD exert on this point while the vessel is hoisted upward at constant velocity.

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Because of the symmetry about the vertical axis, the tension will be the same in both pairs of cables. Draw one free-body diagram for the spreader bar and one free-body diagram for the vessel.

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