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Textbook Solutions for Engineering Mechanics: Statics

Chapter 9 Problem 9-107

Question

The suspension bunker is made from plates which are curved to the natural shape which a completely flexible membrane would take if subjected to a full load of coal. This curve may be approximated by a parabola, y = \(0.2x^{2}\). Determine the weight of coal which the bunker would contain when completely filled. Coal has a specific weight of \(\gamma=50 \mathrm{lb} / \mathrm{ft}^{3}\), and assume there is a 20% loss in volume due to air voids. Solve the problem by integration to determine the cross-sectional area of ABC; then use the second theorem of Pappus–Guldinus to find the volume

Solution

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The suspension bunker shown is made of flexible membrane that expands as much as it is needed to fit all the coal. Its shape is approx. parabola . Find the weight of the coal  that fits in the bunker. Assume that  of the volume is lost to the air voids.

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Title Engineering Mechanics: Statics 14 
Author Russell C. Hibbeler
ISBN 9780133918922

Solved: The suspension bunker is made from plates which

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