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Consider a system of four uniform bricks of length L
Chapter 11, Problem 116GP(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Consider a system of four uniform bricks of length L stacked as shown in Figure 11–49. What is the maximum distance, x, that the middle bricks can be displaced outward before they begin to tip?
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QUESTION:
Consider a system of four uniform bricks of length L stacked as shown in Figure 11–49. What is the maximum distance, x, that the middle bricks can be displaced outward before they begin to tip?
ANSWER:
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The brick’s weight is acting on its midpoint, that is at 
The torque which creates around the corner of a bottom brick is given by,
The minus sign indicates that the torque tends to rotate the brick clockwise.