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Textbook Solutions for Engineering Mechanics Dynamics (1) 1

Chapter 18 Problem R18-3

Question

The drum has a mass of 50 kg and a radius of gyration about the pin at O of \(k_{O} = 0.23 \ m\). Starting from rest, the suspended 15-kg block B is allowed to fall 3 m without applying the brake ACD. Determine the speed of the block at this instant. If the coefficient of kinetic friction at the brake pad C is \(\mu_{k} = 0.5\), determine the force P that must be applied at the brake handle which will then stop the block after it descends another 3 m. Neglect the thickness of the handle.

Solution

Problem R18-3

The drum has a mass of 50 kg and a radius of gyration about the pin at O of  = 0.23 m. Starting from rest, the suspended 15-kg block B is allowed to fall 3 m without applying the brake ACD. Determine the speed of the block at this instant. If the coefficient of kinetic friction at the brake pad C is  = 0.5, determine the force P that must be applied at the brake handle which will then stop the block after it descends another 3 m. Neglect the thickness of the handle.

         

                                                            Step by Step Solution

Step 1 of 7

First of all, we will consider three instants (or states) of the movement . The first instant will be when the system starts to rest. The second one, when the block has fallen 3 meters and the break is about to be applied. The third state will be when the whole system is at rest (after the block has fallen another three meters with the break being applied).

Let us consider the principle of work and energy between the first two states (equation 1)

        (1)

Note that in the first state the system is at rest and so the initial kinetic energy  is equal to zero

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Title Engineering Mechanics Dynamics (1) 1 14 
Author Russell C. Hibbeler
ISBN 9780133915389

The drum has a mass of 50 kg and a radius of gyration about the pin at O of kO = 0.23 m

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