The vehicle is used to transport supplies to and from the bottom of the 25-percent grade. Each

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The vehicle is used to transport supplies to and from the bottom of the 25-percent grade. Each pair of wheels, one at A and the other at B, has a mass of 140 kg with a radius of gyration of 150 mm. The drum C has a mass of 40 kg and a radius of gyration of 100 mm. The total mass of the vehicle is 520 kg. The vehicle is released from rest with a restraining force T of 500 N in the control cable which passes around the drum and is secured at D. Determine the initial acceleration a of the vehicle. The wheels roll without slipping.

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Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

ISBN: 9781118885840

8th Edition

Authors: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton

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