The speed of the brake drum shown is controlled by a belt attached to the control bar

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The speed of the brake drum shown is controlled by a belt attached to the control bar AD. A force P of magnitude 25 lb is applied to the control bar at A. Determine the magnitude of the couple being applied to the drum, knowing that the coefficient of kinetic friction between the belt and the drum is 0.25, that a = 4 in., and that the drum is rotating at a constant speed
(a) Counterclockwise,
(b) Clockwise.
The speed of the brake drum shown is controlled by
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073398242

11th edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell, Brian Self

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