The tensioning mechanism of a belt drive consists of frictionless pulley A, mounting plate B, and spring

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The tensioning mechanism of a belt drive consists of frictionless pulley A, mounting plate B, and spring C. Attached below the mounting plate is slider block D which is free to move in the frictionless slot of bracket E. Knowing that the pulley and the belt lie in a horizontal plane, with portion F of the belt parallel to the x axis and portion G forming an angle of 30° with the x axis, determine

(a) The force in the spring,

(b) The reaction at D.



The tensioning mechanism of a belt drive consists of frictionless

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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