A thin ring is loaded by two equal and opposite forces F in part a of the

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A thin ring is loaded by two equal and opposite forces F in part a of the figure. A free-body diagram of one quadrant is shown in part b. This is a statically indeterminate problem, because the moment MA cannot be found by static€™s. We wish to find the maximum bending moment in the ring due to the forces F. Assume that the radius of the ring is large so that Eq. (4€“28) can be used.