A 73-kg gymnast is executing a series of full-circle swings on the horizontal bar. In the position

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A 73-kg gymnast is executing a series of full-circle swings on the horizontal bar. In the position shown he has a small and negligible clockwise angular velocity and will maintain his body straight and rigid as he swings downward. Assuming that during the swing the centroidal radius of gyration of his body is 457mm determine his angular velocity and the force exerted on his hands after he has rotated through

(a) 90?,

(b) 180?.

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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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