By driving a truck over a scale, it was determined that the loads on the front and

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By driving a truck over a scale, it was determined that the loads on the front and rear axles are 18 kN and 12 kN, respectively, when the truck is empty. Determine the weight and the location of the heaviest load that the truck can carry if the load on each axle is not to exceed 40 kN.

12 kN 18 kN

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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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