As a machinist presses the handles of the compound-action bolt cutters, link AB carries a 7.5-kN force

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As a machinist presses the handles of the compound-action bolt cutters, link AB carries a 7.5-kN force (Figure P5.6). If the link has a 14 x 4-mm rectangular cross section, calculate the tensile stress within it.


Figure P5.6

7.5 kN A В 7.5 kN

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An Introduction To Mechanical Engineering

ISBN: 9781111576820

3rd Edition

Authors: Jonathan Wickert, Kemper Lewis

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