Question: 3 . A wind generator system is attached to a vertical pole ( pipe ) that has an outside diameter of 1 5 0 mm

3. A wind generator system is attached to a vertical pole (pipe) that has an outside diameter of 150 mm and a wall pipe thickness of 6 mm . The weight of the generator assembly is 22.24 kN and is off from centre by 76 mm . The engineer is worried that eccentric loading will cause the pole to bend and fail due to added bending stresses.
a) Use an appropriate formula to determine the stress induced in the pole. Take the effective length of pole \(\mathrm{Le}=2\mathrm{~L}\). Note \(\mathrm{L}=\) Pole Length because pole is fixed at the base and free at the top. (8 Marks)
b) The pole material has \(\sigma y=250\mathrm{M}\mathrm{Pa}\) and allowed a factor of safety of 3, determine if the pole is safe under the referred conditions. (2 Marks)
3 . A wind generator system is attached to a

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