Question: A proving ring is a highly reliable device for verifying weight and force in the laboratory as well as in the field. Figure 2 (

A proving ring is a highly reliable device for verifying weight and force in the laboratory as well as in the field. Figure 2(a) is a sketch of a proving ring subjected to compression load \(\boldsymbol{P}\). If fabricated properly and the working stresses are in the elastic range, the ring's lateral diameter will change with a consistent linear relationship of load versus deflection. Structural analysis of the ring is indeterminate to the \(3^{\text {rd }}\) degree, but symmetry simplifies the problem to one redundant, which is the internal moment at \(\boldsymbol{A}\) or \(\boldsymbol{C}\). Figure 2(b) shows one free-body diagram for the ring, cut across horizontal diameter \(\boldsymbol{A B}\). Figure 2(b) shows the analysis results for the internal shear force \(\boldsymbol{H}\) and bending moment \(\boldsymbol{M}_{\boldsymbol{A}}\) at the cut. The shear force and internal moment act in the directions shown.
Problem.
(a) Determine the limiting load \(\boldsymbol{P}\) so that the maximum circumferential stresses at \(\boldsymbol{A}\) and \(\boldsymbol{C}\) do not exceed \(\mathbf{12,000}\mathbf{~ p s i}\). The table below provides additional information about the proving ring.
(b) Based on your calculated value for the limiting load \(\boldsymbol{P}\), discuss the advantage that the proving ring offers versus relying on a set of standard deadweights for calibrating forces.
Analysis Results
Force \(\mathrm{H}=\mathrm{O}\)
Moment \( M_{A}=\left(\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{\pi}\right) P_{F}\)
where \(\bar{r}\equiv \) radius of centroidal axis.
Figure 2(a)
Figure 2(b). give me the answer on paper
A proving ring is a highly reliable device for

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