Question: The steel plate shown will support six 50-mm-diameter idler rollers mounted on the plate as shown. Two flat belts pass around the rollers, and rollers

The steel plate shown will support six 50-mm-diameter idler rollers mounted on the plate as shown. Two flat belts pass around the rollers, and rollers A and D will be adjusted so that the tension in each belt is 45 N. Determine

(a) The resultant couple acting on the plate if a = 0.2 m,

(b) The value of a so that the resultant couple acting on the plate is 54 N ⋅ m clockwise.




The steel plate shown will support six 50-mm-diameter idler roll


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