A wheel on a freight car carries a load W. If the axle of the car has

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A wheel on a freight car carries a load W. If the axle of the car has a diameter D, determine the horizontal force P that must be applied to the axle to rotate the wheel. The coefficient of kinetic friction is μk.


Units Used:

kip = 1000 lb

Given:

W = 20 kip

D = 2 in

μ k = 0.05

r = 16 in



W P


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