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Figure 12-65ashows a uniform ramp between two buildings that allows for motion between the buildings due to strong winds.At its left end, it is hinged to the building wall; at its right end, it has a roller that can roll along the building wall. There is no vertical force on the roller from the building, only a horizontal force with magnitude Fh. The horizontal distance between the buildings is D=4.00 m. The rise of the ramp isD=4.00 m. A man walks across the ramp from the left. Figure 12-65bgives Fhas a function of the horizontal distance xof the man from the building at the left. The scale of the Fhaxis is set by a= 20kN and b=25 kN. What are the masses of (a) the ramp and (b) the man?

Short Answer

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a) Mass of the ramp is 500 kg.

b) Mass of the man is 62.5 kg.

Step by step solution

01

Listing the given quantities

Distance between buildings(D)=4.0 m

h=0.490 m

Atx=0,Fh=20 kN(103 N1 k±·)=2.0×104 N

Atx=4.0,Fh=25 kN(103 N1 k±·)=2.5×104 N

02

Understanding the concept of force

We find the length of the ramp first, using trigonometry (Pythagoras theorem). After finding the length, we take the value for the horizontal force at the displacement of the man on the ramp. Using those conditions, we find the mass of the man and the ramp.

Formula:

∑Manypointonthebeam=0

Weight=mg

Length of the ramp from Pythagoras theorem,

L=D2+h2=(4.0 m)2+(0.49 m)2=16.24 m2=4.03 m

tanθ=hDθ=(0.494.0)θ=6.98°

03

(a) Calculation ofthe mass of the ramp

Taking moment at the hinge point and assumingx=0,

∑Mx=0=0

(Weightoframp×L2×cos6.98°)-(Fh×0.490 m)=0(Weightoframp×L2׳¦´Ç²õ6.98°)=(Fh×0.490 m)Weightoframp=(2×¹óh×0.490″¾)L׳¦´Ç²õ6.98°mrampg=(2×¹óh×0.490″¾)L׳¦´Ç²õ6.98°

mramp=(2×¹óh×0.490″¾)g×L׳¦´Ç²õ6.98°=(2×2.0 ×104 N×0.490 m)9.8 m/s2×4.0 m×cos6.98°=500 kg

Mass of the ramp is 500 kg.

04

(b) Calculation ofthe mass of the man

Taking moment at the hinge point and assuming x = 2 m,

From the graph, we can say that
At x=2,Fh=2.25×104 N

∑τ=0

((weightoframp+weightofman)×2″¾)−(Fh×0.490″¾)=0

((500 kg×9.8 m/s2)+(mman×9.8 m/s2))×2 m=(2.25×104 N×0.490 m)4900 N+mman×9.8 m/s2=5512 Nmman×9.8 m/s2=612 Nmman=612 N9.8 m/s2mman=62.5 kg

Mass of the man is 62.5 kg.

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