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Force Required To Stop A Freely Rotating Wheel With Attached Falling Object With A Spring

I have a wheel with a diameter of 2m and a weight of 67kg. The wheel has a radius of gyration of 0.82m. From this wheel a weight of 35kg is suspended. The weight will fall for 10m and accelerate the ...
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How to determine whether a threaded rod will rotate under load

A part of a structure I am designing incorporates a large threaded rod (1") diameter mounted vertically both for structural strength and for the potential to adjust the height of the top mounted ...
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What will the reaction forces of a support be in case of an angled cable

If a cable is attached to a support on each side, and there is a load acting on it somewhere along its length. Is there going to be a vertical reaction force only if the the cable is angled?
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Torsion of continuous vs simply supported beam [closed]

Say that I have a 2 span of continuous beam subjected to torsion, is the torsion value smaller than those 2 single span beam subjected to torsion of same value ?? I think the torsion of continuous ...
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Stopping Force of Irregularly Shaped Object

I have a quick question about the force needed to accelerate/decelerate an irregular object. Lets say I have a 3D object with the following general shape, This system is in general a gripper (gray) ...
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Which frame is optimal for children's bicycle trailers? tubular or rectangular frame and why? [closed]

I need to construct a 3D wooden bicycle trailer for Kids. The weight of bicycle trailers must also be light! The Frame should be made of wood. what criteria should I use to construct a Frame,Children'...
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