To find the minimum force P required to cause impending motion to the left of two blocks on an inclined plane, where the coefficient of friction is 0.20:
1) Draw the free body diagrams and apply equations for the normal and frictional forces on each block
2) Set up the equation for the horizontal forces and differentiate to find when the denominator is maximized
3) Solve the differentiated equation to find the minimum value of P required
To find the minimum force P required to cause impending motion to the left of two blocks on an inclined plane, where the coefficient of friction is 0.20:
1) Draw the free body diagrams and apply equations for the normal and frictional forces on each block
2) Set up the equation for the horizontal forces and differentiate to find when the denominator is maximized
3) Solve the differentiated equation to find the minimum value of P required
To find the minimum force P required to cause impending motion to the left of two blocks on an inclined plane, where the coefficient of friction is 0.20:
1) Draw the free body diagrams and apply equations for the normal and frictional forces on each block
2) Set up the equation for the horizontal forces and differentiate to find when the denominator is maximized
3) Solve the differentiated equation to find the minimum value of P required
Find the least value of P required to cause the system of blocks shown in Fig.
P-511 to have impending motion to the
left. The coefficient of friction under each block is 0.20.
From the FBD of 10 kN block on the
To Force P will be minimum if the inclined plane denominator in the RHS is max. Sum up forces normal to the incline N2=10cos30∘=8.66 kN For RHS denominator will be max Amount of friction differentiate it then equate to zero f2=μN2=0.20(8.66)=1.732 kN From the FBD of 30 kN block Sum up forces parallel to the incline on the horizontal plane T=f2+10sin30∘ Sum up vertical forces T=1.732+10sin30∘ N1+Psina=30 T=6.732 kN N1=30−Psinα