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Problem 1.1
1. For the linkage of section 1.4 in the
text, using XESS (or equivalent spread sheet), eval-
P
uate the non-dimensional quantities P/2kL, the
load, and ∆/L, the vertical displacement, at a range
of values of the angle θ (decreasing from some ini- ∆
tial angle in the unloaded state by 2 degree incre- u B u
ments). Do this for three cases, θ0 = 25o, θ0 = 35o, k L Θ0 L
Θ
k
L cos Θ
Case #1 θ0 = 25o
θ = θ 0 − 2ο ∆ /L P/ 2kL
degrees
23.0
21.0
19.0
...
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Case #2 θ0 = 35o
...
What if one of the springs is weaker than the other? What in the analysis presented in the textbook
changes? Conjecture how your plots would change?
Problem 1.3
Go sketch a tree limb (and show its location on the tree trunk); rough in the limbs dimensions; esti-
mate its weight; and then estimate the magnitude of the torque that the limb exerts on the trunk of the tree at
its root.
Problem 1.4
Problem 2.5 in the textbook.