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a pair of large hydraulically operated shears is attached to the end of the boom on an excavator. the shear is used for cutting steel pipe and i-beams during demotion work. hydraulic cylinder ab exerts
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a pair of large hydraulically operated shears is attached to the end of the boom on an excavator. the shear is used for cutting steel pipe and i-beams during demotion work. hydraulic cylinder ab exerts an 18kn force on the upper jaw. (a) complete the free-body diagram of the upper jaw, which has been only partially drawn. (b) determine the cutting force f being applied to the pipe.

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Answer:

(a)

Free-body Diagram:

Upper Jaw:

F= 18kN

Friction force

Normal force

(b)

The cutting force f being applied to the pipe is equal to the force exerted by the hydraulic cylinder, 18kN.

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