The mechanical energy of an object is a combination of its potential energy and its
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Answer:
The maximum speed for which the pipe will be restrained is 18.05 m/s.
Explanation:
We note that the
Securing blocks have height, h = 0.1 m
The radius of travel, rho = 60 m
The radius of the circular pipe, R = 0.8 m
We note that the weight of the pipe is acting at the centroid of the pipe
Therefore, for the pipe to slip, it has to climb the wedge h
Taking moments about h, we have
mg × R sin α = ma × R cos α
a/g = Tan α
But a =
Therefore = g tanα
Since height of the block, h = 0.1 m therefore,
R cos α = R - h
That is 0.8 cos α = 0.8 - 0.1 = 0.7
Therefore α = cos⁻¹ (0.7/0.8) = 28.96 °
From which V² = rho × g× tanα = 60 × 9.81 × tan 28.96
= 325.66 m²/s²
∴ V = √(325.66 m²/s²) = 18.05 m/s
Maximum speed = 18.05 m/s.