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    Mechanical Design Tools

    Solidworks 2010 Inventor 2011 Some other Autodesk applications, too
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    Q345E Steel

    According to this site ... http://www.traderscity.com/board/products-1/offers-to-sell-and-export-1/q345a-q345b-q345c-q345d-q345e-steel-plate-from-gloria-steel-limited-manufacturing-60574/ .. the properties are as listed. Mechanical property:150<T?250 Yield strength?295MPa, Tensile...
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    Power Required To Rotate Load

    Thank you guys, that was exactly what I was looking for. Although, Zekeman, where exactly did you get the 1600 lb value for the weight? I get about a 1600lb moment on the end of the D shape. Just to be sure everyone understands what I am trying to get at, I made a small animation in...
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    Power Required To Rotate Load

    The time to rotate the support 180 degrees is 5 seconds. There will be a rubberized stop at the end of the 180 degrees to limit the movement of the support. I have the bending moment of the support, and the angular velocity. (180 degrees over 5 seconds ... 0.63 rad/s, or 6 RPM, correct?) The...
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    Power Required To Rotate Load

    Sorry for the confusion. The left picture is the top view, and the right picture is the side view. (On left picture, gravity is in the down direction) Thanks for the site referral!
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    Power Required To Rotate Load

    I have a D - shaped support attached at Point A, and a load attached at Point B (See attached). The distance from attachment points is 8 inches. The load is 197.5 lbs I need to rotate this support around point A using a rotational actuator, but I am having trouble calculating the power...
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    Motor Sizing and Power Requirements

    Hello. New to this forum, but it seems to be just what I'm looking for. I am having a problem with a design and I'm hoping someone can help. I have a horizontal powerscrew mechanism that needs to push a beam 55". I am using a higher than normal coefficient for friction just to ensure that the...

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