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8–91.
The boat has a weight of 500 lb and is held in position off the
side of a ship by the spars at Aand B.A man having a weight
of 130 lb gets in the boat, wraps a rope around an overhead
boom at C,and ties it to the end of the boat as shown. If the
boat is disconnected from the spars,determine the minimum
number of half turns the rope must make around the boom
so that the boat can be safely lowered into the water at
constant velocity.Also,what is the normal force between the
boat and the man? The coefficient of kinetic friction
between the rope and the boom is .Hint:The
problem requires that the normal force between the man’s
feet and the boat be as small as possible.
ms=0.15
SOLUTION
Frictional Force on Flat Belt: If the normal force between the man and the boat is
equal to zero, then, and . Applying Eq. 8–6, we have
The least number of half turns of the rope required is turns.Thus
Equations of Equilibrium: From FBD (a),
8.980
p=2.86
T
2=500 lbT
1=130 lb
A
C
B