Modelling Cranes

Synopsis: Looks at the elements or elementary statics of crane design. Forces are represented by vectors and, using the parallelogram law, measurements are made of the resultant forces which various members of the crane need to withstand. It is demonstrated that a certain design of crane could be unstable in a surprising way and shown how modelling forces with vectors can predict such instability.
Series: Mathematics: A Foundation Course, Course M101
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1978
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1994 sale: £60.00 (+VAT +p&p) combined with three other programmes from the course on a single cassette.
Uses: Courses in engineering design, technology and business studies*
Subjects: Engineering; Mathematics
Keywords: cranes; lifting equipment; mathematical modelling; statics

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