STABILITY OF HANGING BLOCKS

Authors
STEPAN G BIANCHI G
Citation
G. Stepan et G. Bianchi, STABILITY OF HANGING BLOCKS, Mechanism and machine theory, 29(6), 1994, pp. 813-817
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical
Journal title
Mechanism and machine theory → ACNP
ISSN journal
0094114X
Volume
29
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
813 - 817
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-114X(1994)29:6<813:SOHB>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The paper presents two different solutions of a stability problem rela ted to the lifting of a block connected to a hook by a flexible and sm ooth rope. Both solutions use classical mechanical methods and the res ult has a clear but nontrivial geometrical interpretation.