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aon3t
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Greetings!
I am currently making a program which is about lighting columns. And I am currently at a halt because I need some basic physics done before I can complete it.
I have a lighting column which is
L = 8 m
D = 0.087 m
M = 69 kg
I have a force, applied from the wind load, at
F = 1235 N
Now I need to find the torque applied on the whole column. I have used this formula earlier
T = ½ ⋅L⋅M⋅g (where I've used F = mg)
This have given me T = 4944 Nm.
I just need a validation if these calculations are correct.
Because my real problems starts now:
I want to add an arm to the top of the lighting column with these data
L = 3m
M = 36 kgs
D = 0.120m
And I wonder what the combined torque applied to the column is now?
The arm will be at a 90° angle outwards from the column like this → Γ
Later on I want to add a lighting armature to the arm and do the same calculations (but that won't be a problem when I understand how the arm affects the column).
English is not my first language, so bear with me if I am unclear, or not using the correct terms.
I am currently making a program which is about lighting columns. And I am currently at a halt because I need some basic physics done before I can complete it.
I have a lighting column which is
L = 8 m
D = 0.087 m
M = 69 kg
I have a force, applied from the wind load, at
F = 1235 N
Now I need to find the torque applied on the whole column. I have used this formula earlier
T = ½ ⋅L⋅M⋅g (where I've used F = mg)
This have given me T = 4944 Nm.
I just need a validation if these calculations are correct.
Because my real problems starts now:
I want to add an arm to the top of the lighting column with these data
L = 3m
M = 36 kgs
D = 0.120m
And I wonder what the combined torque applied to the column is now?
The arm will be at a 90° angle outwards from the column like this → Γ
Later on I want to add a lighting armature to the arm and do the same calculations (but that won't be a problem when I understand how the arm affects the column).
English is not my first language, so bear with me if I am unclear, or not using the correct terms.