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xshovelfighter
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Hey guys,
I am building a small water ramp that will extend from a dock and into the water with a buoy at the end. I could probably just use trial and error, but thought it would be fun to make some rough calculations to help my design.
This picture (http://imgur.com/a/bHYfG) shows the general layout of the ramp. Ignore the fact that the ramp extends into the water past the buoy and assume that the board ends at the buoy.
So, I am wanting to calculate the vertical force at point A, where the board and buoy extend into the water. I came up with the equation: force at point A is equal to the weight of the board times sin(theta). Based on this equation, if theta is 90 degress, then the force at A is equal to the full weight of the board, which checks out logically. Further, the force at A decreases proportionally as theta approaches 0, which makes sense as well.
Anyway, just wanted to see if this sounds right? Any comments, corrections, suggestions, etc are appreciated!
I am building a small water ramp that will extend from a dock and into the water with a buoy at the end. I could probably just use trial and error, but thought it would be fun to make some rough calculations to help my design.
This picture (http://imgur.com/a/bHYfG) shows the general layout of the ramp. Ignore the fact that the ramp extends into the water past the buoy and assume that the board ends at the buoy.
So, I am wanting to calculate the vertical force at point A, where the board and buoy extend into the water. I came up with the equation: force at point A is equal to the weight of the board times sin(theta). Based on this equation, if theta is 90 degress, then the force at A is equal to the full weight of the board, which checks out logically. Further, the force at A decreases proportionally as theta approaches 0, which makes sense as well.
Anyway, just wanted to see if this sounds right? Any comments, corrections, suggestions, etc are appreciated!