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Pulley hanging load

Solve concurrent-force systems while enforcing tension-only cables, rank, and feasibility conditions.

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Advanced engineering statics simulation

Pulley and Hanging-Load System

Continuous equivalent reeving, exact supporting-leg count, and aggregate-efficiency equilibrium.

Trace one continuous equivalent rope and relate the selected supporting-leg count to required cable pull.

Load
80 kN
kN
1200

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Supporting segments
4
18

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Aggregate efficiency
90 %
%
50100

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Continuous equivalent block-and-tackle reevingEvery vertical blue leg terminates at a moving pulley or moving-block anchor.FIXED SUPPORTfree-end pull TT=22.22TTTfixed anchorMOVING BLOCK · n = 4 SUPPORTING LEGSAggregate efficiency η = 90%W = 80.0 kNEQUILIBRIUM MODELnηT = Wn = 4η = 0.9T = 22.22 kN
Required pull
22.2222 kN
Ideal pull
20.0000 kN
Actual mechanical advantage
3.6000
Equilibrium residual
0.0000000000 kN
reeving and equilibrium verified

Concept question: Predict the required cable pull.

Model scope and verification

Scope: Ideal one-rope tackle with equal tension in every rope leg. The selected integer n is the number of vertical tension legs terminating at moving pulleys or the moving-block anchor. η is an explicitly stated aggregate system efficiency, so the educational model uses W = nηT rather than a detailed per-sheave loss model.

Acceptance check: The continuous reeving contains exactly n supporting legs, every pulley has a visible fixed or moving attachment, and both the displayed pull and assessment answer satisfy nηT − W = 0 to numerical precision. Noninteger exact entries are normalized to the nearest permitted segment count.

Engineering model scope

Category

Particle equilibrium

Idealization

Concurrent forces act at an idealized particle; cables carry tension only.

Acceptance check

Require ΣF = 0 and reject negative cable tension or singular geometry.