I have a bike rack that attaches to a trailer hitch. The maximum weight
for a single bike is 150 lbs. The first bike sits a foot out from the
trailer hitch and the second is another foot out. Both bikes are
electric, so they weigh 55lbs each. I'm concerned that the second bike,
will actually put more force than 55lbs on the bar because it's further
out. I was wondering if there is a way to figure this out.
T
On 10/11/2015 12:26 PM, Julian Zottl wrote:
There is a lot that goes in to that. The bar's shape, the type of material
it's made from (ever check out how many types of steel there are?), etc.
Maybe start here:
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/beams-support-forces-d_1311.html
It's probably easier to do it the other way: You have a location for the
weight (length) and how much it weighs, then you figure out what type of
material you need.
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Julian
On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Thane Sherrington <
[email protected]> wrote:
Here's a question for you engineers out there.
How do I calculate how much weight a bar can support the further out I go?
For instance:
================================================ <--- Metal bar
/\ /\
Can support 10 pounds here. How many pounds here?
T
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