Two beams made to prop each other by a hanging weight
A statics problem: what counter-load holds the weight o?
A drawing shows two beams leaning together at an apex, resting on two supports, with a weight o suspended from their meeting point. The accompanying note poses a problem in statics: given that the beams and the weight o total 100 pounds, how much weight at a b is needed to resist it so the load does not fall. The page studies how mutually propped beams carry a suspended load.
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How much load at a b resists the hanging weight o
Two beams a and b are propped against each other so that a weight o hangs from their apex. Leonardo asks: if the beams together with the weight o amount to 100 pounds, what weight must be placed at a b to keep the load from falling. It is a question about the resistance offered by inclined members supporting a common load.