A logistics team needs to roll a heavy generator weighing 900\text{ lbs} from the ground o… — Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

A logistics team needs to roll a heavy generator weighing $900\text{ lbs}$ from the ground onto a raised platform that is $5\text{ feet}$ high. If the team can apply a maximum combined push force of $150\text{ lbs}$ parallel to the ramp surface, what is the minimum ramp length required to accomplish this task? Assume ideal conditions with zero friction.

Cevap: 30 feet

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The minimum ramp length required is

30\text{ feet}

In an ideal frictionless system, the ratio of the load force to the effort force equals the ratio of the ramp length to its height. A load of

900\text{ lbs}

requiring only

150\text{ lbs}

of effort means the system needs a mechanical advantage of

6

. Since the height is

5\text{ feet}

, the ramp must be

6

times longer than the height, which is

30\text{ feet}

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Calculate the required Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA).

IMA = \frac{\text{Load}}{\text{Effort}} = \frac{900\text{ lbs}}{150\text{ lbs}} = 6

The mechanical advantage indicates how many times the machine multiplies the effort force. We need a mechanical advantage of 6 to move the

900\text{ lbs}

load with only

150\text{ lbs}

of force.

Calculate the required ramp length using the IMA and the given height.

IMA = \frac{\text{Length}}{\text{Height}} \Rightarrow 6 = \frac{\text{Length}}{5\text{ feet}} \Rightarrow \text{Length} = 6 \times 5 = 30\text{ feet}

For an inclined plane in ideal conditions, the mechanical advantage is also the ratio of the ramp's length to its vertical height.

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The relationship between effort force, load, ramp length, and vertical height on an ideal inclined plane (Ideal Mechanical Advantage).

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