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A Five Thousand Pound Load Is to Be Picked Up

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A five thousand pound load is to be picked up by a wire rope hoist in which the wire rope has a nominal breaking strength of 4,000 pounds. The load block weighs 50 pounds. Show all calculations necessary to:

a. Determine the minimum number of sheaves needed on the upper and lower blocks to meet standards.

To which block will the end of the wire rope be attached for your solution to the problem?


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