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Solution 9.

P
B
WB TAB TAB
WA A
NAB TA
B
NB TB NA

Z
X
From the free body diagram of A, we get

ΤA = N A tan φ′ (1)
ΤAB = N AB tan φ′ (2)

+→ ∑ Fx =0: N AB − N A sin 45 − ΤA cos 45 = 0 (3)

Putting equation (1) into (3) we get

2
∴ NA B= N A ( 1 + ta nφ ′ ) (4)
2
2 N AB
NA = ⋅ (5)
2 1 + tan φ′

∑Fz =0 : ΤAB + WA − N A cos 45 + ΤA sin 45 = 0 (6)

Putting equation (1) and (2) into (6), we get

2
N A B ta nφ ′ + WA − N A ( 1 − ta nφ ′ ) (7)
2
Substituting (5) into (7) we obtain

 1 − t a nφ ′ 
N A B t a nφ ′ −  = − WA
 1 + t a nφ ′ 
 ta nφ ′ + ta n2 φ ′ − 1 + ta nφ ′ 
N A B  = - WA

 1 + ta n φ ′ 
1
− WA ( 1 + tanφ′ ) − γB2 ( 1 + tanφ′ )
N AB = = 2 (8)
tan 2 φ' + 2tanφ' − 1 tan 2φ' + 2tanφ' − 1

1
where WA = γB 2
2

Similarly summing forces in the x direction for B, we get

2
N AB = N B ( 1 − tanφ′ ) (9)
2

Similarly summing forces in the z direction for B, after substituting (9) and simplifying we get

 1 + 2tanφ′ − tan 2 φ′ 
N AB   = WB + P (10)
 1 − tanφ′ 

1 1
WB = γB 2 and P = γB 2 N γ (11)
2 2

Substituting (8) and (11) in (10) we get

Nγ =
(
− ( 1+tanφ′ ) 1 + 2tanφ′ − tan 2φ′ ) −1
( tan φ′ + 2tanφ′ − 1) ( 1 − tanφ′)
2

=
2tan 3φ′ − 6tanφ′
=
(
2tanφ′ tan 2φ′ − 3 )
( )
( 1 − tanφ′ ) tan 2φ′ + 2tanφ′ − 1 ( 1 − tanφ′ ) ( 1 + tanφ′ ) 2 − 2
2sin3φ′
Simplifying we get N γ =
cosφ′ − sin3φ′

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