What distance should I choose to prevent the plate from tipping over?

anilove17Byanilove17

I'm not sure how to factor in the weight of the plate. It would be great if someone could help me…

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Clemens1973
Clemens1973
6 months ago

The weight of the plate acts at the center of gravity, ie with homogeneous weight distribution in the middle of the plate.

If you choose the tip of the right support as the reference point and count torques in the counterclockwise direction as positive (M-vector protrudes from the plane of the drawing), the torque due to the weight of the plate would be



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