Hint: you can assume the load is enough to bend the beam more than the starting 0.2mm gap. in this case, the overall deflection due to bending (a superposition of the distributed load minus the reaction force at b) will be equal to the gap plus the amount that the post is compressed (think chapter

Atank with constant volume contains 2.27 kg of a mixture of water phases (liquid-vapor). in the initial state the temperature and the quality are 127 °c and 0.6, respectively. the mixture is heated until the temperature of 160 oc is reached. illustrate the process in a t-v diagram. then, determine (1) the mass of the vapor in kg at the initial state, (2) the final pressure in kpa.