Hello.
This is a pretty tricky question, but I hope you can help me.
Background: In the figure you can see an arch. The task is to decrease the radius at the end of the arch (green arch). The problem is when the radius is decreased the length of the arch (W) will be shorter. I want this length (W) to be constant. Therefore the radius (R1) between point A and B needs to be increased in order "move" the green arch so that it hits point C.
Also the green arch has to be tangential to the point B
So the question is: "Is there a way to figure out how much R1 has to increase in order for the green arch to hit C?"
Data:
H = constant
h = constant
W = constant
B can vary along X
This is a pretty tricky question, but I hope you can help me.
Background: In the figure you can see an arch. The task is to decrease the radius at the end of the arch (green arch). The problem is when the radius is decreased the length of the arch (W) will be shorter. I want this length (W) to be constant. Therefore the radius (R1) between point A and B needs to be increased in order "move" the green arch so that it hits point C.
Also the green arch has to be tangential to the point B
So the question is: "Is there a way to figure out how much R1 has to increase in order for the green arch to hit C?"
Data:
H = constant
h = constant
W = constant
B can vary along X