ARDHI UNIVERSITY

School of Environmental Science and Technology

EE 117: ENGINEERING MECHANICS I TUTORIAL NO. 1 FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND MISE,

1. The line of action of a 500 N force runs through
the points A and B as shown in the figure,
determine x and y scalar components of F.

2. The slope of the 5.2 kN force F is specified as
shown in the figure. Express F as a vector.

3. Determine the resultant R of the two forces
shown by (a) by applying the parallelogram rule
for vector addition
(b) by summing scalar components


4. Determine the resultant R of the two forces
applied to the bracket. Write R in the terms of
unit vectors along x and y

5. The 600 N force applied to the bracket at A is
to be replaced by two forces F
a
in the-a
direction and F
b
in the b-b direction, which
together produce the same effect on the
bracket as that of the 600 N force.
Determine F
a
and F
b
.



500 N