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Chapter 6, Solution 135.

FBD ABD:

First note, by inspection, that P = W = 250 lb.

Note: that BC is a two-force member

M D = 0:

( 5 in.)

3
1
FBC + ( 3 in.)
FBC ( 9 in.)( 250 lb ) = 0
10
10

FBC = 125 10 lb T

Fx = 0:

Dx

3
125 10 lb = 0
10

D x = 375 lb
Fy = 0:

250 lb

1
125 10 lb Dy = 0
10

D y = 125 lb

(note, that Dy = 125 lb is evident by symmetry of the barrel)

so D = 395 lb

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.

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