Department of Engineering Science

ES

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology

University of Philippines Los Baos

Engineering Science 11
Statics of Rigid Bodies
Take Home Quiz
March 22, 2013
General Directions: All answers and solutions, unless specified, should be written in ES Paper.
Deadline of submission is on March 27 (Wednesday), 1PM. Box your final answers

Problem 1. Determine the maximum mass of body

B for which the system will be in equilibrium if the
mass of block A is 20 kg. The coefficient of friction
is 0.40 at all surfaces in contact. State the direction
of impending motion.

Problem 2. A 15 wedge of negligible mass is placed between

two bodies. Block A has a mass equal to 35 kg. The
coefficient of static friction is 0.30 at all surfaces of contact.
Determine the amount of force P required to remove the
wedge.
120 mm

Problem 3. The 150-N weight is attached to a rope that passes

over the fixed cylinders A and B. The coefficient of static friction
between the rope and the cylinders is 0.3. Determine the (a)
smallest force P and (b) the largest force P that keeps the system
at rest.

480 mm

B
120 mm

150 N