EM 319 Mechanics of Solids

Homework Assignment #0. Assigned: January 25, 2016; no due date!

Problem 1. The pipe has a fixed support at O.
Determine the internal forces and bending moment A
and the point B which is half way up the vertical
pipe.

Problem 3. A steel bar AD is fixed to the wall at A

and loaded as indicated in the figure. Determine the
reaction at A and the variation of the internal forces
and moments, if any, along the length of the bar.

B
O

Problem 2. Determine the internal forces and

bending moment in the member ABC of the frame
shown below. Draw a diagram of the axial force,
shear force and bending moment along the member
ABC.

B
C

Problem 4. A horizontal bar ABCD is suported by

vertical bars BE and CF and is loaded b vertical
forces at A and D as shown in the figure.
a. Determine the internal forces in the bars BE
and CF.
b. Draw the shear force diagram for the bar
ABCD.
c. Find the bending moment at the points C
and B.