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53 Eoumnons or Couey 223 ry Determine the support reactions on the member in Fig. 194. The collar at is fixed to the member and can slide vertically along the vertical shaft ® Fy S19 SOLUTION Free-Body Diagram. The free-body diagram of the member is shown in Fig. 5-190. The colar exerts a horizontal force A, and moment My fon the member. The reaction Ng of the roller on the member is vertical Equation of Equilibrium. The forces A, and Ny can be determined lect from the fore equations of equiibriuen ° A=0 Ans. Ng ~ 900N Ny ~ 900 Ans “The moment My ean be determined by summing moments either aout point or point B. C+ EM, = 0% My ~ 900NGLS m) ~ S00'N-m + 990 [3m + (Lm) eos 45°] = 0 My = 186 Nom = 149kNem2 Ans +My My + 900N [15 m + (1m) cos 45°] ~ S00N-m M, “The negative sign indicates that M, has the opposite sense of rotation to that shown on the fre-body diagram. 1486. = 149 kN-m> Ans 222 Charnes Eau) racan “The uniform truck ramp shown in Fig. S-I8u has a weight of 4001 and is pinned to the body ofthe truck al each side and held in he postion shown by the two side cables Determine the tension i the cables Wu OF A RiciD Boov SOLUTION ‘The idealized mods! of the ramp, which indicates all necessary imensions and supports, is shown in Fig, 5-18h, Here the eenter of ‘gravity located atthe midpoint since the ramp i eomsidered to he uniform, Free-Body Diagram. Working from the idealized model the ramps free-body diagram i shown in Fig.5-i8e, Equations of Equilibrium. Summing moments about point A will Yield direct solution forthe cable tension. Using the principle of ‘moments there are several ways of determining the moment of T about A. Ife use.x and y components with T applied at B, we have G4EMy= 0; Teos20°(7 sin 30°) + T sn 20°(7 cos 30° ft) + 4001 (5 e08 30° ft) = 0 T= 14051 “The simplest way to determine the moment of Tabout isto resolve ‘into components along and perpendicular tothe ramp at B.Then the ‘moment of the component along the ramp willbe zero about Aso that CHEM AT sin 1°(7 ft) + 400 16 (5 cos 30°) = 0 T= 19251 Since there ate two cables supporting the ramp, valine r=Temw Ans NOTE: Asan exercise. show that A, = 1339 band A, = 887.416, Fig S18 54 Two: avo Thase-Force Maas 225 5.13 ‘The lever ABCis pin supported at A and connected toa short link BD fas shown in Fig. §-22e Ifthe weight of the members is negligible, ‘determine the foree of the pin onthe lever at A. SOLUTION Free-Body Diagrams. As shown in Fig. 5-22, the short link BD isa ‘vo-force member, so the resutont forces at pins D and B must be ‘equal, opposite, andl collinea. Although the magnitude of the fore is lusknown, the lin of action is known since it passes through Band D. Lever ABC is a treeforce member, and therefore, in ofder to satisfy moment equilibrium, the three nonparallel forces acing on it must be concurrent at O,Fig-5-22e. In particular, note that the force F ‘on the lever at B is equal but opposite 1o the force Facting at B on the link. Why?"The distance CO must be 0.5 m since the lines of aetion of 6 and the 400. force are known, Equations of Equilibrium. By requiring the force system 10 be concurrent at O,since SMo = 0, the angle # which defines the line of action of Fy can be determined from trigonometry. (3-6 Using the xy axes and applying the force equilibrium equations BEA = 0; Fyens 603" ~ Feosss* + 400N F1ER =O; Fysin6.s? — Pins Solving. we get = LOTRN Ans: F=132kN NOTE: We cam ako solve this problem by representing the fore at A by its two components A, and A, and applying 2M, = 0. ZF, = 0, SF, = 0 to the lever, Once A, and A, are determined, we can get Fy, and, 57 Consreaws ano Staion Deremanscr 247 ‘The homogeneous plate shove in Fig. 5-284 has a mass of 100 kg and fs subjected to a force and eouple moment along its edges Il it oh supported in the horizontal plane by a roller at A, ball-and-socket men: joint at B,and a cord at C, determine the components of reaction at a ‘these supports eS SOLUTION (SCALAR ANALYSIS) Free-Body Diagram. There are five unknown reactions acting om the plate, as shown in Fig, 5-28b, Each ofthese reactions is assumed to act ™, {na positive coordinate direction. Equations of Equilibrium. Since the three-dimensional geometry is rather simple, a scalar analysis provides a direct soluion to this problem, force summation along each ais vilds BF=0 B= 0 Ans. 3-0 8 Ans. BF=0; A.+B.4To~30N-98IN=0 © Recall thatthe moment of force about an axis ixequal tothe product ‘of the force magnitude and the perpendicular distance (moment am) from the line of action ofthe force to the axis Alko forces that are ‘parallel 10 an axis or pass through it ereate no moment about the ads ene, summing moments about the positive andy axes. we have EM, =O Te(2m)—981N(1m) + (2m) = 0 @ =M, = 0. 300 N(LSm) +981 N(1Sm)~B,Gm)~A,(3m)~20N-m=0 (3) “The components of the force at B can be eliminated if moments are summed about the and y" axes We obtain EMy = 0; 981 N(Lm) + 300N(2m) ~ A,(2m) ® EMy = 6, 300 N(1.51m)~ 981 N(15m)~ 200N-m + Te(3m) = 0 6 Solving Eqs 1 through 3 or the more convenient Eas. 1.4,and 5 yields Ab NIN Te= TN Ans ‘The negative sign indicates that B. acts downward, NOTE: The solution ofthis problem does not require summation of ‘moments about the axis The plate is partially constrained since the supports cannot prevent it from turning about the axis fa foree is Applied toit in the -» plane. 248 Charen Equuaniuw oF « Ricio Booy Determine the components of reaeton thatthe balland-soeket joint at A. the smooth journal bearing at B, and the roller support at © ‘exert on the rod assembly in ig, 5-290 Fig. 529 SOLUTION Free-Body Diagram. As shown on the frec-body diagram. Fig. 5-298, the reactive forces of the supports will prevent the assembly from rotating about each coordinate axis and so the journal bearing at B ‘only exerts reactive forces on the member. Equations of Equilibrium. A direct solution for A, can be obtained by summing forces along they axis 3h 4-0 Ans “The force F- can be determined directly by summing moments about the yas, =o {0.6 m) ~ 900N(04 m) = 0 = 600N Ans Using this result, 2. ean be determined by summing moments about the x axis, EM, =o; B08 m) + 600N(L2 m) — 990 N04 m) = 0 =450N Ans "The negative sign indicates that B, acts downward. The fore By can be found by summing moments about the = axis =B,OSm)=0 B,=0 Ans At0=0 A, Ans Finally using the results of Band Fe. A.+ (CASON) + SOON ~ 900 A. = TON Ans. 57 Consreaws ano Staion Deremanscr 249 ‘The boom is used to support the 75:Ib flowerpot in Fig. 5-30, Determine the tension developed in wires AB and AC. SOLUTION Free-Body Diagram. The fce-body diagram of the boom is shown in Fig, 5-30, [Equations of Equilibrium. We will use a vector analysis Fel: (i-G +k ) Fa + Bk ()- Ad eaars ans oP shad ‘We can climinate the force seaction at O by writing the moment ‘equation of equilibrium about point O. Mo = 0; 14% Ban + Bac + W)=0 (x[(4st—$ ud +S 6ut)+(F 6c ~Fhed + Het) +1] =0 Bip + Mie — 450=0 o o=0 haat Fhe =0 ® Solving Eas (1) and (2) simultaneously, Fag= Fye = 81516 Ans Fig. 20 250 Charren S EauuinRiua oF & Ricio Booy Rod AB shown in Fig. S-31a i subjected to the 200-N force. Determine the reactions at the balland-socket joint A and the tension in the cables BD and BE. SOLUTION (VECTOR ANALYSIS) Free-Body Diagram. Fig.5-31b, Equations of Equilibrium. Representing each force on the fre-bexly

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