Engineering Principles I (EP I)

Tutorial 1 Statics 1. A uniform rod is pin jointed to point A. A weight of 2w is hanged to point B. The rod is 600 inclined to vertical axis & in static e uili!rium !" the hori#ontal force$ % which is acted on B. %ind % & the reaction force on A.
Answer: F 2.5 x 30.5w, (w/2) x 1110.5

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&0 '$ (0 '$ 10 ' & 20 ' coplanar forces are acting on point ) which are having angles of 600$ (00 & 600 !etween them respectivel". %ind resultant force and its

Answer: 59.45 N, 510

(. A homogeneous smooth !all of weight *00 ' rests !etween two smooth surfaces at (0 0$ as shown in figure. +hat are the reactive forces at the points where the sphere touches each of the surfaces,

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Answer: 1000 N, 866 N

&. %or the stepladder shown in figure$ sides A- and -. are each /.0 ft long and hinged at -. Bar B0 is a tie1rod 2.* ft long$ halfwa" up. A man weighing 122 l! clim!s 6.0 ft along the ladder. Assuming that the floor is frictionless and neglecting the weight of the ladder$ find 3a4 the tension in the tie1rod and the forces exerted on the ladder !" the floor at 3!4 A and 3c4 ..

*. The figure shows an airplane fl"ing in the vertical plane and its free !od" diagram. The forces acting on the airplane are its weight +$ the thrust T exerted !" its engines$ and aerod"namic forces resulting from the pressure distri!ution on the airplane surface. The dashed line indicates the path along which the airplane is moving. The aerod"namic forces are resolved into a component perpendicular to the path$ the lift 5$ and a component parallel to the path$ the drag 0. the angle 6 !etween the hori#ontal and the path is called the flight path angle$ and 7 is the angle of attac8. 9f the airplane remains in e uili!rium for an interval of time it is said to !e in stead" flight. 9f 6 : 6 0 $ 0 :12* 8' $ 5 : 6/0 8'$ and the mass of the airplane is ;2$000 8g$ what values of T and 7 are necessar" to maintain stead" flight,

6. <uppose rod AB is hinged to a fixed wall. =ope -0. is attached to the rod at -$ &> from the hinge. The rope passes over a pulle" 0$ which is mounted on another fixed wall. The angle A-0 is 60o. The other end of the rope is connected to a mechanism 3not shown4$ which re uires *0 l! force to !e actuated. ?ow much downward hand force will !e re uired at point B$ *> from the hinge$ to actuate the mechanism, +hen the hand force is applied$ what reaction force will !e developed in hinge A, Assume the rod is weightless$ rigid and ampl" strong and the rope is flexi!le and ampl" strong.
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Force ? ;. The frame shown in figure supports part of the roof 3A-4 of a small !uilding. @nowing that the tension in the ca!le 3B0%4 is 1*0 8'$ determine the reaction at the fixed end .. (7.5 marks)