CL 305: Solid Mechanics

Exercise-2

1. A 200-mm lever and a 240-mm-diameter pulley are welded to the axel BE that is
supported by bearings at C and D. If a 720 N vertical load is applied at A when the lever is
horizontal, determine (a) the tension in the cord, (b) the reactions at C and D. Assume that the
bearing at D does not exert any axial thrust.

2. An opening in a floor is covered by a 1x1.2 m sheet of plywood of mass 18 kg. The sheet
is hinged at A and B and is maintained in a position slightly above the floor by a small block
C. (a) Determine the vertical component of the reactions at A, B and C. (b) Suppose the small
block C is moved and placed under edge DE at a point 0.15 m from point E). Determine the
vertical component of the reactions at A, B and C for this case.

3. A 3-m pole is supported by a ball-and-socket joint at A and by cables CD and CE.

Knowing that the 5-KN force acts vertically downwards ( =0), determine (a) the tension in
cable CD and CE (b) reaction at A.

4. The assembly shown below is welded to collar A that fits on the vertical pin shown. The pin can
exert couples about the x and z axes but does not prevent motion about or around y-axis. For the
loads shown, determine the tension in each cable and the reaction at A.

5. In order to clean the clogged drainpipe AE, a plumber has disconnected both ends of the
pipe and inserted a power snake through the opening at A. The cutting head of the snake is
connected by a heavy cable to an electric motor and rotates at a constant speed as the plumber
forces the cable into the pipe. The forces exerted by the plumber and the motor on the end of
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the cable can be represented by the wrench = 48 3 and
additional reactions at B, C and D caused by the cleaning operation. Assume that the reaction
at each support consists of two force components perpendicular to the pipe.

6. The pipe ACDE is supported by ball-and-socket joints at A and E and by the wire DF.
Determine the tension in the wire when 640-N load is applied at B as shown.

7. Solve the previous problem assuming that DF is replaced by a wire connecting C and F.