MAP 2412: Physics Chapter 5: Moment of a

Force

Answer all questions.

1. What is the moment of force and its unit?

2. Determine the moment of the force of 25N applied to a spanner at an effective length of
180mm from the center of the nut.
3. A moment of 7.5Nm is required to turn a wheel. If a force of 37.5N is applied to the rim
of the wheel, calculate the effective distance from the rim to the hub of the wheel.
4. Calculate the force required to produce a moment of 27Nm on a shaft, when the
effective distance from the center of the shaft to the point of application of the force is
140mm.
5. On the bridge shown above, what are the forces on A and B?

6. A force of 15 N is applied to a spanner at an effective length of 140 mm from the centre

of a nut. Calculate (a) the moment of the force applied to the nut, (b) the magnitude of
the force required to produce the same moment if the effective length is reduced to 100
mm.

7. A moment of 25 Nm is required to operate a lifting jack. Determine the effective length

of the handle of the jack if the force applied to it is (a) 125N, (b) 0.4kN.

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8. A system of forces is as shown in the figure below.

(a) If the system is in equilibrium find the distance d.

(b) If the point of application of the 5 N force is moved to point P, distance 200 mm from
the support, find the new value of F to replace the 5 N force for the system to be in
equilibrium.

9. A beam is supported at its centre on a fulcrum and forces act as shown in the figure
below. Calculate

(a) force F for the beam to be in equilibrium,

(b) the new position of the 23 N force when F is decreased to 21 N, if equilibrium is to

be maintained.

10. For the centrally supported uniform beam shown in the figure below, determine the
values of forces F1 and F2 when the beam is in equilibrium.

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11. A beam is loaded as shown in the figure below

Determine

(a) The force acting on the beam support at B,

(b) The force acting on the beam support at A, neglecting the mass of the beam.

12. For the beam shown in the figure below, calculate (a) the force acting on support A (b)
distance d, neglecting any forces arising from the mass of the beam.

13. A metal bar AB is 4.0 m long and is supported at each end in a horizontal position. It
carries loads of 2.5 kN and 5.5 kN at distances of 2.0 m and 3.0 m, respectively, from A.
Neglecting the mass of the beam, determine the reactions of the supports when the
beam is in equilibrium.

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