GE 201STATICS

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SummerSemester1429-30
SecondMid-Term Exam
Time allowed:90 minutes
Maximum Marks: 40
Date of Exam: 25-8-1430
Name(in Arabic):
Student
No.:..
Section:. ClassS.No... .
NotezIhere arefour questionsin this paper, and each questionhas two parts (a, andb). All
the questionsare compulsoryand caty equalmarlcs.
Q.No. I 2 a
J 4 TOTAL
Max. Marks 10 10 l0 l0 40
Marks Obtained

Q.l(a) Calculatethe magnitudeof the forcessupportedby the supportsat A andB, shownin

Figure 1, for the loaded bracket. Neglect the weight of the bracket and consider
supportsat A andB as pin androller respectively. (3 Marks)
v
Q > tr4g=o
* Arc x23 0 - g o o c , r t t s otxg o = o

Az. = - '6 8 o t 1

*Ay -- goo (.rtl4;o

J -o
oo,,
a= - s 6? N
o Sin lsb

:5 ZF^=o
A* + 87 'loo {,"wlf= o Figure 1.

- 6go* B x '?oaer u " t E o = o

* 8x = 6go t g N d ' a r f o

frNu a(- A'"

=J (f I o)' t es67)>
il03.q
 Q.l(b) Determinethe force P requiredto maintainthe 200 kg weight in the position(Fig. 2).
The diameterof the pulleyat B is negligible.Given,0:300 . (7 marks)
(z-> cr-:.:.zooS

lrr" F= (>->cr-{ 3;)

9= 3oo
2 S in3o o

*P=fs" 2 9 in 3 o r' t

o{ 5 tGa -CgBtqB) =6 uo

2 oox 9,8l
*
"+ 1ZFn =o - Tsin6i a psrnls'=o 200ke

: 'T-= o'g
P
Figure 2.
*t = 9= o r,
T c5x6 o + pc.rr15;"*
2 o-ox9'€ | =o
cn 6,9? efi 6oo+ FCn rso* 2 F l[ ? , g l= o

P = t? 58'2 Nt
\ = 52:J - . 5 N
 Q.2 (a) Computethe forcesin the membersBA andBCof the loadedtruss,shownin Figure3,
usingMethodofjoints. Pleasenotethat supportA is apin andC is a roller support.
(3 marks)
trua

Feo l rD l l 'g l

+ + > F\ Je= o
- F u . s i n O -1 0 " 1 9 'g l T
5m

F BC
n-= -T g .s-O.6 N C- I
+>Q=o Figure3. 3ln 9=5
: o
- %n - Fu.e-o-B
t3
Cg>9=i2
t3
-tr*R a>sso'6retz.fB =o
q.d1N l-r
sE zzg

Q.2 (b) The uniform concreteslabshownin edgeview hasa massof 25000kg and is being
hoistedslowly into a verticalpositionby the tensionP in the hoistingcable(Figure4).
For the position where 0 : 600calculatethe force 7 in the horizontalanchorcable.
AssumesupportA is a roller. (7 marks)

P rn-tsi B
/'-
2m
3:F*=cr
n P PSr'.gJ
a- ?C, q ? i = o .B
I T - F c o . t g o o- - t b 25o0or1'81 t)

6$w6o
G >MA= c, r 6
?qsfx6sir,63 /
- PSin3ooFg
'-ZSooOX?'8lX>=O ry !4,
g,r l gi =3r n
p= 2 -SoooXZ . g l x >
(-C-. oox6 g'r. 6f -&',.:? rs; Figure 4. eri.ti = > rn

= 1 6= Soo N

l= P e,r'rgoo 'ir- ti-'

t63sdoxe o'rJ
t4 tE? {"t M
T = lqt . 6 bM
 Q.3(a) Identify zero force membersin a truss shown in Fig. 5. (3 Marks)

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.
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DF J " t)
l kN
,o
,9"
I

2tutH

J, io td

Q.3(b) A roof truss is subjectedto the forces as shown above (Figure 5). Neglect any
horizontal reactions at the supportsA and E, ayd determine the forces in all the
membersmeetingatjoints A andBusingMethodsections. (7 Marks)

t=?=z'skN (f'-y)^rn€b
4kd, T)
Ar-=El =o ( an tL tt^r.
llvew f*Ut"O
S-*bil^, O"O
5: F; = 0 z z
(,
%g k>6'd"r%H=o 3n=7 + Talrn
-t
* - Ct
% H = - F A G e f i> d , { " tf*g ' o'S- ;9 = z6 .Go
Yz-=
2'F b
ftfU=o -lf 2 ,s. *F *e sl n >6 rd -o

r
q/'o)
l-
" 't? H : 3o(l o bN T $o*
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t: itll"^'
rt:trJ=o
"gL
"tb"
-'n
>6,6o
fU .e trz6 .d o$ tt>6,t +rn wL6'6b
>lrl
* l-l* 2 . S ="&'
o \[3-]
o \r>n
zL 'L Fu,= 16r& .uL6" g * 0tS A . /.
D = l e---i' - L ' [ Y 2 )
--f\\ il ,4,6"
&^>d,6o
2,|-kN

@ : M4=o
b
)-d ' 6 x I * Fg.Si u\'t6,6 yz " t-,rZ f t r Q- - z' 9 xQ = 6
- F9"" C-a-r

; ,lff i C h *t i i s
 Q. 4 (a) Determinethe reactionsat the supportsA andG, shownin Fig. 5. The supportA is a
roller supportand G is a pin support. (3 Marks)

*- >4t= o (" =o
QzN44= o
-6 oox 9oo + ( fgo7, f l>-o(xr6o") =6

Dimeosionsin millimeters
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Figure 6.

Q.4(b) Calculate the x- and y- components of all forces acting on each member of the loaded
frame,shownin Fig. 6. , Du (7 Marks)
l .{
Dtv .b
(-l-""'2bo\Fw6o
ry 6oott

G L
l),o
Bpb 4 o o
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8,n
,tr

..,*""T-s ,""tu,.€L;-
5 zs
@sM6= o
f>o.lrp0 o - E yt\oo -( tu ttloo = o
=)lEu = -/Farrt
l5 >o
t=
ud*o{ f75 =o
G\ =M6: = rr
D, +zoote^gi r Dyr+>tro
U
+52Sx>e0 =o
*f : t d=" i si, +Du t7s->o i\ -D)+{>W*S> S4>A1)
-x-
- od-?-6 o o =o z oa (ir^ 6 oo
= zz s} x''a - .9>sx >-oo
ISD N t >00 [g_t^6 oo
-+ SFn = o
5 >F t r= o D*= - t? 3 .2 t{
BxtDr=o
-br t6Y = o Brr=-bX . *X -D^ = O (-.'E+=
8 1 - Fx x - - l?3.2 N
..t ( 3 x= l? 3 ,2 N
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