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PTU
Mechanical Engineering Division
Statics Tutorial Sheet 5.2 (for chapter 5)
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PROBLEM 5.36 Determine by direct x coordinate of its

Determine by direct integration the centroid..
integration the centroid of the area
shown. Express your
centroid of the area
answer in terms of a
shown. and b.

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PROBLEM 5.46
(Ans.
Determine by direct
integration the PROBLEM 5.51
, Determine the volume
centroid of the area
: and the surface area
shown.
of the chain link
shown, which is made
) PROBLEM 5.42 from a 2-in.-diameter
A homogeneous wire bar, if R = 3 in. and L
is bent into the shape = 10 in.
PROBLEM 5.38
Determine by direct shown. Determine by
integration the direct integration the
centroid of the area x coordinate of its
shown. Express your centroid. Express
answer in terms of a your answer in terms
and b. of a

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PROBLEM 5.47
Determine the PROBLEM 5.61
volume and the For the beam and
surface area of the loading shown,
solid obtained by determine (a) the
rotating the area of magnitude and
, the shape shown location of the
about (a) the x axis, resultant of the
(Ans.: , (b) the line distributed load, (b)
PROBLEM 5.43
A homogeneous wire x = 165 mm. the reactions at the
is bent into the shape beam supports.
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shown. Determine by
direct integration the
PROBLEM 5.41
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PROBLEM 5.64 ,
Determine the PROBLEM 5.75
reactions at the beam The cross section of a
supports for the given concrete dam is as PROBLEM
loading. shown. For a dam
section of unit width,
5.7PROBLEM
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determine (a) the
reaction forces The dam for a lake is
, exerted by the ground designed to withstand
on the base AB of the the additional force
dam, (b) the point of caused by silt which
application of the has settled on the lake
PROBLEM 5.62 resultant of the bottom. Assuming
For the beam and reaction forces of part that silt is equivalent
loading shown, a, (c) the resultant of to a liquid of density
determine (a) the , the pressure forces ρz =1.76 x10 kg/m3
magnitude and exerted by the water and considering a 1-
location of the on the face BC of the m-wide section of
resultant of the dam. dam, determine the
distributed load, (b) PROBLEM 5.65 In the following percentage increase in
the reactions at the Determine the problems, use γ = the
beam supports. reactions at the beam 62.4 lb/ft3 for the force acting on the
supports for the given specific weight of dam face for a silt
loading. fresh water and γc = accumulation of depth
150 lb/ft3 for the 1.5 m.
specific weight of
concrete if U.S.
customary units are
used. With SI units,
use ρ = 103 kg/m3 for
the density of fresh
water and ρc = 2.40
, × 103 kg/m3 for the
, density of
concrete. (See the
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PROBLEM 5.69 footnote on page 222
Determine (a) the for how to determine
PROBLEM 5.63 the specific weight of PROBLEM 5.90
distance a so that the
Determine the a material given its The composite body
vertical reactions at
density.) shown is formed by
reactions at the beam supports A and B are
removing a
supports for the given equal, (b) the
hemisphere of radius
loading. corresponding
r from a cylinder of
reactions at the
radius R and height
supports.
2R. Determine (a) the
y coordinate of the
centroid when r =
3R/4, (b) the ratio r/R
for which
y= −1.2R.
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PROBLEM 5.132
PROBLEM 5.101 Locate the centroid of
A mounting bracket the plane area shown.
for electronic
components is formed
from sheet metal of
uniform thickness.
Locate the centre of
gravity of the bracket.

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PROBLEM 5.141
, Locate the centroid of
PROBLEMS the volume obtained
5.96 AND 5.97 by rotating the shaded
Problem 5.96: For area about the x axis.
PROBLEM 5.133
the machine element Determine by direct
shown, locate the x integration the
coordinate of the centroid of the area
centre of gravity. ,
shown. Express your
Problem 5.97: For , answer in terms of a
the machine element and h.
shown, locate the y
coordinate of the
centre of gravity. PROBLEM 5.130
Locate the centroid of
the plane area shown.

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PROBLEM 5.138
, Locate the centre of
gravity of the sheet-
metal form shown.