£8022Y - ENGINEERING STATICS —" MID-TERM EXAM November 30, 2005 (1:30 pm - 4:30 pm) Question 1 A precast-concrete wall section is temporarily held by the cables as shown in Figure 1. Knowing the tension is 4200 N in cable AB and 6000 N in cable AC, determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the forces exerted by cables AB and AC on stake A. Give your answer in terms of a vector and in the form of magnitude and component angles. eo, x The 7 4200N » Tre 7 008 Co-ordinates: A (-5.5, 8,0) BC o, 4, Ue \inall> 0-5 cee WAcll= 12 +o. sele SEA 8F $4k wgriesus mete! y -8t -&F +40 ye Freee -0.eedf +0325 é Ug (42008) = [2200 F - 32007 +leooe JN Unc (oon) = [F 4000 7 ~4000F + 20008 |x (- 1x97 ~ F200 fF + sbo08 }n Vell- 5250N | x= 103° x= t03°] Cos Gy = 1200 25 \o,= 151° 8250 cos 8, > 360? L, Te aT $250ES022¥ ~ ENGINEERING STATICS - MID-TERM EXAM. November 26, 2005 (9:30 am - 12:30 pm) Name (print): 1D: a Question 2 Replace the couple moments and forces acting on the pipe assembly by an equivalent resultant force and couple moment acting at the point O, expressing your answer in Cartesian vector notation. Restor force ct psict 0 Force ot A S ‘ F, = 3OOKN Force AB > * ad Ty = [400 coshS | — 290 sinks SN s eT mah - why kb Force AoC r ¥, = 10h Restos! Force Fos Fue ty* fF: : = (Book) + Givish - abe) + Good) = Turvy + 19) +196 han Resudtork couple momen} ot psict 0 oe momen ct A Coupe moment of B Top + [1S8cookd) - OanNsKSN” A 3 Ea) ay Nom Mea = WOK NewE8022¥ - ENGINEERING STATICS ~ MID-TERM EXAM November 26, 2005 (9:30 am - 12:30 pm) Name (print): ID: Question 2 (cont.) Mamet-dud te Te, dooth pach © = 5 2 OS) ’ ae tH, an et ee E : J = (95\G00) 7 ' 5 4 do 065 8 - 0} + 0k ° © 300 | 3 « 1585 Nas Momert due to F, dbdod pant © * 2 18 i n the = = GyGmrayi ne eS Sit 8 s , — Ga) Cyrk) = [-155:6) = 155 :€laje Ro moment due be 5 dood pont o Ns couge line F acon § aF, + Ty, - 166-166 - IT) = 0 Fe ASN Whe the crane is on fhe veroe s hppina, over fe Talana momerts chou & > MEM, - oO O16 8G) = (7-66) (6 sin 8-2) = AD)CK 25 51m ~A sin @ = ABTH 250°) 2 O Fin & #073£S022Y —- ENGINEERING STATICS — MID-TERM EXAM November 26, 2005 (9:30 am - 12:30 pm) Name (print): 1D: Question 6 The horizontal beam shown in the figure is, supported by springs at cach end and loaded with an 800 N force as shown a) Determine the reaction forces acting at A and B. b) If the stiffness in spring A is ka=5 kN/m, determine the required stiffness of the spring at B so that when the beam is Toaded with the 800 N force, it remains in the horizontal position. LA oor fe eared 2F,70 a) lev ——21n, —> | ce : Ft Boo ZH +0 — geo) + FACTO Fa + 802 oS rea