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Fig.1
Q2: As shown in Fig. 2 below, three guy wires are used to support a 600 m tall TV
transmission tower. Wires A and B are tightened to a tension of 60 kN, and wire C has
30 kN of tension. What is the moment of the wire forces about the base of the tower?
Note: The y-axis is collinear with AO.
Fig.2
Q3: Fig. 3 shows a frame and a pulley at point D. The pulley has a mass of 200 kg.
Neglecting the weights of the members that comprise the frame, find the force
transmitted from one member to another at point C.
Fig. 3
Q4: Three cylinders are resting in a container, as shown in cross-section in Fig. 4
below. Cylinders A and B each have a mass of 50 kg and cylinder C has a mass of 100
kg. Draw a free body diagram for each cylinder and determine all contact forces.
Fig. 4
Q5: In Fig. 5, a bent rod AD is pinned to a straight rod CB at point C (points A and B are
also pins). The bent rod supports a uniform load. A spring is stretched to connect the
two rods. The spring constant is 104 N/m and the resting (unstretched) length of the
spring is 0.8 m. Find the supporting forces at points A and B. (Ignore the weights of the
rods.)
Fig. 5
Q6: Fig. 6 shows a blimp, which is tethered to the mooring tower D by a ball-joint
connection, and held in-place by cables AB and AC. The blimp has a mass of 1500 kg.
The average, simplified resultant force from the wind on the blimp is 𝑭 = 17.5𝒊 + 1.00𝒋 +
1.50𝒌
kN at the location shown. Determine the tension in the cables as well as the force
transmitted to the ball joint at the top of the tower at point D. Determine what forces and
moments are transmitted to the ground (through the tower) at point G. The mass of the
tower is 500 kg.
Fig. 6