AM 1100 Engineering Mechanics contact course

Quiz 1

1) The Howe bridge truss is subjected to the loading shown. Determine the
force in members (by Method of Sections) HD, CD and GD and state if
members are in tension or compression.
(Length from A to E is 30m. EF=7.5m.And forces acting at J, I, H, and G, are
40kN, 25kN, 25kN, and 50kN respectively. ) (5marks)

2) Compute the member forces in the cantilever truss shown in the

Fig. (5marks)
3) Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the
following Fig. (5marks)

4) The 65-N collar A can slide on a frictionless vertical rod and is

attached as shown to a spring. The spring is unstretched when h =
200 mm. Knowing that the constant of the spring is 450 N/m,
determine the value of h for which the system is in equilibrium.
(5marks )