Structural Analysis I Force Vector Exercise Problem Solutions

Given the following four vectors, calculate A B , A B, B C D, B C D, A B , and A B C D .

Solution:

Express each vector in terms of its x and y components.

Ax 6 cos(40) 4.596 kN
Vector A:
Ay 6 sin(40) 3.857 kN

Vector B: Bx 5 cos(30) 4.330 kN

By 5 sin(30) 2.500 kN

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Cx 7 cos(45) 4.950 kN
Vector C:
Cy 7 sin(45) 4.950 kN

Dx 8cos(20) 7.518 kN
Vector D:
Dy 8sin(20) 2.736 kN

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Calculate A B

Adding the x components of A and B, and the y components of the vectors, we get:

Or,

Then,

R 1.357 2 8.926 2 9.029 kN

1.357
tanβ 8.926 β 8.644

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Calculate A B

Rewrite A B as A ( B) :

+
Now add the x components and the y components of the vectors:

Or,

Then,

R 6.357 2 0.266 2 6.363 kN

tan β 6.357 0.266 β 87.604

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Calculate B C D

+ +

Adding the x components of the three vectors, and adding their y components together, we get:

Or,

Then,

R 0.286 2 8.138 2 8.143 kN

tan β 0.286 8.138 β 2.013

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Calculate B C D

+ +

Adding the x components of the three vectors, and adding their y components together, we get:

Or,

Then,

R 16.7982 4.714 2 17.447 kN

4.714
tanβ 16.798 β 15.676

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Calculate A B

Above we determine A B :

Then,

R 1.357 2 8.926 2 9.029 kN

1.357
tanβ 8.926 β 8.644

To get, (A B) , we just need to reverse the direction of each vector:

R 1.357 2 8.926 2 9.029 kN

1.357
tanβ 8.926 β 8.644

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Calculate A B C D

We calculated B C D to be:

R 0.286 2 8.138 2 8.143 kN

tan β 0.286 8.138 β 2.013

Since vector A is:

Then we can simply add the two vectors above to get A B C D .

Or,

R 3.542 2 3.5712 5.030 kN

tan β 3.571 3.542 β 45.234

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