Problem 4.16 Three forces act on the piping.

Deter- 2 kN 20"
mine the sum of the moments of the three forces about
point P.
2 kN 0.2 m
4 kN

P
0.2 m
0.2 m
0.2 m

Solution: 2 kN

20°
" 4 kN
MP D %(4 kN'(0.2 m' C (2 kN'(0.6 m' % (2 kN cos 20° '(0.2 m' 2 kN

0.2 m
C (2 kN sin 20° '(0.4 m' D 10.18 kN-m
P
MP D 0.298 kN-m CCW

0.2 m 0.2 m 0.2 m

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 Problem 4.53 Three forces act on the plate. Use y
Eq. (4.2) to determine the sum of the moments of the 4 kN
three forces about point P.
45"

3 kN
30"
0.18 m P

0.10 m

x
20"
0.12 m
12 kN
0.28 m

Solution:

r1 D &%0.12i C 0.08j% m, F1 D &4 cos 45° i C 4 sin 45° j% kN

r2 D &0.16i% m, F2 D &3 cos 30° i C 3 sin 30° j% kN

r3 D &0.16i % 0.1j% m, F3 D &12 cos 20° i % 12 sin 20° j% kN

MP D r1 ð F1 C r2 ð F2 C r3 ð F3

MP D &0.145 kN-m%k D &145 N-m%k

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 Problem 4.142 The vector sum of the forces acting on Solution: (a) The sum of the forces is
the truss is zero, and the sum of the moments about the "
origin O is zero. FX D -AX % 2 % 4 % 6,i D 0,

(a) Determine the forces Ax , Ay , and B. from which AX D 12 kip

(b) If you represent the 2-kip, 4-kip, and 6-kip forces
"
by a force F, what is F, and where does its line of FY D -AY C B,j D 0.
action intersect the y axis?
(c) If you replace the 2-kip, 4-kip, and 6-kip forces by The sum of the moments about the origin is
the force you determined in (b), what are the vector
"
sum of the forces acting on the truss and the sum MO D -3,-6, C -6,-4, C -9,-2, C 6-B, D 0,
of the moments about O?
from which B D %10j kip. (b) Substitute into the force balance eq-
2 kip uation to obtain AY D %B D 10 kip. (b) The force in the new system
y
will replace the 2, 4, and 6 kip forces, F D -%2 % 4 % 6,i D %12i kip.
The force must match the moment due to these forces: FD D 3-6, C
3 ft 60
-6,-4, C -9,-2, D 60 kip ft, from which D D D 5 ft, or the action
12
4 kip line intersects the y axis 5 ft above the origin. (c) The new system is
equivalent to the old one, hence the sum of the forces vanish and the
sum of the moments about O are zero.
3 ft
6 kip

3 ft
Ax O
x

Ay B

6 ft

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 Problem 4.144 At a particular instant, aerodynamic y
forces distributed over the airplane’s surface exert the
88 kN
88-kN and 16-kN vertical forces and the 22 kN-m
counterclockwise couple shown. If you represent these 16 kN
forces and couple by a system consisting of a force F G x
acting at the center of mass G and a couple M, what are
F and M? 5m
22 kN-m
5.7 m
9m

Solution:

"
Fy D 88 kN C 16 kN D Ry

"
MG D %)88 kN()0.7 m( C )16 kN()3.3 m( C 22 kN-m D M

Solving we find

Ry D 104 kN, M D 13.2 kN-m

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 Problem 4.145 If you represent the two forces and
couple acting on the airplane in Problem 4.144 by a
force F, what is F, and where does its line of action
intersect the x axis?
Solution:

"
Fy D 88 kN C 16 kN D Ry

"
MOrigin D (88 kN'(5 m' C (16 kN'(9 m' C 22 kN-m D Ry x

Solving we find

F D Ry j D 104 kNj, x D 5.83 m

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 Problem 5.3 The beam is subjected to a load F D F
400 N and is supported by the rope and the smooth
surfaces at A and B. A B

45° 30°
(a) Draw the free-body diagram of the beam.
(b) What are the magnitudes of the reactions at A
and B?

1.2 m 1.5 m 1m

Solution: y A F
" x 45° 1.5 m B
FX D 0: A cos 45° % B sin 30° D 0

" 1.2 m 1m
FY D 0: A sin 45° C B cos 30° % T % 400 N D 0 30°
T
"
C MA D 0: % 1.2T % 2.7+400* C 3.7B cos 30° D 0

Solving, we get

A D 271 N

B D 383 N

T D 124 N

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 Problem 5.42 The plate is supported by a pin in a
smooth slot at B. What are the reactions at the supports? 2 kN-m 6 kN-m

A B
60°

2m

Solution: The pinned support is a two force reaction support. The

smooth pin is a roller support, with a one force reaction. The reaction 2 kN-m 6 kN-m
at B forms an angle of 90° C 60° D 150° with the positive x axis. The
sum of the forces:
"
FX D AX C B cos 150° D 0

"
FY D AY C B sin 150° D 0 A B 60°

The sum of the moments about B is

" 2m
MB D %2AY C 2 % 6 D 0,

from which

4 2 kN-m 6 kN-m
AY D % D %2 kN.
2

Substitute into the force equations to obtain

AY 150°
BD D 4 kN, AX
sin 150° AY
B
and AX D %B cos 150° D 3.464 kN.
2m
The horizontal and vertical reactions at B are

BX D 4 cos 150° D %3.464 kN,

and BY D 4 sin 150° D 2 kN.

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