27 August 2023 12:22

The assembly, consisting of the solid

sphere of mass 𝑚 and the uniform rod of
length 2𝑐 and equal mass 𝑚, revolves
about the vertical 𝑧 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 with an angular
velocity 𝜔. The rod of length 2𝑐 has a
diameter which is small compared with its
length and is perpendicular to the
horizontal rod to which it is welded with the
inclination 𝛽 as shown. Determine the
combined angular momentum 𝐻 of the
sphere and inclined rod.
Above the earth’s atmosphere at an
altitude of 400 km where the acceleration
due to gravity is 𝑔 = 8.69 is a certain
rocket has a total remaining mass of 300
kg and is directed 30° from the vertical. If
the thrust 𝑇 from the rocket motor is 4 kN
and if the rocket nozzle is tilted through
an angle of as shown, calculate the
angular acceleration of the rocket and the
𝑥- and 𝑦-components of the acceleration
of its mass center G. The rocket has a
centroidal radius of gyration of 1.5 m.
The uniform slender bar 𝐴𝐵 has a
The uniform slender bar 𝐴𝐵 has a
mass of 8 kg and swings in a
vertical plane about the pivot at 𝐴.
If 𝜃̇ = 2 rad/s when 𝜃 = 30°,
compute the force supported by the
pin at 𝐴 at that instant.
A slender, uniform rod AB of mass m and a
vertical shaft CD, each of length 2b, are welded
together at their midpoints G. Knowing that the
shaft rotates at the constant rate ω, determine
the dynamic reactions at C and D.
The thin disk is mounted on shaft 𝐴𝐵,
which coincides with a diametral line.
Servomotors sustain the rotation rates Ω
about this axis and Ω about the vertical
are maintained at constant values by
servomotors that exert torques about the
respective shafts. Derive expressions for
the dynamic reactions at bearings 𝐴 and
𝐵 and the required moment about shaft
𝐴𝐵 as functions of 𝜃. It may be assumed
that the bearings exert forces, but not
couples, and that only the mass of the
disk is significant.