MECHANICS 3

I. SOLVING 4x4 up to 9x9 MATRIX III. SPACE FORCES

i. REDUCE TO 3x3 MATRIX i. Direction Cosines or Unit Vector

- By Gaussian Elimination

[Mode 1] – Multi-Line Function [Mode 8] - Vectors

UA = VctA ÷ Abs(VctA)
A(a11) + B : A(a12) + C : A(a13) + D : … A(a19) + F

*: is ALPHA ∫ ii. Concurrent Forces

ii. [MODE 5-2] [Mode 6] – Matrix

Forces on Members
II. PARABOLIC CABLES
(MatA MatB)-1 MatC
Minimum Tension , H

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wL
2 X1 X2 X3
H= Mat A = Y 1 Y 2 Y 3  Direction Numbers
8d
Z 1 Z2 Z 3
Load Carried By the Cable

[ ]
A 0 0
wL Mat B = 0 B 0  Inverse of Absolutes
M=
2 0 0 C

2−1
A=√ X 1 +Y 1 + Z 1
2 2
i. Symmetrical Cables
2−1
B=√ X 2 +Y 2 +Z 2
2 2
Max Tension
2−1
C=√ X 3 +Y 3 +Z 3
2 2
Pol(H,M)

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ΣFx
ii. Unsymmetrical Cables Mat C = Σ Fy  External Forces
Σ Fz
a. Locate Lowest Point

X(dist) Y(ht) IV. CENTROIDS

1 0 √hL X Y Freq
2 L -√hR
1 x1 y1 Area1
2 x2 y2 Area2
0x̂ = *x̂ is shift 1 5 4
3 x3 y3 Area3

b. Length of cable: x̅ = *x̅ is shift 1 4 2

AA *shift 1 5 1 y̅ = *y̅ is shift 1 4 5
BB *shift 1 5 2 V. MOMENT OF INERTIA
L

∫ √1+(2 ( A+ Bx ) B)2 dx X Y Freq

0 1 x1 y1 Area1
c. Tensions 2 x2 y2 Area2
3 x3 y3 Area3
Tension on Left Side Tension on Right Side
Pol(H,ML) Pol(H,MR)
Igx = Σ ICX + Ad2

Adx2  nσy2 *n is shift 1 4 1

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Ady2  nσx2 *σx is shift 1 4 3

*σy is shift 1 4 6
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SIT 1 SIT 5
A force AB of 100 N passes from A(0,0,0) to the point B( 3, Locate the centroid
4, 5). ANS. x̅ = 1.9540 y̅ = 0.9041
a. The direction cosines or unit vector of force AB
[ 0.42426 0.56568 0.70711 ]
b. The components of the Force AB
[ 42.426 56.568 70.711 ]
c. The angles it makes with the coordinate axes.
x = 64.920 y = 55.530
z = 45 0

SIT 2
The resultant of the concurrent forces has a magnitude of 1000
kN and acts trough the origin and the points x = 2, y = 3 and
z = 4. Find the components of the force.

Ans. Fx = 371.39 N Fy = 557.08 N Fz = 742.78 N SIT 6

Determine:
SIT 3 a. Location of centroid from the bottom
A concurrent force system in space is composed of 3 forces b. Moment of Inertia, IXc
described as follows. c. Moment of Inertia, IYc

P1 has a magnitude of 100 kN and acts thru the origin and the ANS. y̅ = 69.78 mm IXc = 12.47 x 106 mm4
points x = 3, y = 4 and z = 2. IYc = 1.97 x 10 mm4
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P2 has a magnitude of 60 kN and acts thru the origin and the

points x = 4, y = 1 and z = -2 .
P3 has a magnitude of 80 kN and acts thru the origin and the
points x = 2 , y = -3 and z = 3.

a. Components of the resultant

Rx = 142.193 kN Ry = 36.203 kN Rz = 62.121 kN
b. Magnitude of the resultant.
R = 159.34 kN
c. Direction cosines of the resultant
[ 0.8924 0.2272 0.3898 ]

SIT 4
A pole is supported by three tension wires to resist an upward
force of 370 kN acting through the pole’s axis
a. Force in member AB
b. Force in member AC SIT 7
c. Force in member AD Determine:
a. Location of centroid from the bottom
Ans. AB = 143.889 kN AC = 141.296 kN b. Moment of Inertia, IXc
AD = 142.783 kN c. Moment of Inertia, IYc
ANS. y̅ = 5.7 in IXc = 855.3 in4 IYc = 163 in4