FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS

1. A CONCRETE COLUMN HAS A DIAMETER OF 350 mm AND

A LENGTH OF 2m. IF THE DENSITY (MASS/VOLUME) OF
CONCRETE IS 2.45 Mg/m3, DETERMINE THE WEIGHT OF
THE COLUMN IN POUNDS.
GIVEN: DIAMETER: 350mm
GIVEN: LENGTH: 2m
GIVEN: DENSITY: 2.45Mg/m3
CONVERT: 350mm TO m
1m
350mm x 1000 mm
= 0.35m
0.35m
r = 2
r = 0.175m
VOLUME: r2 h v = (0.175m)2(2m)
skdasdsdosa v = 0.19242255003m3
CONVERT: 2.45Mg/m3 TO kg/m3
1000kg/m3
2.45 Mg/m^3 350mm x 1 Mg/m3
= 2,450kg/m3
MASS: DENSITY x VOLUME
= (2,450kg/m3)(0.19242255003m3)
= 471.4352475735kg
WEIGHT: W = mg
W = (471.4352475735kg)(9.8066m/s2)
W = 4623.17689885428N
CONVERT: N TO lbs
1lb
4623.17689885428N x4.4482N = 1039.33656284661lbs
2. IF A MAN WEIGHS 155lb ON EARTH, SPECIFY (A)HIS MASS
IN SLUGS, (B)HIS MASS IN KILOGRAMS, AND (C)HIS
WEIGHT IN NEWTONS. IF THE MAN IS ON THE MOON,
WHERE THE ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY IS
gm = 5.30ft/s2, DETERMINE (D)HIS WEIGHT IN POUNDS, AND
(E)HIS MASS IN KILOGRAMS.
GIVEN: WE = 155lb
GIVEN: gm = 5.30ft/s2
CONVERT: 9.8066m/s2 TO ft/s2
3.28084ft
g = 9.8066m/s2 x 1m
= 32.173885544ft/s2
W 155lb
A. m = m = m = 4.81757168521 slugs
g 32.173885544ft/s2

B. CONVERT SLUG TO kg
14.5939kg
4.81757168521slugs x 1 slug
m = 70.3071594168kg

C. CONVERT LB TO N
4.4482N
155lb x = 689.471N
1lb

D. W = mg
5.30ft/s2
W = 155lb( 32.173885544ft/s2
) W = 25.53312993162lb

W 25.53312993162lb
E. m = m = m = 4.81757168521 slugs
g 5.30ft/s2

CONVERT SLUG TO kg
14.5939kg
4.81757168521slugs x 1 slug
m = 70.3071594168kg
3. TWO PARTICLES HAVE A MASS OF 8kg AND 12kg,
RESPECTIVELY. IF THEY ARE 800mm APART, DETERMINE
THE FORCE OF GRAVITY ACTING BETWEEN THEM.
COMPARE THIS RESULT WITH THE WEIGHT OF EACH
PARTICLE.
GIVEN: M1 = 8kg
GIVEN: M2 = 12kg
GIVEN: r = 800mm
GIVEN: G = 6.67x10-11N m2/kg2
CONVERT: 800mm TO m
1m
800mm x 1000 mm
= 0.8m
M1M2
GRAVITATIONAL FORCE: F = G x
r2
(8kg)(12kg)
F = 6.67x10-11N m2/kg2 x
0.8m2
F = 0.00000001N
WEIGHT OF THE M1: W = mg
W = (8kg) (9.8066m/s2)
W = 78.4528N

WEIGHT OF THE M2: W = mg

W = (12kg) (9.8066m/s2)
W = 117.6792N