Engineering Mechanics I

Assignment II from chapter Three

1.The 500 Kg uniform beam is subjected to external loads compute the reaction at the support A
and B.

2. When the 0.05-kg body is in the position shown, the linear spring is stretched 10 mm.
Determine the force P required to break contact at C. Complete solutions for (a) including the
effects of the weight and (b) neglecting the weight.

3. Three cables are joined at the junction ring C. Determine the tensions in cables AC and BC
caused by the weight of the 30-kg cylinder.

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4.The square steel plate has a mass of 1800 kg with mass center at its center G. Calculate the
tension in each of the three cables with which the plate is lifted while remaining horizontal.

5. The light right-angle boom which supports the 400-kg cylinder is supported by three cables
and a balland-socket joint at O attached to the vertical x-y surface. Determine the reactions at O
and the cable tensions.

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6. The rigid pole and cross-arm assembly is supported by the three cables shown. A turnbuckle at
D is tightened until it induces a tension T in CD of 1.2 kN. Determine the tension in cable GF ,
AF.And the moment about Z axes.

7. If the weight of the boom is negligible compared with the applied 30-kN load, determine the
cable tensions and and the force acting at the ball joint at A.

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8. Determine the tension T required to hold the rectangular solid in the position shown. The 125-
kg rectangular solid is homogeneous. Friction at D is negligible.

9. The uniform rectangular panel ABCD has a mass of 40 kg and is hinged at its corners A and B
to the fixed vertical surface. A wire from E to D keeps edges BC and AD horizontal. Hinge A
can support thrust along the hinge axis AB, whereas hinge B supports force normal to the hinge
axis only. Find the tension T in the wire and the magnitude B of the force supported by hinge B.

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10. Determine the tensions in cables AB, AC, and AD