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Homework Problems: Week 3: Due Friday 28 September

This document provides 9 homework problems involving analyzing structures and systems using methods of joints, sections, centroids, and other mechanics principles. The problems involve determining member forces in trusses, relationships between applied forces and distances, stiffness of a spring, and reactions of a beam under a sinusoidal load. Sketches of the structures are provided along with key information like member lengths, applied loads, and other dimensions.

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Homework Problems: Week 3: Due Friday 28 September

This document provides 9 homework problems involving analyzing structures and systems using methods of joints, sections, centroids, and other mechanics principles. The problems involve determining member forces in trusses, relationships between applied forces and distances, stiffness of a spring, and reactions of a beam under a sinusoidal load. Sketches of the structures are provided along with key information like member lengths, applied loads, and other dimensions.

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HOMEWORK PROBLEMS

Week 3: Due Friday 28 September


1. A 4000 lb block of concrete is attached by light inextensible cables to the truss in Figure 1. Use the method of joints to determine the force in each member. State whether each member is in tension or compression.
4 A 4

3 C

3 B D E

cables

all dimensions in feet. Figure 1

2. Use the method of joints to nd the forces in each of the two-force members in the structure of Figure 2. State whether each member is in tension or compression. The support at E is a frictionless roller.

3 4 kN

2 6 kN

all dimensions in meters. Figure 2 3. All of the members in the Warren truss of Figure 3 are of length 15 ft. Use the method of sections to determine the forces in the members BD, CD, CE .

C 2000 lb

E 3000 lb
Figure 3

G 5000 lb

4. Use the method of sections to nd the force in the member BC in the truss of Figure 4 as a function of the external force P . All the members are of the same length L, except for CF .

C G E P B D

Figure 4

5. The uniform rod BC is of length 3 m has a mass of 15 kg. The spring AB is unstretched when = 0. If = 30o when the rod is in equilibrium, nd the stiffness of the spring.

4m

B
Figure 5

6. Figure 6 shows a weighing machine. The object to be weighed W is placed on the horizontal platform and the small counter weight w is moved along the horizontal bar until the system is in equilibrium with the bar between the two stops. Find the relationship between W , w and the equilibrium position of the counterweight dened by the distance a. Also, explain why the position of W , dened by the distance b, has no effect on the result, so that it is not necessary to place W at the middle of the platform.

A w stops a B C

30

b G F 200 K 40 H J E 200

40 D 80 L

all dimensions in mm. Figure 6

7. Each of the three frictionless pulleys in Figure 7 weighs 5 lb and the weight attached to pulley A is W = 40 lb. Find the force P needed to lift the weight and the tension in each of the ropes.

W
Figure 7

8. Determine the coordinate x of the centroid of the area shaded in Figure 8.

y a O 45
o

Figure 8

9. The simply-supported beam AB in Figure 9 is subjected to a sinusoidal load w (x) = w0 sin 2x L .

Find the vertical reactions at the two supports A, B .

x A B

L
Figure 9

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