Engineering Mechanics (ME 105) Tutorial Sheet-1
Engineering Mechanics (ME 105) Tutorial Sheet-1
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Determine the magnit!(e an( (irection of F1 so that the res!ltant force is (irecte( 0erticall, !p.ar( an( has a magnit!(e of 800 N" #ns" F1 9 $55 N, 9 $:"1
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It is (esire( to remo0e the spi7e from the tim*er *, appl,ing force along its hori;ontal a)is" #n o*str!ction # pre0ents (irect access, so that t.o forces, one 1"4 7N an( the other 1, are applie( *, ca*les as sho.n" <omp!te the magnit!(e of 1 necessar, to ens!re a)ial tension T along the spi7e" #lso fin( T" #ns" 1 9 $"15 7N, T 9 %"$0 7N
10"
It is re3!ire( that the res!ltant force acting on the e,e*olt in *e (irecte( along the positi0e x a)is an( that F$ ha0e a minimum magnit!(e" Determine this magnit!(e, the angle , an( the correspon(ing res!ltant force" =/int: From fig" 9 :0>, other 0al!e can *e o*taine( *, sine la.?
11"
CThree chains act on the *rac7et s!ch that the, create a res!ltant force ha0ing a magnit!(e of 5000 N, If t.o of the chains are s!*Decte( to 7no.n forces, as sho.n, (etermine the angle of the thir( chain meas!re( cloc7.ise from the positi0e ) a)is, so that the magnit!(e of force F in this chain is a minim!m, #ll forces lie in the )-, plane" +hat is the magnit!(e of F" =/int: The Force F .ill ha0e minim!m magnit!(e .hen it is along the (irection of the res!ltant of other t.o forces? If the magnit!(e of the res!ltant force acting on the *rac7et is to *e &50 N (irecte( along the positi0e u a)is, (etermine the magnit!(e of F1 an( its (irection E" #ns: F1 9 &5& N, F 9 10":
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If 6 9 %0o an( F$ 9 4 7 N, (etermine the magnit!(e of the res!ltant force acting on the plate an( its (irection meas!re( cloc7.ise from the positi0e x a)is" #ns" FB 9 8"0: 7N, :8"5>
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# ship is to.e( thro!gh a narro. channel *, appl,ing forces to three ropes attache( to its *o." Determine the magnit!(e an( orientation of the force F so that the res!ltant force is in the (irection of line a an( the magnit!(e of F is as small as possi*le" #ns" Fmin 91"5:8 7N, FB9%"$ 7N
15"
The g!sset plate is s!*Decte( to t.o forces sho.n" Beplace them *, t.o e3!i0alent forces, FG in the ) (irection an( Fa in a (irection" Determine the magnit!(e of FG an( Fa" sol0e geometricall," =/int: First fin( the res!ltant of t.o forces an( then resol0e it along H)I an( HaI (irctions? #ns: FG 9 55& N, Fa 9 1%50 N
14"
The ca*le pre0ents *ar ># from rotating cloc7.ise a*o!t a pi0ot >" If the ca*le tension is 550 N, (etermine the n an( t components of this force acting on point # of the *ar #ns" Tn9 %%% N an( Tt 9 - 45$ N
15"
Determine the res!ltant of the three forces of fig" sho.n" #ns" B9 &"5% JN, $0"40