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Practice Problems 2 PO1TF 2016: Problem 1

The document contains 5 practice problems involving forces on objects supported by cables and pulleys: 1) Determine tensions in cables supporting a hanging cylinder. 2) Find force in a cable and contact force for a block on an inclined surface. 3) Calculate contact forces on a supported sphere. 4) Determine force needed to balance a hanging crate on a pulley system. 5) Given a load P, find tension in a cable and magnitude of another load Q in a double pulley system.

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Practice Problems 2 PO1TF 2016: Problem 1

The document contains 5 practice problems involving forces on objects supported by cables and pulleys: 1) Determine tensions in cables supporting a hanging cylinder. 2) Find force in a cable and contact force for a block on an inclined surface. 3) Calculate contact forces on a supported sphere. 4) Determine force needed to balance a hanging crate on a pulley system. 5) Given a load P, find tension in a cable and magnitude of another load Q in a double pulley system.

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Practice Problems 2

PO1TF 2016

Problem 1. Determine the tension in cables BA and BC necessary to support the 60-kg cylinder shown below.

Problem 2. A 500-kg block rests on a frictionless inclined surface and is attached to cable, as shown in the
figure below. Determine the force in the cable and the contact force between the block and the
inclined support.
Problem 3. A 1000 kg sphere is supported by two inclined frictionless surfaces as shown. Determine the
Determine the contact forces at A and B.

Problem 4. A 200-kg crate is to be supported by the rope-and-pulley arrangement shown. Determine the
magnitude and direction of the force P that must be exerted on the free end of the rope to maintain
equilibrium. (Hint: The tension in the rope is the same on each side of a simple pulley.
Problem 5. A load Q is applied to the pulley C, which can roll on the cable ACB. The pulley is held in the
position shown by a second cable CAD, which passes over the pulley A and supports a load P.
Knowing that P = 750 N, determine (a) the tension in cable ACB, (b) the magnitude of load Q.
PROBLEM 2.66

A 200-kg crate is to be supported by the rope-and-pulley arrangement shown.


Determine the magnitude and direction of the force P that must be exerted on
the free end of the rope to maintain equilibrium. (Hint: The tension in the rope is
the same on each side of a simple pulley. This can be proved by the methods of
Ch. 4.)

SOLUTION

Free-Body Diagram: Pulley A

 5 
ΣFx = 0: − 2 P   + P cos α = 0
 281 
cos α = 0.59655
α=
±53.377°

For α =
+53.377°:

 16 
=ΣFy 0: 2 P   + P sin 53.377
= ° − 1962 N 0
 281 

P = 724 N 53.4° 

For α =
−53.377°:

 16 
=ΣFy 0: 2 P   + P sin(−53.377
= °) − 1962 N 0
 281 

P = 1773 53.4° 
PROBLEM 2.69

A load Q is applied to the pulley C, which can roll on the


cable ACB. The pulley is held in the position shown by a
second cable CAD, which passes over the pulley A and
supports a load P. Knowing that P = 750 N, determine
(a) the tension in cable ACB, (b) the magnitude of load Q.

SOLUTION
Free-Body Diagram: Pulley C

=
(a) ΣFx 0: TACB (cos 25° − cos55°) − (750
= N) cos55° 0

Hence: TACB = 1292.88 N

TACB = 1293 N 

=
(b) ΣFy 0: TACB (sin 25° + sin 55°) + (750 =
N)sin 55° − Q 0
(1292.88 N)(sin 25° + sin 55°) + (750 N)sin 55° − Q = 0
or Q = 2219.8 N Q = 2220 N 

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