National University Of Sciences & Technology Pakistan

Assignment 3– Engineering Mechanics

School: SEECS Date: 24thMay, 2021
Section: BEE 12B Semester: 2nd

S.No Name CMS ID

1 Talha Israr 333633

2 Rakhmeen Gul 344190

3 Yusra Ahmed 341836

4 Muhammad Hamza Javaid 338928

5 Ayesha Binte Safi Ullah 343856

TABLE OF CONTENTS

question 8-5 .............................................................................................................................................................3

diagram ............................................................................................................................................................3
solution.............................................................................................................................................................3
question 8-14 ...........................................................................................................................................................5
diagram ............................................................................................................................................................5
solution.............................................................................................................................................................5
question 8-17 ...........................................................................................................................................................7
diagram ............................................................................................................................................................7
solution.............................................................................................................................................................7
question 8-33 .........................................................................................................................................................10
diagram ..........................................................................................................................................................10
solution...........................................................................................................................................................10
question 8-60 .........................................................................................................................................................13
diagram ..........................................................................................................................................................13
solution...........................................................................................................................................................13
question 8-66 .........................................................................................................................................................16
diagram ..........................................................................................................................................................16
solution...........................................................................................................................................................16
question 8-67 .........................................................................................................................................................19
diagram ..........................................................................................................................................................19
solution...........................................................................................................................................................19
question 8-92 .........................................................................................................................................................23
diagram ..........................................................................................................................................................23
solution...........................................................................................................................................................23
question 8-98 .........................................................................................................................................................26
diagram ..........................................................................................................................................................26
solution...............................................................................................................................................................26
question 8-107 .......................................................................................................................................................29
diagram ..........................................................................................................................................................29
solution...........................................................................................................................................................29
Question 2 ..............................................................................................................................................................32
Code: ..................................................................................................................................................................33
Output: ...........................................................................................................................................................34
QUESTION 8-5

The 180-lb man climbs up the ladder and stops at the position shown after he senses that the
ladder is on the verge of slipping. Determine the inclination of the ladder if the coefficient of
static friction between the friction pad A and the ground is. Assume the wall at B is smooth.
The centre of gravity for the man is at G. Neglect the weight of the ladder.

DIAGRAM

SOLUTION
QUESTION 8-14

Determine the minimum coefficient of static friction between the uniform 50-kg
spool and the wall so that the spool does not slip.

DIAGRAM

SOLUTION
QUESTION 8-17

The 80-lb boy stands on the beam and pulls with a force of 40 lb. If , determine
the frictional force between his shoes and the beam and the reactions at A and B.
The beam is uniform and has a weight of 100 lb. Neglect the size of the pulleys
and the thickness of the beam.

DIAGRAM

SOLUTION
QUESTION 8-33

A force of is applied perpendicular to the handle of the gooseneck wrecking bar

as shown. If the coefficient of static friction between the bar and the wood is ,
determine the normal force of the tines at A on the upper board. Assume the
surface at C is smooth.

DIAGRAM

SOLUTION
QUESTION 8-60

If determine the minimum coefficient of static friction between the collars A and
B and the rod required for the system to remain in equilibrium, regardless of the
weight of cylinder D. Links AC and BC have negligible weight and are connected
together at C by a pin.

DIAGRAM

SOLUTION
QUESTION 8-66

Determine the smallest horizontal force P required to lift the 200-kg crate. The
coefficient of static friction at all contacting surfaces is . Neglect the mass of the
wedge.

DIAGRAM

SOLUTION
QUESTION 8-67

Determine the smallest horizontal force P required to lift the 100-kg cylinder.
The coefficients of static friction at the contact points A and B are and ,
respectively; and the coefficient of static friction between the wedge and the
ground is .

DIAGRAM

SOLUTION
QUESTION 8-92

The boat has a weight of 500 lb and is held in position off the side of a ship by the spars at A
and B.A man having a weight of 130 lb gets in the boat, wraps a rope around an overhead boom
at C, and ties it to the end of the boat as shown. If the boat is disconnected from the spars,
determine the minimum number of half turns the rope must make around the boom so that the
boat can be safely lowered into the water at constant velocity. Also, what is the normal force
between the boat and the man? The coefficient of kinetic friction between the rope and the
boom is . Hint: The problem requires that the normal force between the man’s feet and the boat
be as small as possible.

DIAGRAM

SOLUTION
QUESTION 8-98
If a force of is applied to the handle of the bell crank, determine the maximum torque M that
can be resisted so that the flywheel is not on the verge of rotating clockwise. The coefficient
of static friction between the brake band and the rim of the wheel is .

DIAGRAM

SOLUTION
QUESTION 8-107
The drive pulley B in a video tape recorder is on the verge of slipping when it is
subjected to a torque of . If the coefficient of static friction between the tape and
the drive wheel and between the tape and the fixed shafts A and C is , determine
the tensions and developed in the tape for eqilibrium..

DIAGRAM

SOLUTION
QUESTION 2

Determine whether the block shown is in equilibrium and find

the magnitude and direction of the friction force when 𝜃= 25°
and P = 750 N. (Write MATLAB code and send executable
script)?

CODE :
%Declaring the known values
theta = 25;
P = 750;
w = 1200;
us = 0.35;
uk = 0.25;

theta2 = 90 - theta;

%We need to convert angle to radians;

theta_rad = theta*pi/180;
theta2_rad = theta2*pi/180;

%We assume our axis to be at 25 degrees

%Forces along x axis
Px = -P*cos(theta_rad);
wx = w*cos(theta2_rad);

%Forces along y axis

Py = P*sin(theta_rad);
wy = w*sin(theta2_rad);

%Total force along x axis

Fx = Px + wx;

%Total force along y axis (Normal)

Fy = Py + wy;
N = Fy;

%Now we need the maximum static friction which equals

% Frition = (coeff of static friction)*Normal force
Friction_s = us * N;

%We check if body is in equilibrium because if friction is more

%than force then body is stationary and frictions equals force
if (abs(Friction_s) > abs(Fx))
disp('The body is in static equilirium with a friction of ')
disp(abs(Fx))

%If force is more then static friction then we find the kinetic friction
else
Friction_f = uk * N;
disp('The body is not in static equilirium and has a kinetic friction
of ')
disp(Friction_f)
end
OUTPUT

THE END