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    This document contains 16 questions related to statics and strength of materials on a tutorial sheet from the University of Zambia. The questions cover a range of statics concepts including determining reactions, tensions, and forces in trusses, frames, pulley systems, and other structures. Students are asked to draw free body diagrams, calculate unknown forces and tensions, and determine reactions at supports. The tutorial sheet is intended to help students practice applying concepts of statics and strength of materials to solve engineering mechanics problems.

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    This document contains 16 questions related to statics and strength of materials on a tutorial sheet from the University of Zambia. The questions cover a range of statics concepts including determining reactions, tensions, and forces in trusses, frames, pulley systems, and other structures. Students are asked to draw free body diagrams, calculate unknown forces and tensions, and determine reactions at supports. The tutorial sheet is intended to help students practice applying concepts of statics and strength of materials to solve engineering mechanics problems.

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    This document contains 16 questions related to statics and strength of materials on a tutorial sheet from the University of Zambia. The questions cover a range of statics concepts including determining reactions, tensions, and forces in trusses, frames, pulley systems, and other structures. Students are asked to draw free body diagrams, calculate unknown forces and tensions, and determine reactions at supports. The tutorial sheet is intended to help students practice applying concepts of statics and strength of materials to solve engineering mechanics problems.

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    UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA

    SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

    CEE 2219: STATICS AND INTRODUCTION TO STRENGTH


    OF MATERIALS
    TUTORIAL SHEET A5

    QUESTION 1:
    For each of the following,
    (a) Draw the free-body diagram of the beam.
    (b) Determine the reactions at the supports.

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    Mr. Denis Mwaba/ Office 208/ 0961461508
    UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
    SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

    QUESTION 2:
    A 12-m pole supports a horizontal cable CD and is held by a ball and socket at A and two cables BE and
    BF. Knowing that the tension in cable CD is 14 kN and assuming that CD is parallel to the x-axis (𝝋 =
    250 ), determine the tension in cables BE and BF and the reaction at A.

    QUESTION 3:
    The relay regulates voltage and current. Determine the force in the spring CD, which has a stiffness
    of k 120 N m, so that it will allow the armature to make contact at A in figure (a) with a vertical
    force of 0.4 N. Also, determine the force in the spring when the coil is energized and attracts the
    armature to E, figure (b), thereby breaking contact at A.

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    Mr. Denis Mwaba/ Office 208/ 0961461508
    UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
    SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

    QUESTION 4:
    The hoist supports the 125-kg engine. Determine the force the load creates in member DB and in
    member FB

    QUESTION 5:
    Determine the force P required to push the 300 lb cylinder over the small block as shown below.

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    Mr. Denis Mwaba/ Office 208/ 0961461508
    UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
    SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

    QUESTION 6:
    Determine the reactions and their direction angles at B and D when b = 120 mm.

    QUESTION 7:
    A 600-lb crate hangs from a cable that passes over a pulley B and is attached to a support at H. The 200-lb
    boom AB is supported by a ball-and-socket joint at A and by two cables DE and DF. The center of gravity
    of the boom is located at G. Determine (a) the tension in cables DE and DF, (b) the reaction at A.

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    Mr. Denis Mwaba/ Office 208/ 0961461508
    UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
    SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

    QUESTION 8:
    Determine the horizontal and vertical components of force which the pins at A and B exert on
    the frame.

    QUESTION 9:
    What are the tensions in the upper and lower cables? (Your answers will be in terms of W.
    Neglect the weight of the pulley.)

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    Mr. Denis Mwaba/ Office 208/ 0961461508
    UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
    SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

    QUESTION 10:
    Suppose that you want to design the safety valve to open when the difference between the
    pressure p in the circular pipe (diameter = 150 mm) and the atmospheric pressure is 10 MPa
    (megapascals; a pascal is 1 𝑁/𝑚2). The spring is compressed 20 mm when the valve is closed.
    What should the value of the spring constant be?

    QUESTION 11:
    The weight W1 = 1000 lb. Neglect the weight of the bar AB. The cable goes over a pulley at C.
    Determine the weight W2 and the reactions at the pin support A.

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    Mr. Denis Mwaba/ Office 208/ 0961461508
    UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
    SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

    QUESTION 12:
    The vertical cable is attached at A. Determine the tension in the cable and the reactions at the
    bearing B due to the force F = 10i-30j-10k (N).

    QUESTION 13:
    In the Ukraine-Russia war, a rocket launcher is supported by the hydraulic jack DE and the
    bearings A and B. The bearings lie on the x axis and supports shafts parallel to the x axis. The
    hydraulic cylinder DE exerts a force on the launcher that points along the line from D to E. The
    coordinates of D are (7, 0, 7) ft, and the coordinates of E are (9, 6, 4) ft. The weight W = 30-kip
    acts at (4.5, 5, 2) ft. What is the magnitude of the reaction on the launcher at E?

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    Mr. Denis Mwaba/ Office 208/ 0961461508
    UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
    SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

    QUESTION 14:
    The bearings at A, B, and C do not exert couples on the bar and do not exert forces in the
    direction of the axis of the bar. Determine the reactions at the bearings due to the two forces on
    the bar.

    QUESTION 15:
    The bicycle brake on the right is pinned to the bicycle’s frame at A. Determine the force exerted
    by the brake pad on the wheel rim at B in terms of the cable tension T.

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    Mr. Denis Mwaba/ Office 208/ 0961461508
    UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
    SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

    QUESTION 16:
    In each of the figures, the rope and puller system is used to support a body as shown. Each pulley
    is free to rotate and the ropes are continuous over the pulleys. Determine the force P in each

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