DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ZZ1001D Engineering Mechanics

1. Find the forces transmitted by each member of the truss shown in Fig. 1 by method of joints.

2. Determine the force in members JK, CJ, and CD of the truss (Fig. 2) (using method of sections).

Figure 1 Figure 2

3. Find the forces in the straight members of the truss shown in Fig. 3 (using method of joints).

4. Determine the force in members HI, FI, and EF of the truss (Fig. 4) (using method of sections).

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5. Roadway and vehicle loads are transmitted to the highway bridge truss as the idealized forces shown in Fig. 5. Each
load is 100 kN. What are the forces in the members (using method of joints)?
6. Determine the forces in members BC, BE, and BF (Fig. 6) (using method of sections). The triangles are equilateral.

Figure 5 Figure 6

7. Determine the greatest force P that can be applied to the truss shown in Fig. 7 so that none of the members are
subjected to a force exceeding either 2.5 kN in tension or 2 kN in compression (using method of joints).

8. Determine the forces in members BC, CF, and EF of the loaded truss shown in Fig. 8 (using method of sections).
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9. Using the method of joints, determine the force in each member of the truss shown in Fig. 9.

10. Determine the forces in members DE and DL (Fig. 10).

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11. Determine the force in each member of the double scissors truss in terms of the load P (Fig. 11) (using method of
joints).

12. Calculate the forces in members BC, BE, and BF (Fig. 12). Solve for each force from an equilibrium equation
which contains that force as the only unknown.

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13. Determine the greatest force P that can be applied to the truss so that none of the members are subjected to a force
exceeding either 1.5 kN in tension or 1 kN in compression (Fig. 13) (using method of joints).

14. Determine the forces in members BD, CD, and CE of the Fink truss shown in Fig. 14 (using method of sections).

Figure 13 Figure 14

15. Determine the force in each member of the truss shown in Fig. 15 (using method of joints). Set P = 4 kN.
16. The members CJ and CF of the loaded truss shown in Fig. 16 cross but are not connected to members BI and BG.
Compute the forces in members BC, CJ, CI, and HI (using method of sections).

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17. Determine the largest mass m of the suspended block so that the force in any member does not exceed 30 kN (T)
or 25 kN (C) (Fig. 17).

18. The truss is composed of equilateral triangles of side a and is supported and loaded as shown in Fig. 18. Determine
the forces in members BC and CG (using method of sections).

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19. Determine the force in each member of the truss shown in Fig. 19 (using method of joints). The load has a mass of
40 kg.

20. Determine the force in member BF (Fig. 20) (using method of sections).

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21. Determine the force in each member of the truss shown in Fig. 21 (using method of joints).

22. Determine the forces in members CD, CJ, and DJ (Fig. 22) (using method of sections).
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23. The truss in Fig. 23 is fabricated using members having a weight of 10 lb/ft. Remove the external forces from the
truss, and determine the force in each member due to the weight of the members (using method of joints). Assume that
the total force acting on a joint is the sum of half of the weight of every member connected to the joint.

24. Determine the forces in members DJ and EJ of the loaded truss shown in Fig. 24 (using method of sections).

Figure 23 Figure 24

25. Find the forces in members EF, KL, and GL for the Fink truss shown (Fig. 25) (using method of joints).

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26. Determine the force in member HP of the loaded truss shown in Fig. 26 (using method of sections). Members FP
and GQ cross without touching and are incapable of supporting compression.

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27. The tower for a transmission line is modeled by the truss shown in Fig. 27. The crossed members in the center
sections of the truss may be assumed to be capable of supporting tension only. For the loads of 1.8 kN applied in the
vertical plane, compute the forces induced in members AB, DB, and CD (using method of joints).
28. Determine the forces in members DE, EI, FI, and HI of the arched roof truss shown in Fig. 28 (using method of
sections).

29. Determine the forces in members AB, CG, and DE of the loaded truss shown in Fig. 29 (using method of joints).

30. The truss shown in Fig. 30 is composed of 45° right triangles. The crossed members in the center two panels are
slender tie rods incapable of supporting compression. Retain the two rods which are under tension and compute the
magnitudes of their tensions (using method of sections). Also find the force in member MN.

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