DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ZZ1001D Engineering Mechanics

1. Given a force F = 10i + 3j N acting at position r = 5j + 10k m, what is the torque about the diagonal AD
shown in Fig. 1? What is the moment about point E?

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2. If the magnitude of the moment of F about line CD in Fig. 3 is 50 N.m, determine the magnitude of F.

3. Determine and locate the resultant R of the two forces and one couple acting on the I-beam (Fig. 3).

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4. If F = 80 N, determine the magnitude and coordinate direction angles of the couple moment. The pipe
assembly lies in the x–y plane as shown in Fig. 4.

5. The flanged steel cantilever beam with riveted bracket is subjected to the couple and two forces shown
in Fig. 5, and their effect on the design of the attachment at A must be determined. Replace the two forces
and couple by an equivalent couple M and resultant force R at A.

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6. A right-angle pipe OAB is shown in Fig. 6. Replace the 750-N tensile force which the cable exerts on
point B by a force-couple system at point O.
7. The tension in cable AB in Fig. 7 is found out to be 103.6 N for equilibrium. Determine the moment
about the x-axis of this tension force acting on point A. Compare your result to the moment of the weight
W of the 15-kg uniform plate about the x-axis. What is the moment of the tension force acting at A about
line OB?
8. Represent the resultant force system acting on the pipe assembly by a single force R at A and a couple
M.

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9. Replace the two forces and single couple by an equivalent force-couple system at point A (Fig. 9).

10. Determine the x-and y-coordinates of a point through which the resultant of the parallel forces in Fig.
10 passes.

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11. Determine the magnitudes of FA and FB so that the resultant force passes through point O of the column
shown in Fig. 11.

12. Replace the force and couple system acting on the frame shown in Fig. 12 by an equivalent force and
specify where the resultant’s line of action intersects member BC, measured from B.

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13. What is the simplest resultant of the loadings shown in Fig. 17? Be sure to give its line of action.
14. A machine component is subjected to the forces and couples shown in Fig. 4. The component is to be
held in place by a single rivet that can resist a force but not a couple. For P = 0, determine the location of the
rivet hole if it is to be located (a) on line FG, (b) on line GH.

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15. Replace the two forces acting on the rectangular solid shown in Fig. 15 by a wrench. Write the moment
M associated with the wrench as a vector and specify the coordinates of the point P in the x-y plane
through which the line of action of the wrench passes.
16. The resultant of the two forces and couple shown in Fig. 16 may be represented by a wrench.
Determine the vector expression for the moment M of the wrench and find the coordinates of the point P
in the x-z plane through which the resultant force of the wrench passes.

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17. Locate the centroid of the shaded area between the two curves shown in Fig. 17.
18. Determine the coordinates of the centroid of the shaded area shown in Fig. 18.

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19. Locate the centroid zc of the homogeneous solid frustum of the paraboloid formed by revolving the
shaded area about the z axis.

20. Locate the center of mass yc of the circular cone formed by revolving the shaded area about the y axis.
The density at any point in the cone is defined by 𝜌 = (𝜌0 ⁄ℎ)𝑦, where 𝜌0 is a constant.

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21. The beam AB shown in Fig. 21 is 3m long and has a weight of 1.5 kN per metre of its length. It is
subjected to a distributed force field given by q= 500 x2 N/m where x is the distance measured from the
end A so that the intensity of load at the end B is 4.5 kN/m as shown. Determine the simplest resultant of
the weight and force distributions in the beam.
22. Estimate the supporting force system at the end A for the cantilever beam shown in Fig. 22. Neglect the
weight of the beam.

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23. A fresh-water channel 10 ft wide (normal to the plane of the paper) is blocked at its end by a
rectangular barrier, shown in section ABD (Fig. 23). Supporting struts BC are spaced every 2 ft along the
10-ft width. Determine the compression C in each strut. Neglect the weights of the members.

24. The rectangular gate shown in section in Fig. 24 is 10 ft long (perpendicular to the paper) and is hinged
about its upper edge B. The gate divided a channel leading to a fresh-water lake on the left and a salt-water
tidal basin on the right. Calculate the torque M on the shaft of the gate at B required to prevent the gate
from opening when the salt-water level drops to h = 3 ft.

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