Engineering Mechanics Mid Term
Engineering Mechanics Mid Term
1a. Describe the basic six elementary principles. Explain each principle.
[CLO-01 (C2, PLO-01)] (05 marks)
1b. Solve the given figure showing an initial design sketch of part of the roof of a sports stadium to
be supported by the cables AB & AC. The forces the cables exert on the pylon to which they are
attached are represented by the vectors FAB & FAC. The magnitude of the forces is |FAB| = 100 kN &
|FAC| = 60 kN. Determine the magnitude & direction of the sum of the forces exerted on the pylon by
the cables (a) graphically & (b) using trigonometry.
Figur
[CLO-02 (C3, PLO-02)] (05 marks)
2. Solve the problem using equilibrium of rigid bodies and write the maximum base shear and
bending moment.
a)
b)
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