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Test3_PartA
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Question 3
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Question 4
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Total 10.5 / 23 (45%)

Performance Summary
Exam Name: Test3_PartA
Session ID: 13377005881
Student's Name: MJ (Marnu) de Bruin (6d5ddcc602be49689d4126b48c0ba252)
Exam Start: Wed Feb 03 2021 07:55:30
Exam Stop: Wed Feb 03 2021 08:47:25
Time Spent: 0:00:00

Question 1
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The homogeneous rod is bent in the shape of a rectangular triangle with two sides
parallel to the axes.

Note: The figure is not necessarily to scale.

7.2

2.9
4.2

Calculate the centroid of the rod.

Expected answer: -5.766

-5.7 

Expected answer: 2.834

2.4 

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y_bar
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Score: 0/3 

Question 2
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Consider the two-dimensional flat plate with the density of the quarter circular inner part
di erent from the density of the irregular shaped outer part.

More information on the separate parts of the composite body is shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Note: The figures are not necessarily to scale.

(9, 14) cm
3000 cm2 2.5 N/cm2
4 N/cm2

Answer the following questions.

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a)
Find the coordinate of the centroid of the quarter circular region in Figure 2.

Expected answer: 8.454

8.454 

 Your answer is correct. You were awarded 2 marks.

You scored 2 marks for this part.

Score: 2/2 

b)
Calculate the coordinate of the centre of gravity of the composite plate in the
original figure.

Expected answer: 13.97

13.99 

 Your answer is correct. You were awarded 3 marks.

You scored 3 marks for this part.

Score: 3/3 

Question 3
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The yellow region is composed of a rectangle and a triangle.

The moment of inertia of the rectangle with respect to the axis, is .

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(mm)

(mm)

(a)
Determine the length .

Expected answer: 4.721

4.723 

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You scored 3 marks for this part.

Score: 3/3 

(b)
Calculate the moment of inertia of the composite region with respect to the axis.

Expected answer: 3186.0284039425

3007 

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You scored 0 marks for this part.

Score: 0/3 
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The horizontal beam of length is subjected to a force system consisting of forces,

couple moments and distributed loadings and supported at and only (the supports are
not shown). Denote the shear force at a general cross-section by and the bending
moment by . You may assume that the free-body diagram of the part of the beam is
complete, i.e. all relevant forces, distributed loadings and couple moments acting on this part
of the beam are shown.

Use the sign convention from the textbook and as used in all the discussed problems.

Note: The figure is not necessarily to scale.

2.5 m

6.5 m

6.5 kN 4 kN

16 kNm

(a)
Determine and .

Expected answer: 2.625

2.625 

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Expected answer: 21.00

11 

w
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Mb
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You scored 1 mark for this part.

Score: 1/2 

(b)
If no external forces and couple moments are applied at point and of the beam ,
then

Expected answer: 6.500

0 

Expected answer: -4.000

0 

Expected answer: 16.00

0 

Expected answer: 21.00

0 

V(a)
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V(b)
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M(a)
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M(b)
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You scored 0 marks for this part.

Score: 0/2 

(c)
Seven separate sketches are shown in the diagram below. The shear force diagram on
part will take the form of
Expected answer: Sketch 3
Sketch 6 

Sketch 1 Sketch 2 Sketch 3 Sketch 4

2.5 m 6.5 m 2.5 m 6.5 m 2.5 m 6.5 m 2.5 m 6.5 m

Sketch 5 Sketch 6 Sketch 7

2.5 m 6.5 m 2.5 m 6.5 m 2.5 m 6.5 m

You chose an incorrect answer.

You scored 0 marks for this part.

Score: 0/1 

(d)
Using the sketches shown in part (c) for reference, the bending moment diagram on part
will take the form of
Expected answer: none of the sketches.
Sketch 5  .

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Score: 0/1 

(e)
If in addition to the above, no distributed loading, external forces or couple moments are
applied between points and , and between point and , the only other points
where forces and couple moments may act on the beam, will be at point . Complete
the following statements:

Expected answer: 4.000

An external vertical force with magnitude 10.5 
acts at point of the beam and the force points
Expected answer: upwards
upwards  .

An external couple moment with magnitude

Expected answer: 0.2500
110.3  acts at point of the beam and
Expected answer: anticlockwise
the moment is anticlockwise  .

Vb
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M@o
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Direction of Vb
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Direction of Mo
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You scored 1.5 marks for this part.

Score: 1.5/3 

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