MODULE 2: RESULTANT OF FORCE SYSTEMS

Y NOTE:
 Fx= horizontal component of force F
 Fy= vertical component of force F
F
Fy
RESULTANT

θ  F=
X
Fx
 Tan(θ)=

REMEMBER:

“SOH CAH TOA”

MOMENT:

 M=FORCE X DISTANCE
SAMPLE PROBLEM: FIND THE X AND Y COMPONENTS OF EACH FORCES.
F= 390 lbs
Sin(67.38)= 𝐹𝑦=360 𝑙𝑏𝑠
12 − 𝐹𝑥
5 cos 67.38= 𝐹𝑥=−150 𝑙𝑏𝑠
390
400 300
𝐴𝑇 𝑇 =400 𝑙𝑏𝑠
T
P= 300 lbs
𝑇𝑥=−306.42 𝑙𝑏𝑠
T=400 lbs 𝑇𝑦
sin 𝑇𝑦=− 257.12 𝑙𝑏𝑠
SOLUTION:
 AT F= 390 lbs
 AT P= 300 lbs

𝑃𝑥 sin(30)= Py= -150lbs

Fy cos(30)= Px= 259.81lbs

𝑃𝑦
θ

θ =?
Fx
Tanθ=
θ = 67.38
SAMPLE PROBLEM:

THE TRIANGULAR BLOCK SHOWN BELOW IS SUBJECTED TO LOADS P= 1600 lbs. IF

AB= 8 in AND BC= 6 in RESOLVE EACH LOAD INTO COMPONENTS NORMAL AND
TANGENTIAL TO AC.
A

P=16OOlbs

θ
C
B

F=6000lbs
SOLUTION: REQ’D: Pn
Pt
Fn
Ft

AC2=62+82

AC=10

AT LOAD P:

NOTE: NORMAL AND TANGENT

Pt
NORMAL TANGENT
θ
θ A A
θ
θ
Pn θ
C
C
 USE TRIANGLE METHOD
tanθ= θ= 53.13
1600
θ sin53.13= Pn=1279.99lbs

Pn Pt
cos53.13= Pt= 960 lbs

USE TRIANGLE METHOD

AT LOAD F:
Ft
NOTE: DAPAT ANG MGA COMPONENTS AY 90 DEGRESS
6000
θ IF LAPIT SILA. EXAMPLE Pn and Ft nag 90 degrees
Ft
Fn
θ
sin53.13= Ft=4800 lbs
Fn
cos53.13= Fn=3600lbs
 SAMPLE PROBLEM:
A SPHERE WEIGHING 200
N IS TIED TO A SMOOTH
WALL BY A STRING WHICH
MAKE 20 DEGREES ANGLE
WITH THE WALL. FIND THE
TENSION OF THE STRING
SUPPORTING THE
SPHERE.

200 N
 SAMPLE PROBLEM:
DETERMINE THE HORIZONTAL
FORCE P TO BE APPLIED TO A
BOCK WEIGHING 2500N TO
HOLD THE POSITION ON A
SMOOTH INCLINED PLANE 30
DEGREEES WITH THE
HORIZONTAL.

θ
SAMPLE
PROBLEM:
TWO HORSES ON OPPOSITE BANKS BY MEANS
OF TWO HORIZONTAL ROPES. THE TENSION IN
THIS ROPES ARE 200 LBS AND 240 LBS WHILE
THE ANGKE BTWEEH THEM IS 60 DEGREES.
FIND THE RESULTANT AND ANGLE BETWEEN
EACH OF THE ROPE.
200 LBS

600

240
SAMPLE PROBLEM
C
A= 35kN
B= 45kN

A θ

B
A.) FIND ANGLE θ IF THE REULTANT OF THE
FORCES IS 80kN ALONG X AXIS
 SAMPLE PROBLEM:
IN A FIGURE GIVEN. ASSUMING CLOCKWISE
MOMENTS AS POSITIVE. COMPUTE THE MOMENT OF
FORCE F= 450 LBS AND P=361 LBS ABOUT POINT
A,B,C, AND D.

A
F

P 1 FT
1 FT B
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
For the truss shown below, compute the
perpendicular distance from E and from G
to the line BD. Hint: Imagine a force F
directed along BD and compute its
moment in terms of its components about
E and about G. Then equate these results
to the definition of moment M = Fd to
compute the required perpendicular
distances.
 
SAMPLE
PROBLEM
W=200LB
Q=600LB
α= 15

α
θ P

DETERMINE THE VALUE OF P AND THE

RESULTANT.
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
TWO OFORCES P AND Q PASS THROUGH A POINT A
W/C IS 4 FT TO THE RIGHT AND 3FT ABOVE A
MOMENT CENTER O. FROCE P=200LBS AND Q= 100
LBS DIRECTED UP TO THE LEFT AT 60 DEGREES W/
THE HORIZONTAL. DETERMINE THE MOMENT OF THE
RESULTANT O THESE TWO FORCES W/ RESPECT TO O.
1 FT
Q=100 P=200

600 300

3FT

4FT
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
FIND THE Y COORDENATE OF POINT A SO THAT
361 LB FORCE WIL HAVE A CLOCK WISE
MOMENT OF 400 FT LB ABOUT O. ALSO
DETERMINE THE X AND Y INTERCEPTS OF THE
ACTION LINE OF THE FORCE.

361 LB

XA= 2 FT 2
A 3

YA

O
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
A PARALLEL FORCE SYSTEM ACTS ON
THE LEVER SHOWN BELOW.
DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE AND
POSITION OF THE RESULTANT.
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
The 16-ft wing of an airplane is
subjected to a lift which varies from zero
at the tip to 360 lb per ft at the fuselage
according to w = 90x1/2 lb per ft where x
is measured from the tip. Compute the
resultant and its location from the wing
tip.
SAMPLE PROBLEM:

The shaded area given below represents

a steel plate of uniform thickness. A
hole of 4-in. diameter has been cut in
the plate. Locate the center of gravity
the plate. Hint: The weight of the plate
is equivalent to the weight of the
original plate minus the weight of
material cut away.
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
Locate the amount and
position of the resultant
of the loads acting on
the Fink truss
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
Determine the resultant of the three
forces acting on the dam shown below
and locate its intersection with the base
AB. For good design, this intersection
should occur within the middle third of
the base. Does it?
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
The resultant of four forces, of which
three are shown in Fig. P-268, is a couple
of 480 lb·ft clockwise in sense. If each
square is 1 ft on a side, determine the
fourth force completely.
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
The Howe roof truss shown below carries
the given loads. The wind loads are
perpendicular to the inclined members.
Determine the magnitude of the resultant,
its inclination with the horizontal, and
where it intersects AB.
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
Replace the system of forces
acting on the frame shown below
by a resultant R at A and a couple
acting horizontally through B and
C.
Statics of Rigid Bodies: Moment of a Force 
Y

CV A

BV
AV
AH
X
BH
CH