Price Faculty of Engineering Fall 2024
Department of Civil Engineering Posting Date: October 1, 2024
ENG 1440 | Introduction to statics Due Date: October 7, 2024
Assignment#03
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Moment of a Force
Question 1
A child on a bicycle collides with a mailbox and exerts the force F shown. If the base of the pole
at O will fail if the magnitude of the moment there exceeds 60 N·m, determine if the mailbox will
fall over.
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Question 2
The rope exerts a force of magnitude F=200lb on the top of the pole at B. Determine the
magnitude of the moment of F about A.
Question 3
The magnitude of the force F is 0.2 N and its direction cosines are 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑥 = 0.727, 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑦 =
−0.364, and 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑧 = 0.582. Determine the magnitude of the moment of F about the axis AB of
the spool.
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