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ME103 ENGINEERING MECHANICS I
ASSIGNMENT NO 3
STATICS OF RIGID BODIES I
1. Determine the moment of the force shown in Figure P3.1 about point and about point .
2. The force acts on the end of the pipe at as shown in Figure P3.2. Determine the angles
( ) of the force that will produce maximum and minimum moments about point . What
are the magnitudes of these moments?
3. A crate of mass is held in the position shown in Figure P3.3. Determine (a) the moment
produced by the weight of the crate about , (b) the smallest force applied at that creates a
moment of equal magnitude and opposite sense about .
Figure P3.1 Figure P3.2 Figure P3.3
4. The crane, shown in Figure P3.4, can be adjusted for any angle and any extension For a suspended
mass of , determine the moment developed at as a function of and . What values of both
and develop the maximum possible moment at ? Compute this moment. Neglect the size of the
pulley at .
5. Rod is held in place by the cord as shown in Figure P3.5. Knowing that and that
the moment about of the force exerted by the cord at point is , determine the tension in
the cord.
6. The connected bar is used to increase the lever arm of the crescent wrench as shown in Figure P3.6.
If a clockwise moment of is needed to tighten the bolt at and the extension
, determine the required force in order to develop this moment.
7. Determine the moment of each of the three forces shown in Figure P3.7 about point .
8. Determine the resultant moment produced by the forces shown in Figure P3.8 about point .
9. The curved rod lies in the plane and has a radius of . If a force of acts at its end as
shown in Figure P3.9, determine the moment of this force about point .
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Figure P3.4 Figure P3.5
Figure P3.6 Figure P3.7
Figure P3.8 Figure P3.9
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10. Before the trunk of a large tree is felled, cables and are attached as shown in Figure P3.10.
Knowing that the tensions in cables and are and , respectively, determine the
moment about of the resultant force exerted on the tree by the cables at .
11. Determine the moment of force , shown in Figure P3.11 about point . The force has a magnitude of
and coordinate direction angles of , , . Express the result as a
Cartesian vector.
Figure P3.10 Figure P3.11
12. Three cables are used to support a container as shown in Figure P3.12. Determine the angle formed by
cables and .
13. Determine the magnitude of the projection of the force along cable [Figure P3.13].
Figure P3.12 Figure P3.13
14. Determine the moment of the force shown in Figure P3.14 about an axis extending between and .
Express the result as a Cartesian vector.
15. Determine the magnitude of the moment of the force ( ) shown in Figure
P3.15 about the base line of the tripod.
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Figure P3.14 Figure P3.15
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