UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
CEE 2219 – STATICS AND INTRO TO STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
TEST 1
DURATION: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Each question carries 20 marks.
• The test is closed book.
• Show all your working and draw proper FBD where necessary.
• All phones should be off and put away during the test.
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QUESTION 1 [20 Marks]
a) What is the cross product of the two vectors A and B? [3 marks]
b) The force 𝐅 = {6𝐢 + 8𝐣 + 10𝐤} N creates a moment about point O of 𝐌𝟎 =
{−14𝐢 + 8𝐣 + 2𝐤} N. m. Note that the diagram shows 𝐅 and 𝐌𝟎 in an arbitrary position.
i. If the force passes through a point P having an x coordinate of 1 m, determine the y and z
coordinates of the point P. [6 marks]
ii. Determine the perpendicular distance d from point O. [5 marks]
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iii. Point A and B are located 3 the y component of point P and 3 the z component of point P
respectively. Find the moment caused by the force F about line BA. [6 marks]
QUESTION 2 [20 Marks]
a) What is the difference(s) between a frame and a truss? [3 marks]
b) What is the difference between a frame and a Machine? [3 marks]
c) A tower crane shown in the figure is rigidly attached to the building at F. A cable is attached
at D and passes over the small frictionless pulleys at A and E. The object suspended from C
weighs 1500 N.
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i. Determine the magnitude and direction of the force acting on member ABCD at point
D? [2 + 2 marks]
ii. Determine the magnitude and direction of the force acting on member ABCD at point
A? [3 + 2 marks]
iii. Determine the magnitude and direction of the force acting on member ABCD at point
B? [3 + 2 marks]
QUESTION 3 [20 Marks]
a) Determine the force in member BC and BE of the loaded truss indicated below. State
whether the members are in tension or compression. Take P = 8 kN. [8 marks]
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b) The two-member frame is pin connected at E. The cable is attached to D, passes over the
smooth peg at C, and supports the 500-N load. Determine the reactions at pin A and E.
[12 marks]
QUESTION 4 [20 Marks]
a) For the following, answer True or False. [4 marks]
i. Negative internal moment in the simply supported beam tends to sag the beam.
ii. When a potion of a beam is loaded by a triangular distributed load, the shear force in that
potion is governed by a quadratic equation.
iii. Shear force in the beam is an internal force directed along the length of the beam.
iv. When a simply supported beam is loaded with moments only, the SFD is 0 (just x-axis.)
b) For the simply supported beam and loading shown,
i. Determine the support reactions [4 marks]
ii. Draw the shear force diagrams (SFD), clearly indicating the shear force at A, B, C and D.
[6 marks]
iii. Draw the bending moment diagrams (BMD), clearly indicating the moments at A, B, C
and D. [6 marks]
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QUESTION 5 [20 Marks]
a) The screw eye is subjected to the two forces shown. Express each force in Cartesian vector
form and then determine the resultant force.
i. Find the magnitude of the resultant force? [3 marks]
ii. Determine the coordinate direction angles of the resultant force? [2+2+2 marks]
iii. Determine the coordinate direction angles of the 𝐹1 ? [2+2+2 marks]
b) The rope and pulley system is used to support a body of mass m = 455 Kg as shown in the
figure. Each pulley is free to rotate and the ropes are continuous over the pulleys. Determine
the magnitude of the force P. [5 marks]
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