APPLIED MECHANICS CIVIL I/II...

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1. A 70-kg cylinder is supported by two cables AC and BC, which are attached to the top of vertical posts. A horizontal
force P, perpendicular to the plane containing the posts, holds the cylinder in the position shown. Draw the free-body
diagram needed to determine the magnitude of P and the force in each cable.
2. A rectangular plate is supported by three cables as shown. Knowing that the tension in cable AC is 60 N, determine the
weight of the plate.
3. Four forces act on a 700 3 375-mm plate as shown. ( a ) Find the resultant of these forces. ( b ) Locate the two points
where the line of action of the resultant intersects the edge of the plate.
4. A 10-ft boom is acted upon by the 840-lb force shown. Determine the tension in each cable and the reaction at the balland-socket joint at A.
5. The 6-m pole ABC is acted upon by a 455-N force as shown. The pole is held by a ball-and-socket joint at A and by two
cables BD and BE. For a = 3 m, determine the tension in each cable and the reaction at A.
6. Neglecting friction and the radius of the pulley, determine (a) the tension in cable ADB, (b) the reaction at C.
7. Determine by direct integration the centroid of the area shown. Express your answer in terms of a and b.
8. Determine the moment of inertia and the radius of gyration of the shaded area with respect to the x axis.
9. The coefficients of friction are s =0.40 and k =0.30 between all surfaces of contact. Determine the smallest force P
required to start the 30-kg block moving if cable AB (a) is attached as shown, (b) is removed.
10. Two slender rods of negligible weight are pin-connected at C and attached to blocks A and B, each of weight W.
Knowing that =80 and that the coefficient of static friction between the blocks and the horizontal surface is 0.30,
determine the largest value of P for which equilibrium is maintained.
11. Determine the force in each member of the Pratt roof truss shown. State whether each member is in tension or
compression.
12. Determine the force in each member of the truss shown.
13. The position of a particle which moves along a straight line is defined by the relation x = t - 6t -15t +40, where x is
expressed in feet and t in seconds. Determine (a) the time at which the velocity will be zero, (b) the position and distance
traveled by the particle at that time, (c) the acceleration of the particle at that time, (d) the distance traveled by the particle
from t = 4 s to t = 6 s.
14. The motion of a particle is defined by the relation x = 6t - 8 + 40cos t, where x and t are expressed in inches and
seconds, respectively. Determine the position, the velocity, and the acceleration when t = 6 s.
15. A basketball player shoots when she is 16 ft from the backboard. Knowing that the ball has an initial velocity v0 at an
angle of 30 with the horizontal, determine the value of v0 when d is equal to 9 in.
16. Determine the required velocity of the belt B if the relative velocity with which the sand hits belt B is to be (a) vertical,
(b) as small as possible.
17. The two blocks shown are originally at rest. Neglecting the masses of the pulleys and the effect of friction in the
pulleys and assuming that the coefficients of friction between block A and the horizontal surface are s = 0.25 and k
=0.20, determine (a) the acceleration of each block, (b) the tension in the cable.
18. The two blocks shown start from rest. The horizontal plane and the pulley are frictionless, and the pulley is assumed to
be of negligible mass. Determine the acceleration of each block and the tension in each cord.
19. A 30-kg block is dropped from a height of 2 m onto the 10-kg pan of a spring scale. Assuming the impact to be
perfectly plastic, determine the maximum deflection of the pan. The constant of the spring is k = 20 kN/m.
20. The coefficient of restitution between the two collars is known to be 0.80. Determine (a) their velocities after impact,
(b) the energy loss during impact.
21. The thin plate ABCD of mass 8 kg is held in the position shown by the wire BH and two links AE and DF. Neglecting
the mass of the links, determine immediately after wire BH has been cut (a) the acceleration of the plate, (b) the force in
each link.
22. A pulley weighing 12 lb and having a radius of gyration of 8 in. is connected to two blocks as shown. Assuming no
axle friction, determine the angular acceleration of the pulley and the acceleration of each block.
25. A package is projected 10 m up a 15 incline so that it just reaches the top of the incline with zero velocity. Knowing
that the coefficient of kinetic friction between the package and the incline is 0.12, determine (a) the initial velocity of the
package at A, (b) the velocity of the package as it returns to its original position.

23. Draw SFD and BMD. Point out the salient features on the diagrams.

60KN/m

10 KN/m

20KN

30KN

2m

2m

6m

2m

24. Draw SFD and BMD. Point out the salient features on the diagrams.

20KN/m

50KNm

10 KN/m

15KN

2m

1m

3m

2m

0.5 m