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PROBLEMS friction is limited to 0.25 between the wheels and the

rail. Neglect the small mass of the wheels.
Introductory Problems

6/1 The right-angle bar with equal legs weighs 6 lb and

is freely hinged to the vertical plate at C. The bar
is prevented from rotating by the two pegs A and B
xed to the plate. Determine the acceleration a of
the plate for which no force is exerted on the bar by
either peg A or B.

Problem 6/4

6/5 The uniform box of mass m slides down the rough

C incline. Determine the location d of the effective nor-
a mal force N. The effective normal force is located at
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the centroid of the nonuniform pressure distribution
A B which the incline exerts on the bottom surface of the
block.

v b
Problem 6/1 h
m G
6/2 In Prob. 6 /1, if the plate is given a horizontal accel-
eration a = 2g, calculate the force exerted on the bar
k
by either peg A or B.
N
6/3 The driver of a pickup truck accelerates from rest
d
to a speed of 45 mi / hr over a horizontal distance of
225 ft with constant acceleration. The truck is haul- Problem 6/5
ing an empty 500-lb trailer with a uniform 60-lb gate
hinged at O and held in the slightly tilted position by 6/6 The uniform slender bar of mass m and length L is
two pegs, one on each side of the trailer frame at A. held in the position shown by the stop at A. What ac-
Determine the maximum shearing force developed in celeration a will cause the normal force acting on the
each of the two pegs during the acceleration. roller at B to become (a) one-half of the static value,
(b) one-fourth of the static value, and (c) zero?
3

48 m a
A L
10
A
O

Problem 6/3 Problem 6/6

6/4 A passenger car of an overhead monorail system is
driven by one of its two small wheels A or B. Select the
one for which the car can be given the greater acceler-
ation without slipping the driving wheel and compute
the maximum acceleration if the effective coefcient of
6/7 The homogeneous crate of mass m is mounted on
small wheels as shown. Determine the maximum
force P which can be applied without overturning the
crate about (a) its lower front edge with h = b and
(b) its lower back edge with h = 0.
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c and that of the cart is M. The cart wheels have neg-

ligible mass and friction.

P
m
b
h G
r/2

P r/2
B A

M
Problem 6/7

6/8 The frame is made from uniform rod which has a mass
 per unit length. A smooth recessed slot constrains the
small rollers at A and B to travel horizontally. Force P
is applied to the frame through a cable attached to an
adjustable collar C. Determine the magnitudes and di-
rections of the normal forces which act on the rollers if
(a) h = 0.3L, (b) h = 0.5L, and (c) h = 0.9L. Evaluate
your results for  = 2 kg/m, L = 500 mm, and P = 60 N.
What is the acceleration of the frame in each case?
Problem 6/10
6/11 The uniform 5-kg bar AB is suspended in a vertical
position from an accelerating vehicle and restrained
by the wire BC. If the acceleration is a = 0.6g, de-
termine the tension T in the wire and the magni-
tude of the total force supported by the pin at A.

C
P
L
h

A B

Problem 6/8

6/9 A uniform slender rod rests on a car seat as shown.
Determine the deceleration a for which the rod will
begin to tip forward. Assume that friction at B is suf-
cient to prevent slipping.
Problem 6/11
6/12 If the collar P is given a constant acceleration a =
3g to the right, the pendulum will assume a steady-
state deection  = 30. Determine the stiffness kT
of the torsional spring which will allow this to hap-
pen. The torsional spring is undeformed when the
pendulum is in the vertical position.
a

P
kT

m
L

Problem 6/9
6/10 Determine the value of P which will cause the ho-
mogeneous cylinder to begin to roll up out of its m
rectangular recess. The mass of the cylinder is m
Problem 6/12
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PROBLEMS O
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Introductory Problems B
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6/33 Two pulleys are fastened together to form an in-
tegral unit. At a certain instant, the indicated belt A
tensions act on the unit and the unit is turning 6 48
counterclockwise. Determine the angular accelera-
tion of the unit for this instant if the moment due to Problem 6/35
friction in the bearing at O is 2.5 N m.
6/36 The uniform 100-kg beam is freely hinged about its
1400 N upper end A and is initially at rest in the vertical
position with = 0. Determine the initial angular
acceleration of the beam and the magnitude FA of
the force supported by the pin at A due to the appli-
1150 N m = 25 kg cation of the force P = 300 N on the attached cable.
500 kO = 250 mm
mm
3m
650 N
O A
300
mm
45 C
475 N P

3m

Problem 6/33

6/34 The uniform 20-kg slender bar is pivoted at O and

swings freely in the vertical plane. If the bar is re-
leased from rest in the horizontal position, calculate 1m
B
the initial value of the force R exerted by the bear-
ing on the bar an instant after release.
Problem 6/36

6/37 The motor M is used to hoist the 12,000-lb stadium

O panel (centroidal radius of gyration k = 6.5 ft) into
1.6 m position by pivoting the panel about its corner A. If
the motor is capable of producing 5000 lb-ft of
Problem 6/34
torque, what pulley diameter d will give the panel
6/35 The gure shows an overhead view of a hydraulically- an initial counterclockwise angular acceleration of
operated gate. As uid enters the piston side of the 1.5 deg /sec2? Neglect all friction.
cylinder near A, the rod at B extends causing the
gate to rotate about a vertical axis through O. For
a 2-in.-diameter piston, what uid pressure p will
give the gate an initial counterclockwise angular
acceleration of 4 rad /sec? The radius of gyration
about O for the 500-lb gate is kO = 38 in. 15

10
d
M A
20 B

Problem 6/37
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6/38 A momentum wheel for dynamics-class demonstra-

tions is shown. It is basically a bicycle wheel modi-
ed with rim band-weighting, handles, and a pulley r r
for cord startup. The heavy rim band causes the O O
radius of gyration of the 7-lb wheel to be 11 in. If a C C
steady 10-lb pull T is applied to the cord, determine
the angular acceleration of the wheel. Neglect bear-
ing friction.
(a) (b)
T = 10 lb
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Problem 6/40

30 6/41 The uniform 5-kg portion of a circular hoop is re-

leased from rest while in the position shown where
4 the torsional spring of stiffness kT = 15 N m /rad
has been twisted 90 clockwise from its undeformed
position. Determine the magnitude of the pin force
at O at the instant of release. Motion takes place in
a vertical plane and the hoop radius is r = 150 mm.

kT

Problem 6/38

6/39 Each of the two drums and connected hubs of 8-in.

radius weighs 200 lb and has a radius of gyration
about its center of 15 in. Calculate the angular ac- r
celeration of each drum. Friction in each bearing is
negligible.

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6/42 The 30-in. slender bar weighs 20 lb and is mounted on

a vertical shaft at O. If a torque M = 100 lb-in. is ap-
plied to the bar through its shaft, calculate the horizon-
tal force R on the bearing as the bar starts to rotate.

30 lb 30 lb 12
(a) (b)

Problem 6/39
O
6/40 Determine the angular acceleration and the force 18
on the bearing at O for (a) the narrow ring of mass
m and (b) the at circular disk of mass m immedi-
M
ately after each is released from rest in the vertical
plane with OC horizontal.

Problem 6/42