BACHELOR IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ASSIGNMENT

Name (as in SEGi ID): Omair Albani____________________________________

Student ID: SUKD1901587___________________________________

Course Code: EME3173

Course Name: Engineering Mechanics

Submission Date: 02 March 2020

The bucket of the backhoe and its contents have a weight of 120 kg and a center of
gravity at G and the bucket is pinned at E as shown in Figure 1.

(a) Define the two-force member (s) in the system. [3 marks]

➢ Link AB.
➢ Link AD.
➢ Link AC.

(b) Draw the free body diagram of the bucket. [5 marks]

Ey
FAC

E Ex
C
60° FAC Cos60°

FAC Sin60°
G

W=mg

(c) Draw the free body diagram at point A. [4 marks]

FAB Cos45° FAB

45°

FAD A FAB Sin45°

FAC Cos60°
60°

FAC
FAC Sin60°

2
(d) In order to hold the load in the position shown, determine

i. The force in links AC [4 marks]

➢ Consider FBD for bucket:

• +𝑣𝑒 ↻ ∑ 𝑀𝐸 = 0

(120𝑔)(0.45)−(𝐹𝐴𝐶 )𝑦 (0.08) − (𝐹𝐴𝐶 )𝑥 (0.3) = 0

(120)(9.81)(0.45) − (𝐹𝐴𝐶 sin 60)(0.08) −

(𝐹𝐴𝐶 cos 60)(0.3) = 0

⇒ 𝐹𝐴𝐶 = 2416 𝑁

ii. The forces of the hydraulic cylinder AB [2 marks]

➢ Consider FBD for point A:

• +𝑣𝑒 ↑ ∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0
(𝐹𝐴𝐵 )𝑦 = (𝐹𝐴𝐶 )𝑦

𝐹𝐴𝐵 cos 45 = 𝐹𝐴𝐶 sin 60

𝐹𝐴𝐶 sin 60
𝐹𝐴𝐵 =
cos 45
(2416) sin 60
𝐹𝐴𝐵 =
cos 45

⇒ 𝐹𝐴𝐵 = 2959 𝑁

iii. The forces in links AD [2 marks]

➢ Consider FBD for point A:

• +𝑣𝑒 → ∑ 𝐹𝑥 = 0

3
(𝐹𝐴𝐵 )𝑥 + (𝐹𝐴𝐶 )𝑥 = 𝐹𝐴𝐷

𝐹𝐴𝐷 = 𝐹𝐴𝐵 cos 45 + 𝐹𝐴𝐶 cos 60

𝐹𝐴𝐷 = (2959) cos 45 + (2416) cos 60

⇒ 𝐹𝐴𝐷 = 3300 𝑁

Figure 1
(Total: 20 Marks)

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