Rey Kevin B. Ortuoste BS-CE 6-28 A horizontal force of 18 lb is required to just start a 45-lb block in motion on a horizontal surface.

Determine the coefficient of static friction between the block and the supporting surface.

21/21 6-30 The tool locker of Problem 6-3 is 0.8m by 0.8m square (in plan) and 2 m high. Determine the height above which is horizontal force would have to be applied so that the locker would tip, rather than slide.

6-29 A 90-lb block lying on a rough horizontal surface is subjected to a horizontal force P. The coefficient of static friction is 0.33. Calculate the maximum value that P can have before motion impends.

6-31 A 1-ton weight rests on a horizontal floor. The coefficient of static friction between the weight and the floor is 0.35, Calculate the force required to cause motion to impend if the force applied to the weight is (a)horizontal (b) downward at an angle 15 with the horizontal.

Rey Kevin B. Ortuoste BS-CE 6-32 A 50lb block rests on a rough inclined plane. If the coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is 0.50, calculate the inclination of the plane with the horizontal when motion impends.

21/21 6-33 If in problem 6.32 the plane has an inclination with the horizontal of 20, calculate (a) the frictional resistance when the block is at rest. (b)the force parallel to the plane necessary for motion to impend up the plane the force parallel to the plane necessary to prevent motion down the plane.

Rey Kevin B. Ortuoste BS-CE 6-34 A 325-lb block rests on a plane inclined 25 with the horizontal. Calculate the coefficient of static friction between the block and the plane if motion impends when a force of 225lb, parallel to the plane, is applied. The impending motion is up the plane.

21/21 6-35 A 47-lb body is supported on a plane inclined 33 to the horizontal, as shown. The coefficient of static friction between the body and the plane is 0.15. The body is subjected to a 29-lb force, acting as shown. Determine whether the body will move up the plane, down the plane, or remain at rest.

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Rey Kevin B. Ortuoste BS-CE 6-36. Compute the horizontal force P required to prevent the 900-lb block, shown, from sliding down the plane. The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is 0.20.

21/21 6-37 In the figure shown, block A weighs 200lb and block B weighs 400lb. The coefficient of static friction for all contact surfaces is 0.35. Block A is anchored to the wall with a flexible cable. Calculate the force P required for motion to impend for block B.

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Rey Kevin B. Ortuoste BS-CE 6-38 Calculate the magnitude of horizontal force P, acting as shown, that will cause motion to impend for the 450-lb crate( The motion may be either sliding or tipping.) Assume the coefficient of static friction to be 0.40.

21/21 6-39 In the figure shown, the coefficient of static friction between the 160-lb and the floor is 0.35. Calculate the value of the force P and the distance h that will cause the crate to tip and slide simultaneously

Rey Kevin B. Ortuoste BS-CE 6-40 A 500-lb block rests on a horizontal surface, as shown. The coefficient of static friction is 0.25. Calculate the maximum value of the horizontal force P so that neither sliding nor tipping will occur. Assume that P is gradually applied.

21/21 6-41 A ladder, 8m long and having a mass of 25kg, rests on a horizontal floor and is supported by a vertical wall. The ladder is inclined 62, as shown, and starts to slip when a person having a mass of 73kg has climbed halfway up it. The coefficient of friction at the wall is 0.20. Assume the weight of the ladder to be concentrated at its midpoint. Calculate the coefficient of friction at the floor.

Rey Kevin B. Ortuoste BS-CE 6-42 The ladder shown is supported by a horizontal floor and a vertical wall. It is 12ft long, weighs 30lb ( assumed to be concentrated at its midlength), and supports a person weighing 175lb at point P. The vertical wall is smooth and offers no frictional resistance. The coefficient of static friction at point A is 0.30. Calculate the minimum angle at which the ladder will stand without slipping to the left.

21/21 6-43 A 16-ft ladder weighing 62lb (assumed concentrated at its midlength) rests on a horizontal floor and is supported by a vertical wall, as shown. The lower end is prevented from slipping by friction and by a rope attached to the base of the wall. The ladder supports a 200-lb person at the top. The coefficient of static friction at the wall is 0.25; at the floor it is 0.30. Calculate the tension P in the rope necessary to prevent slipping.

Rey Kevin B. Ortuoste BS-CE 6-44 Assume that the rope is removed from the base of the ladder in Problem 6-43. Calculate the minimum angle at which ladder will stand without slipping to the left.

21/21 6-45 Compute the minimum weight of block B that will prevent the two-block system shown from sliding. Block A weighs 100 lb and the coefficient of static friction for the contact surfaces is 0.20. Assume the pulley to be frictionless.

Rey Kevin B. Ortuoste BS-CE 6-46. In the figure shown, block R has a mass of 90kg and block Q has a mass of 45kg. They are connected by a rope parallel to the inclined plane. The coefficient of static friction between R and the plane is 0.10, and between Q and the plane is 0.40. Calculate the value of the angle at which motion impends down the plane. Calculate the magnitude of the tension in the rope.

21/21 6-47 Compute the minimum weight of block A shown for motion to be impending down the plane. Assume the pulley to be frictionless. Block B weighs 500lb. The coefficient of static friction for all contact surfaces is 0.20.

Rey Kevin B. Ortuoste BS-CE 6-48. The block shown are separated by a solid strut attached to the blocks with frictionless pins. The coefficient of static friction for all surfaces is 0.325. Determine the value of the horizontal force P that will cause motion to impend to the right. Neglect the weighs of the strut.

21/21 6-49. The end of a timber beam is to be lifted using a steel wedge at B, as shown. Determine the force P that must be applied to the wedge to cause it to move to the left. The coefficient of static friction for the contact surfaces is 0.30.

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