THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 2010/2011 WINTER SESSION MIDTERM EXAMINATION PHYSICS 170 MECHANICS I 2:00 pm to 2:50 pm,

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

MARKS This exam counts for a total of 20 marks towards your Final Grade for the course. The exam consists of 2 questions each worth 20 marks. Write all work to be marked in the Answer Booklets provided. NUMERICAL ANSWERS You must give numerical answers correctly to three figures and with correct units to get any marks for your numerical answers. No marks will be given for correctly solving incorrect equations. CALCULATOR You may use a graphing calculator. INFORMATION SHEET You may consult one 8 ! inch by 11 inch hand-written double-sided Information Sheet. Your Information Sheet must not contain any sample problems or solutions to sample problems. Put your name and student number on your Information Sheet. You must hand in your Information Sheet with your Answer Booklet in order for your exam to be marked.

PHYSICS 170MECHANICS I

Midterm Exam: 2:00pm to2:30 pm, Wednesday, October13,2010 OUESTION| (20 marks)

The diagrambelow showsthreecablesattache! to pointl on the z-axis andto pointsB, C andD on the rry-plane. A force F of magnitudeI 000 N actsin the z-directionat point u4.Point I is in equilibrium. a) Draw a large,clearfree-bodydiagramfor point,4 showingthe force F andthe forces FAo F^, and FAD , exertedon I by the cables. Showalso the Cartesian unit vectorsandthe numericalvaluesof the of coordinates A, B, C andD. b) ExpressF*, ; (4 marks) (6 marks) (6 marks)

Fo, and F* asCartesianveplors.

the componeNrtequations c) Detennine Cartesian of equilibriumfor pointl. component d) Solvethe Cartesian equationsof equilibrium for point I to determine magnitudes the

of F*, Fo" andF*.

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(4 marks)
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ANSWERS TO QUESTION 1 b) Forces

! ! ! ! FAB = (2i + 3 j ! 6 k)X ! ! ! ! FAC = (!1.5i + 2 j ! 6 k)Y ! ! ! ! FAD = (!3i ! 6 j ! 6 k)Z ! ! F = 1000 k

X = FAB / 2 2 +32 +6 2 Y = FAC / 1.5 2 +2 2 +6 2 Z = FAD / 32 +6 2 +6 2

c)

Cartesian component equations of equilibrium

! Fx = 0 :

2X !1.5Y ! 3Z = 0 3X + 2Y ! 6Z = 0 !6X ! 6Y ! 6Z +1000 = 0

! Fy = 0 :
! Fz = 0 :
d)

Solution to the Cartesian component equations of equilibrium

(X, Y , Z) = (94.34, 18.87, 53.46)

(FAB, FAC , FAD ) = (660, 123, 481) N

PHYSICS170MECHAIIICS I

Midterm Exarn: 2:00pm to 2:50 pm, Wedrtesday, October13,2010 OUESTION2 (20 marks)

plate in the ry-plane. Theplate is actedon by forces F* Fr and d as The diagrambelow showsa rectangular indicated the diagram. Fr^uy be takento act at (2, 6, 0) m. on unit a) Draw a large,cleardiagramfor the plate showingthe forces F* F, and 4 . Showalsothe Cartesian vectorsandthe numericalvaluesof the coordinates wherethe forcesact. b) Express 4 *d { asCartesiarvectors. :i (3 marks) (4 marks) (6 marks) (3 marks) . (4 marks)

\ c) Determinethe resultantmoment frI * of F, and F, aboutpoint O. e d) Determinethe magnitud of fr * . directiorrangledof fi* e) Determinethe coordinate

F:*4kN

ANSWERS TO QUESTION 2 b) Forces ! ! ! ! F2 = F2x i + F2y j + F2z k

F2x = ! 5cos45! sin30! F2y = 5cos45! cos30! ! ! ! ! F2 = (!1.77i + 3.06 j + 3.54 k) kN ! ! ! ! F3 = F3x i + F3y j + F3z k

F2z = 5sin45!

F3y = 4cos60! ! ! ! ! F3 = (2.00i + 2.00 j + 2.83k) kN

F3x = 4cos60!
c) Resultant moment ! ! ! ! ! ! ( M R )O = M x i + M y j + M z k = ! r " F

F3z = 4cos45!

= 2 6 0 + 4 F2x 0 0 6

! i

! j

! k

! i

! j 0 F2y

! k 0 F2z

! ! ! = 36i ! (12 + 4F2z ) j + 4F2y k

! ! ! = (36.0i ! 26.1 j +12.2 k) kN m

d) Magnitude of the resultant moment
2 2 M R = M 2 +M y +M z = 46.1 kN m x O

f)

Coordinate direction angles of the resultant moment

! = cos"1(M x / M R ) = 38.7!

! = cos"1(M z / M R ) = 74.6!
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! = cos"1(M y / M R ) =125!
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