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Problem 4-4 (page 138)

Draw the free body diagram of the beam which
supports the 80-kg load and is supported by the pin
at A and a cable which wraps around the pulley at D.
Explain the significance of each force on the
diagram.
Solution:

80(9.81)N is the effect of the cable

(the weight of the object) on the beam.
T is the effect of the cable on the beam.
Ax and Ay are the effect of the pin
Support on the beam.

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Problem 4-8 (page 139)

Draw the free-body diagram of the winch,
which consists of a drum radius 4 in. It is
pin-connected at it center C, and at its
outer rim is a ratchet gear having a mean
radius of 6 in. The pawl AB serves as a
two-force member (short link) and holds
the drum for rotating.

Solution:

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Problem 4-23 (page 155)

The uniform rod AB has a weight

of 15 lb. Determine the force in the
cable when the rod is in the
position shown.

Solution:

M 0 NB[ 5 sin ( 40deg ) 15( 2.5 cos ( 40deg ) 0 NB 8.938lb

a

Fx 0 T cos ( 10deg ) 8.938 0 T 9.08lb

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Problem 4-32 (page 156)

Determine the resultant normal force acting on each
set of the wheels of the airplane. There is a set of
wheels in the front, A, and a set of wheels under
each wing, B. Both wings have total weight of 50
kip and center of gravity at Gw, the fuselage has a
weight of 180 kip and center of gravity at Gf, and
both engines(one on each side) have a weight 22 kip
and center of gravity at Ge.

Solution:



M 0 2 NB( 40) 180000( 31) 22000( 38) 50000( 40) 0
a
NB 105200 lb

Fy 0 NA 2( 105200) 180000 22000 50000 0

NA 41600 lb
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Problem 4-57 (page 172)

The triangular plate is supported by a ball-
and-socket joint at B and rollers at A and
C. Determine the x, y, z components of
each reaction at these supports due to the
loading shown.

Solution:

Mx 0 Cx( 0.6) 800( 0.3) 400( 0.3) 0 Cx 600 N

My 0 Bx( 0.8) 600( 0.4) 400( 0.4) 0 Bx 500 N

Fx 0 A z 600 500 800 400 600 0 A z 700 N

Fx 0 Bx 0 Fy 0 By 0

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Problem 4-70 (page 174)

Cable BC and DE can support a max. tension

fo 700 lb before it breaks. Determine the
greatest weight W that can be suspended from
the end of the boom. Also, determine the x, y,
z components of reaction at the ball-and-
socket joint A.
Solution:
Assuming failure at cable BC

TBC 700
2i 3j 6k
TBC ( 200i 300j 600k) lb
2 2 2
2 ( 3) 6

TDE TDE
3i 6j 2k 3 6 2
TDE TDE i TDE j TDE k
2 2 2 7 7 7
( 3) ( 6) 2

FA A x i A y j A z k W ( W k)lb
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Problem 4-70 (continued)

Force Summation

F 0
3 T i 6 T j 2 T k A i A j A k 0
( 200i 300j 600k) 7 DE 7 DE 7 DE
x y z

200 3 T A i 300 6 T A j 600 2 T A W 0
7 DE z 7 DE y 7 DE z

Equilizing i, j, k components

3
Fx 0 200 T A x 0
7 DE

6
Fy 0 300 TDE A y 0
7

2
Fz 0 600 T A z W 0
7 DE

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Problem 4-70 (continued)

Moment Summation

3 T i 6 T j 2 T k ( 8j) ( W k) 0
Ma 0 ( 3j) 7 DE 7 DE
7 DE

1800 12 T 8W i 18 T 600 k 0
DE 7 DE
7
Equating i and k components

12
Mx 0 1800 T 8W 0
7 DE

18
Mz 0 TDE 600 0
7

Solving Equations
TDE 233.33 lb 233.33 700 lb so assumption OK

W 275 lb A z 392 lb A x 100 lb A y 500 lb

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Problem 4-78 (page 189)

The car has a weight of 4000 lb and a center
of gravity at G. If it pulls off the side of a
road, determine the greatest angle of tilt, ,
it can have without slipping or tipping over.
The coeffiecient of static friction between
its wheels and the ground is 0.4.

Solution:
Equilibrium

Fx. 0 4000 sin Fa Fb 0

Fy. 0 NA NB 4000 cos 0 Assuming Slipping occurs. Therefore:

Ma 0 NB( 8) 4000 2 sin 4000 4 cos 0 FA 0.4NA FB 0.4NB

Substituting

NA 1484.6 lb NB 2228.3 lb

21.8deg
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Problem 4-85 (page 190)

The two stone blocks have weights of

Wa=600lb and Wb=500lb. Determine the
smallest horizontal force P that must be applied
to block A in order to move it. The coeffeicient
of the static friction between the blocks is 0.3
and between the floor and each block is 0.4.

Solution:
Case I: Block A and Block B move together:

Fx 0 N ( 600 500) 0 N 1100 lb

Fy 0 0 0.5( 1100) P P 550 lb

Case
Namas II: Only block A moves
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Problem 4-85 continued

Fy 0
Case II: Only block A moves

Fx. 0 N 600 cos ( 20 deg ) P cos ( 70 deg ) 0

P sin ( 70 deg ) 600 sin ( 20 deg ) 0.3N 0

Fy. 0
Solving
P 447.2 lb N 716.8 lb
Choose the smalles P among the two cases:

P 447 lb
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Problem 4-110 (page 194)

Determine the angle at which the applied force

P should act on the log so that the magnitude of P
is as small as possible for pulling the log up the
incline. What is the corresponding value of P?
The log weighs W and the slope is known.
Express the answer in terms of the angle of
kinetic friction, = atan ().
Solution:
Fx. 0 N P sin W cos 0 N W cos P sin

Fy. 0 P cos W sin tan W cos P sin 0

W sin tan cos

P
cos tan sin
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Problem 4-110 (continued)

W cos sin sin cos
P
cos cos sin sin

W sin
P
cos

d W sin sin
P
d cos
2

W sin sin 0 W sin 0

sin 0 0 0

W sin
P P W sin
cos

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