Equivalent forces

A force and a couple are applied to a beam.

(a) Replace this system by a force F applied at
point G, and determine the distance d.
(b) Solve part (a) assuming that the directions of
the two 600- N forces are reversed.
 Equivalent forces

(0,6) (0,2)
Y (0,4.5)
YB=0
(0,4)
XA Equivalent XB
system

X
 Equivalent forces

(0,6) (0,2)
Y (0,4.5)
YB=0
(0,4)
XA XB

 F  800  600  600  X - X  800  X - X

X A B A B

F  0
Y

 M  (6 j )    X i   (4.5 j )  800i   (4 j )   600i   (2 j )   600i 

Z ,B A

  6 X k   (3600k )  (2400k )  (1200k )  6 X k  2400k

A A
 Equivalent forces

(0,6) (0,2)
Y (0,4.5)
YB=0
(0,4)
XA XB

FG

F  F  X - X
X G A B

F  0 Y

 M = (6 j )    X i   ( 6  d  j )   F i 
Z ,B A G

  6 X k   (6  d ) F k
A G
 Equivalent forces

(0,6) (0,2)
Y (0,4.5)
YB=0
(0,4)
XA XB

Equivalent FG
system

F X
 FG  X A - X B  800  X A - X B  FG  800
M Z ,B
  6 X A k   (6  d ) FG k  6 X A k  2400k  (6  d ) FG k  2400k
 (6  d )800  2400  (6  d )  3  6  d  3  d  3
 Equivalent forces

(0,6) (0,2)
Y (0,4.5)
YB=0
(0,4)
XA XB

Equivalent FG
system

 F  800  600  600  X - X  800  X - X

X A B A B

F  0Y

 M  (6 j )    X i   (4.5 j )  800i   (4 j )   600i   (2 j )   600i 

Z ,B A

  6 X k   (3600k )  (2400k )  (1200k )  6 X k  4800k

A A

F X
 FG  X A - X B  800  X A - X B  FG  800
M Z ,B
  6 X A k   (6  d ) FG k  6 X A k  4800k  (6  d ) FG k  4800k
 (6  d )800  4800  (6  d )  6  6  d  6  d  0
 Equivalent forces

Three cables attached to a disk exert on it the

forces shown.
(a) Replace the three forces with an equivalent
force-couple system at A.
(b) Determine the single force which is equivalent
to the force couple system obtained in part a,
and specify its point of application on a line
drawn through points A and D.
 Equivalent forces

-99i+99j 103.4i+37.6j
Y

(141,141)
(-100,173.2)

XB
(0,-200)

99i-99j
 Equivalent forces
-99i+99j 103.4i+37.6j
Y

(100,173.2)
(-100,173.2)

XB
(0,-200)
Equivalent
system

99i-99j

F
C
 Equivalent forces

-99i+99j
Y

(141,141)
(-100,173.2)

XB
(0,-200)

99i-99j

 F  99i  99 j  103.4i  37.6 j  99i  99 j  103.4i  37.6 j

 M  (141i  141 j )  103.4i  37.6 j 
Z ,A

(0i  200 j )   99i  99 j   (100i  173.2 j )   99i  99 j 

 5317k  14526k  19800k  9900k  17147k
 17838k

17838k
F
C 103.4i+37.6j
 Equivalent forces
-99i+99j 103.4i+37.6j
Y

(141,141)
(-100,173.2)

XB
(0,-200)
Equivalent
system

99i-99j

P (x,y)
 Equivalent forces
-99i+99j
Y

(141,141)
(-100,173.2)

XB
(0,-200)

99i-99j

 F  99i  99 j  103.4i  37.6 j  99i  99 j  103.4i  37.6 j

 M  (141i  141 j )  103.4i  37.6 j 
Z ,A

(0i  200 j )   99i  99 j   (100i  173.2 j )   99i  99 j 

 5317k  14526k  19800k  9900k  17147k
 17838k

F
P (x,y)

F  F i  F j x y

 M  ( xi  yj )   F i  F j    xF
Z ,A x y y
 yFx  k
 Equivalent forces

F
P (x,y)

Fx i  Fy j  103.4i  37.6 j  Fx  103.4,Fy  37.6

xFy  yFx  17838  103.4 x  37.6 y  17838
 Equation of line of action 103.4x-37.6y=17838
 Equation of line AD x=0
 37.6y=-17838  y=-474mm
 Equivalent forces

The steel plate shown will support six 50 mm

diameter idler rollers mounted on the plate as shown.
Two flat belts pass around the rollers, and rollers A
and D will be adjusted so that the tension in each belt
is 45 N. Determine
(a) the resultant couple acting on the plate if a = 0.2
m,
(b) The value of a so that the resultant couple acting
on the plate is 54 Nm clockwise.
 Equivalent forces

45  200i  aj 
40000  a 2

(2a+c,0) 45i+0j
X

(-200,-a)

c (2a,2a)

(-200+c,a+200)

-45i+0j Y

-31.82i+31.82j
 Equivalent forces
a=200mm
45  200i  aj 
 31.82i  31.82 j
40000  a 2
45i+0j
(2a+c,0)
X

(-200,-a)

c (2a,2a)

(-200+c,a+200)

-45i+0j Y

-31.82i+31.82j
45  200i  aj 
 F  45i  0 j  45i  0 j  31.82i  31.82 j 
40000  a 2
45  200i  aj 
 31.82i  31.82 j 
40000  a 2
 0  for a = 200mm 
 M  (0i  0 j )  (31.82i  31.82 j )  ( 400  c  i  0 j )   45i  0 j 
c

(  200  c  i  400 j )   45i  0 j   (2ai  2aj )   31.82i  31.82 j 

 0k  0k  18000k  63.86ak  63.86ak  18000k  25544k
 7544k
 Equivalent forces

45  200i  aj 
40000  a 2
45i+0j
(2a+c,0)
X

(-200,-a)

c (2a,2a)

(-200+c,2a)

-45i+0j Y

-31.82i+31.82j45  200i  aj 
 F  45i  0 j  45i  0 j  31.82i  31.82 j 
40000  a 2
45  200i  aj 
 31.82i  31.82 j 
40000  a 2
45  200i  aj 
 M c  (0i  0 j )     2a  c  i  0 j    45i  0 j 
40000  a 2

   200  c  i  2aj    45i  0 j   (2ai  2aj )   31.82i  31.82 j 

 0k  0k  90ak  63.86ak  63.86ak  90ak  127.72k
 90ak  127.72k  54k
 90a  73.72
 a  0.82