Determinetheforcesactinginallthemembersofthetrussshownin
thefigure.
Answer:
First, we shoulddetermine the support reactions by considering the
FBDofthewholetruss.Then,wecanstarttosolvetheproblemfrom
aconvenientjointbyapplyingthemethodofjoints.
EquationsofEquilibriumforthewholetruss:
JointC:
0 cos 30 sin 45 0
0 sin 30 cos 45 1.5
x CD CB
y CD CB
F F F
F F F
= = =
= = =
`
`
JointD:
TheforceinBAcanbecalculatedeitherbyusingjointAorB.Weuse
pointBasthereisnodifferenceatallinbetweentwosolutions.
TheFreeBodyDiagrams:
QUESTION2:
Determinetheforceineachmemberofthetrussandstate
if the members are in tension or compression. Set P
1
=500
kNandP
2
=100kN
Answer:
We can start solving the problem directly with MOJ
without the need of calculating support reactions. If we
start from joint B, the number of unknowns is 2 and can
directlybesolvedviaequationsofequilibrium.
JointB:
3
0 cos 45 100
5
4
0 sin 45 500
5
x BC BA
y BC BA
F F F
F F F
( )
= = =
( )
( )
= = =
( )
`
`
JointC:
Ifitisnecessary,thesupportreactionsatA(A
x
,A
y
)canbe
calculated by analyzing the joint A using the calculated
values.
TheFreeBodyDiagrams:
JointB:
JointC:
QUESTION3:
Answer:
AlthoughtheproblemcanalsobesolvedbyMOJ,Method
of Sections (MOS) provides a shorter solution for the
problembycreatingasectionaa`.Ifthesupportreactions
areknown,theproblemcandirectlybesolvedintheright
handpartofthetrusssincethereexist3unknownswhich
canbesolvedbyequationsofequilibrium.
EquationsofEquilibriumforthewholetruss:
Sectionaa`:
= = =
TheFreeBodyDiagrams:
WholeTruss:
Sectionaa`:
QUESTION4:
Answer:
We apply the MOS to solve the problem as the
MOJ will be quite time consuming. First, we start
with determination of support reactions. Then
applytheMOSonsectionsaa`andbb`.
EquationsofEquilibriumforthewholetruss:
Sectionaa`:
Sectionbb`:
TheFreeBodyDiagrams:
WholeTruss:
Sectionaa`:
Sectionbb`:
QUESTION5:
Answer:
The inspection of freebody diagrams of the members
reveals that AB is a twoforce member so the forces acting
onthejointsshouldbeactingonitsdirectionandhaveequal
magnitudeswithreversedirections.
TheFreeBodyDiagrams:
QUESTION6:
Answer:
First, we disassemble the structure and sketch the FBD of
eachmember.Wehave6unknowns(B
x
,B
y
,C
x
,C
y
,E
x
,E
y
)and9
(3 member x 3 equilibrium equations) equations to
determinetheunknowns.
MemberBED:
30(6) (3) 0 E 60 k
30 0 (1)
60 30 0 1000
B y y
x x x
y y y
M E N
F B E
F B B N
= = = =
= =
= = = =
`
`
`
MemberFEC:
MemberABC:
TheFreeBodyDiagrams:
QUESTION7:
Determinetheforceneededtosupport20kgmassusingthe
SpanishBurtonrig.Whatarethereactionsatthesupporting
hooksA,BandC?
Answer:
First, we disassemble the structure and sketch the FBD of
each member. We start sketching the FBDs from pulley H
which has the unknown force (P) for simplicity and proceed
with the neighboring pulleys by expressing the other
unknown reactions in terms of P using Newton`s 3
rd
law.
Thus,whenwereachtopulleyD,wecansolvetheequations
ofequilibriumforPbyusingtheknownweightattheendof
pulleyD.
ForpulleyD:
9 20(9.81) 0 21.8
y
F P P N = = = =
`
Supportreactions:
SupportA:
2 43.6
A
R P N = =
SupportB:
2 43.6
B
R P N = =
SupportC:
6 131
C
R P N = =
ThesupportCcarriesthelargestload,soapossiblefailureis
moreprobablethere.
TheFreeBodyDiagrams:
QUESTION8:
Answer:
First,wedisassemblethestructure and sketch theFBD ofeach
member. Then, we start the solution from the FBD of first
member (FBD a) as it posses only 3 unknowns which can be
solvedfromequationsofequilibriumwhiletheotherparthas4
unknownswhichcannotbeindependentlysolved.
EquationsofEquilibriumforFBD(a):
EquationsofEquilibriumforFBD(b):
4
(16) 12 1.87(24) 15 0 ; 8.54
5
3
2.00 12 0 ; C 2.93
5
8.54 1.87 0 ; C 9.20
C y y
x x y
y y x
M B B kN
F C kN
F C kN
( )
= = =
( )
( )
= = =
( )
= = =
`
`
`
TheFreeBodyDiagrams:
QUESTION9:
ThepistonCmovesverticallybetweenthetwosmoothwalls.If
the spring has a stiffness of k = 15 N/cm, and is not stretched
when = 0
o
, determine the couple M that must be applied to
ABtoholdthemechanisminequilibriumwhen=30
o
.
Answer:
Westartthesolutionbycalculatingtheanglesofthedeformed
geometry and stretched length of the spring by trigonometry.
We first apply the sine law to calculate theother angles (, )
ofthetriangleABCandproceedwiththecalculationoftheedge
ACusinglawofcosine.
2 2
sin sin30
19.47 180 130.53
8 12
8 12 2(8)(12)cos130.53 18.242 cm
(8 12) 18.242 1.758 cm
15(1.758) 26.37 N
o o
AC
o
AC AC AC
sp
l
l l l
F
Z
Z G R Z = = = = = =
= =
^ = = =
= =
EquationsofEquilibrium:
UsingtheMOJatC:
cos 0 ; F 27.97
y CB sp CB
F F F kN Z = = =
`
UsingtheFBDofthememberAB;
TheFreeBodyDiagrams:
QUESTIO
The spri
angle
5kg.
Answer
We star
length o
geometr
0.6
4
BD
x
F
=
=
After th
reaction
member
C
M
E =
`
Then, w
calculate
A
M
R
=
=
`
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