FORCE SYSTEMS
1. The line of action of the 34-kN force F runs through the points
P . Also find the scalar components Pt and Pn of P which are tangent and
force TB acting on B.
5. The unstretched length of the spring of modulus k=1.2 kN/m is 100 mm.
6. In the design of the robot to insert the small cylindrical part into a close-
fitting circular hole, the robot arm must exert a 90 N force P on the parallel to
the axis of the hole as shown. Determine the components of the force which
the part exerts on the robot along axes (a) parallel and perpendicular to the
arm AB, and (b) parallel and perpendicular to the arm BC.
projection of F onto the y-axis and onto line OB. Note that OB and
OC lies in the x-y plane.
force T acting on point B in terms of the unit vectors i , j ,
10. The access door is held in the 30o open position by the chain
AB. If the tension in the chain is 100 N, determine the projection of
the tension force onto the diagonal axis CD of the door.
11. The spring of constant k=2.6 kN/m is attached to the disk at point A to
the end fitting at point B as shown. The spring is unstretched when qA and
qB are both zero. If the disk is rotated 15o clockwise and the end fitting is
rotated 30o counterclockwise, determine a vector expression for the force
which the spring exerts at point A.
force T acting on point A in terms of the unit vectors i , j ,
and k .