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MEM202 Engineering Mechanics Statics

First Mid-term Examination Solution


Monday, July 18, 2005

11:00 AM 11:50 AM

I. Solve all five problems


II. Each problem is 20 points. Therefore, solve the easy one first.
III. Extra credit is 5 points.
IV. Equations you may need are given on the last page.

NAME:

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5.

Extra credit:

Total
MEM202 First Mid-term Exam Summer, 2004-05
r
1. The screw eye in the figure is subjected to two forces, F1 = 10 KN and
r
F2 = 25 KN . Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant
force using parallelogram and laws of sine and cosine.

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MEM202 First Mid-term Exam Summer, 2004-05
r
2. Use the rectangular component method to determine the magnitude R of the resultant of forces F1 ,
r r
F2 , and F3 as shown, and the angles x , y , and z between the line of action of the resultant and
the positive x-, y-, and z-coordinate axes.

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3. The traffic light shown in the figure is supported by a system of cables. Determine the tensions in
cables A, B, and C if the traffic light has a mass of 100kg.

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MEM202 First Mid-term Exam Summer, 2004-05

4. Determine the scalar component of the


moment of the 100-lb force as shown about
the axis of the hinges (line AB).

NAME: I.D.:
MEM202 First Mid-term Exam Summer, 2004-05
r r r r
5. Reduce a system of force consisting of R = 90 i + 185 j + 95k lb at z
r r r r
point O and a couple C = 101 .0i 81 .5 j 26 .5k in - lb to a wrench. r
R
Determine also the location where the line of action of the wrench
r r
intersects the x-y plane. Hint: A wrench is formed by R and C// where r
r r r C
y
C// is the vector component of C parallel to R . The location of a O
r r r x
wrench, in terms of a vector r = x R i + y R j on the x-y plane, can be
r r r r r r
determined by using r R = C where C = C C// .

NAME: I.D.:
MEM202 First Mid-term Exam Summer, 2004-05

Extra Credit

In the dimensionally homogeneous equation:

P M c
= +
A I

is a stress, A is an area, M is a moment of a force and c is a length.


Determine the dimensions of P and I (explain your answer).

Solution

Note: SI Units

Force N
= = 2
Area m

P N
= 2
A m

P=N

M c N
= 2
I m

I = m4

NAME: I.D.:
MEM202 First Mid-term Exam Summer, 2004-05

Equations you may need:


a. Law of sine and law of cosine:

c c 2 = a 2 + b 2 2ab cos
a b c
b = =
sin sin sin or c 2 = a 2 + b2 + 2ab cos
a
b. Products of vectors:
r r r r r r r r
Given two vectors A = Ax i + Ay j + Az k and B = Bx i + B y j + Bz k :
The dot product of the two vectors is
( )
r r r r
A B = Ax Bx + Ay B y + Az Bz = A B cos angle between A and B
The cross product of the two vectors is
r r r
i j k
r r r r r
A B = Ax Ay Az = (Ay Bz Az B y )i + ( Az Bx Ax Bz ) j + (Ax B y Ay Bx )k
B x B y Bz
NOTE:
r r r r r r r r
i j k i j k i j
Ax Ay Az = Ax Ay Az Ax Ay
Bx By Bz B x By Bz Bx By
- - - + + +
r r
c. A vector can be expressed either in terms of its magnitude and direction, i.e., A = A e A , or in
r r r r
terms of its Cartesian components, i.e., A = Ax i + Ay j + Az k , where
r A r A r A r
A = Ax2 + Ay2 + Az2 e A = x i + y j + z k
A A A

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