Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics

Work Energy I - Problem 1

Calculate the total work done by all the forces acting on the body between position A
and position B. For each part, the block weighs 13 lbs, and the unstretched length of
the spring is 5 feet and it has a spring constant, k, of 10 lb/ft.
a.

6 ft

B
P =

9s2

lb

5
12
K = 0.1

s
S = 0

b.
12 ft
6 ft

K = 0.5

c.

ft
P = 50 lb
3

A
smooth
ft