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Chapter 7, Solution 26.

FBD Rod:  2 1 1
ΣM A = 0: 2 rB − r 1 − W = 0 B = 2  − W
 π 2 π 
1 1 1 1 1
ΣFx = 0: Ax − 2  − W = 0 A x =  − W
2  2 π  2 π 
1 1 1 1 1
ΣFy = 0: Ay − W + 2  − W = 0 A y =  + W
2 2 π  2 π 

FBD AJ: θ 2θ
W′ = W = W
π π
2
2r θ
r = sin
θ 2
1 1 1 1
ΣM J = 0: M + r sin θ  − W − r (1 − cosθ )  +  W
 2 π  2 π 
 2r θ θ   2θ 
+  sin cos  − r cosθ   W  = 0
 θ 2 2   π 
 1 1  2θ 
M = Wr  +  (1 − sin θ − cosθ ) + cosθ 
 2 π  π 
For M max ,

dM  1 1  2 2θ 
= Wr  +  ( − cosθ + sin θ ) + cosθ − sin θ  = 0
dθ  2 π  π π 
π −2
or tan θ =
π + 2 − 4θ
Solving numerically θ = 0.27539 rad = θ1
or θ = 1.16164 rad = θ 2
M (θ1 ) = − 0.0230Wr , M (θ 2 ) = 0.0362Wr

so M max = 0.0362Wr
at θ = θ 2 = 66.6°

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
© 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.