THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

ES 1022Y ENGINEERING STATICS

MID-TERM EXAMINATION
December 17, 2013 (7:00-9:00 PM)
INSTRUCTORS: A.D. BINNS / C.A. MILLER

Closed Book
The only external aid allowed is a non-programmable electronic calculator.
Notes:
Question
Mark
1. There are four questions.
2. Each question is worth 15 marks for a total of 60 marks.
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3. This exam is worth 25% of the final mark for the course.
4. Each question is worth 6.25% of the final mark for the
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course.
5. Draw proper free body diagrams as required.
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6. Show all steps and calculations clearly.
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7. Specify all units with proper prefixes.
8. Give all final answers to 3 significant figures as
appropriate.
9. Answer all questions in the space provided.
Total Mark
10. Indicate if answers are continued on the extra pages
provided.
11. Marks will be deducted for poor diagrams and presentation.
12. If you believe that information needed to answer a question is missing, make an assumption and
state it clearly, before carrying on.
13. Proctors are not allowed to answer any exam-related questions.

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University policy states that cheating, including plagiarism, is a scholastic offence. The
commission of a scholastic offence is attended by academic penalties, which might
include expulsion from the program. If you are caught cheating, there will be no second
warning.
Cell phones, blackberries, or personal electronic communications devices are not
allowed on your person or examination desk during the exam.
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Question 1
Force F has a magnitude of 50 lbs. Calculate:
a) The coordinate direction angles of force F.
b) The moment due to force F about point C.
c) The component of this moment about the
axis CB, which lies in the x-y plane.

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Question 2
A crate is supported by cables AC and AB, and
strut AD as shown.
a) Calculate the angle between cables AC and
AB.
b) If the maximum allowable tension in either
cable AC or cable AB is 300 lb, determine the
largest weight of the crate that can be
supported without exceeding this value in
either cable.
c) What is the corresponding force developed
along strut AD for this weight of the crate?

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Question 3
A boy stands out at the end of the diving board,
which is supported by two springs at A and B.
Each spring has a stiffness of k = 15 kN/m. In the
position shown, with the boy standing at the end,
the board is horizontal. Neglect the weight of the
board and assume it is rigid. If the boy has a mass
of 40 kg:
a) Calculate the reaction forces developed at A
and B.
b) State whether each spring is acting in tension
or compression.
c) Determine the angle of tilt which the board
makes with the horizontal after the boy jumps
off.

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Question 4
A beam is loaded as shown. Replace the loading
by a single equivalent force that has the same
effect as the loading shown, and specify the
location of the point that this force acts on the
beam measured from point O.

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Question 1:
a) Coordinate direction angles are = 73.4o, = 64.6o, = 149o
b) Moment due to force F about point C is {-1930i + 429j 429k} lb.ft
c) Component of this moment acting about axis CB is -1060 lb.ft
Question 2:
a) The angle between cables AC and AB is 36.7 degrees
b) W = 407 lb (largest weight of the crate that can be supported)
c) Force developed along strut AD FAD = 557 lb (directed towards point A)
Question 3:
a) Reaction force at A, FA = 1.18 kN (directed down); reaction force at B, FB = 1.57 kN
(directed up)
b) Spring at A is in tension; spring at B is in compression
c) Angle of tilt the board makes with the horizontal after the boy jumps off is 10.4 degrees
Question 4:
Equivalent force is 51 kN (directed down) acting at a point 17.9 m to the right of point O.