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Example Problems
Course on Engineering Mechanics by Dr. Vela Murali
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Equilibrium of a Particle
( F x) i+( Fy) j= 0
Fx = 0 and Fy = 0
Example 7
Centroid of Centroid of
the body the body
C
W W
Weight acting on a Weight acting on an Inclined
horizontal plane plane
W1
W W1
R1=W1
W W2 W2
R R2=W1+W2
O1 O4
36 cms
RB/2 B
WB
RB/1
45o
C RC/3
WC
RC/4
F2 = 300 N
F5 = 100 N
F2=300 N
F4=200 N 200sin(30)
F5=100 N
100sin(60)
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For solution refer the Book on Engineering
Mechanics By Vela Murali
Published by Oxford University Press (2010)
45o
500cos(45)
500 N
6 kN
6 kN
Sin 45
F2 F1
Cos 30
F2= 0.816 F1 (1)
O 10o
O2
150 kg
TOO1
80o
TOO1 cos(80) TOO2 cos(10)
O 10o
TOO2
150 X 9.81 N
TOO2 sin(10)
Fy ( , +ve) = 0,
TOO1 sin(80) 150 (9.81) TOO2 sin (10) = 0
Substituting (1)
TOO1 0.954 1471.5
300 N
TCA
70.53o
RV
TCA cos(70.53) O
300 N
R1 sin O R2 sin
R2
R1
R2 cos
R1 cos
W
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Fx ( , +ve) = 0, R1 sin( ) R2 sin() = 0
Sin (1)
R1 R2
Sin
Fy ( , +ve) = 0, R1 cos( ) W + R2 cos() = 0
Substituting (1)
WSin , (2)
R2
Sin
Substituting (2) in (1)
WSin
R1 ,
Sin
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Problem 14
40 kg
P
80 kg
1.5 m
R
Q
10 kg
10x9.81 N
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Applying equilibrium conditions
Fy 0, , ve
TPR sin( 45) 98.1 0
TPR 138.7 N , =45O (1)
Fx 0, , ve
TPR cos(45) TPQ 0
Substituting (1)
TPQ 98.1 N ,
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Tension force, TPQ
Deformation in PQ
Stiffness K PQ
98.1
PQ 0.3924m
250
Deformed length Undeformed length Deformation
0.5 0.3924 0.8924m
45o
P
0.6076m
2 2 2
R Fx Fy Fz
1
Fx 1
Fy 1
Fz
x cos , y cos z cos
R R R
2 2 2
Cos x Cos y Cos z 1
1
Fx 1
Fy 1
Fz
x cos , y cos z cos
R R R
1
dy PQ
y PQ cos 137.5 o
rPQ
1
dz PQ
z PQ cos 80.56 o
rPQ
1 dx AB
x AB cos 76.36 o
rAB
P A
x
y = 70o , z = 60o
2 2 2
Cos x Cos y Cos z 1
Cos 2 x Cos 2 70 Cos 2 60 1
x 142.7 o
X- component of the force = -180 N
Fx FCos x 180
F 226.23 N
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Fy FCos y 77.37 N
Fz FCos z 113.12 N
To find out the inclination of the line OP
Whose coordinates are O(0,0,0)&
P(2,2,2) with respect to x, y& z axis
dxOP xP xO 2
dy OP yP yO 2
dz OP zP zO 2
2 2 2
rOP dxOP dy OP dz OP 3.46 units
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1 dxOP
x OP cos 54.7 o
rOP
1 dy OP
y OP cos 54.7 o
rOP
1 dz OP
z OP cos 54.7 o
rOP
Fy = 0 ( , +ve)
and
Fz = 0 ( , +ve)
dx PS xS xP 500mm
dy PS yS yP 650mm
dz PS zS zP 0mm
2 2 2
rPS dx PS dy PS dz PS 820.1 mm
1 dy PS
y PS cos 37.56 o
rPS
1 dz PS
z PS cos 90 o
rPS
Fx PS TPS cos x PS 0.61TPS
Fy PS TPS cos y PS 0.79TPS (2)
Fz PS TPS cos z PS 0
dx PQ xQ xP 0mm
dy PQ yQ yP 650mm
dz PQ zQ zP 600mm
2 2 2
rPQ dx PQ dy PQ dz PQ 884.59 mm
1
dy PQ
y PQ cos 137.3o
rPQ
1
dz PQ
z PQ cos 47.3o
rPQ
Fx PQ TPQ cos x PQ 0
Fy PQ TPQ cos y PQ 0.735TPQ (3)
Fz PQ TPQ cos z PQ 0.678TPQ
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