1.

A force of 200 N is acting at a point making an angle of 40° with the horizontal Figure
Determine the components of this force along the x and y directions

2. Find the resultant of the coplanar concurrent force system shown in Figure

3. Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the coplanar force system shown in Figure

4. Four coplanar forces acting at a point are shown in Figure. One of the forces is unknown and its
magnitude is shown by P. The resultant has a magnitude of 500 N and is acting along the x-axis.
Determine the unknown force P and its inclination with the x-axis.
5. 26 kN force is the resultant of the two forces, one of which is as shown in Figure. Determine the
other force

6. The resultant of a force system on a bracket as shown in Figure is acting vertically upwards. If
the angle 30° between the two 4 kN forces is fixed; find the angle . Also determine the
magnitude of the resultant

7. Four forces acting on a hook are shown in Figure. Determine the direction of the force
150 N such that the hook is pulled in the x-direction. Determine the resultant force in the x-
direction.
8. Two forces of 800 N and 600 N act at a point as shown in Figure . The resultant of the two forces
is 1200 N. Determine between the forces and the direction of the resultant.

9. A collar which may slide on a vertical rod is subjected to three forces as shown in Figure
Determine: (a) the value of angle for which the resultant of the three forces is horizontal, and
(b) the corresponding magnitude of the resultant.

10. A rigid plate ABCD is subjected to forces as shown in Figure. Compute the magnitude, direction
and line of action of the resultant of the system with reference to the point A.
11. Determine the magnitude, direction of the resultant force for the force system shown in Figure .
Locate the resultant force with respect to point D.

12. Determine the magnitude, direction and position of the resultant force with reference to the
point A for the non-coplanar force system shown below in Figure

13. Four forces are acting on 28 cm 15 cm plate as shown in Figure . Find the resultant of these
forces. Locate the two points where the line of action of the resultant intersects the edge of the
plate.
14. Three forces 60 N, 80 N and 130 N act at the vertices of a triangle ABC as shown in Figure . AB =
BC = CA = 40 cm. Find the resultant of the system. Locate the point D on BC where the resultant
intersects BC. Find the distance of D from C.

15. Determine the magnitude and direction of force P, which keeps the concurrent system of Figure
in equilibrium.

16. Figure shows a rope supporting two loads W and P. If BC is horizontal and W = 600 N, determine
the load P. Also, find the tensile forces developed in the different segments of the rope.
17. The system of connected flexible cables shown in Figure is supporting 2 loads of 400 N and 500
N at points B and D, respectively. Determine the tensions in the various segments of the cable.

18. A sphere weighing 100 N is fitted in a right-angled notch as shown in Figure . If all contact
surfaces are smooth, determine the reaction at contact surfaces

19. Find the reaction from the inclined plane and tension in the string for the arrangement in Figure.
Take the weight of the ball = 450 N.
20. A horizontal shaft with inner clearance of 1000 mm carries two spheres of radius 350 mm and
250 mm as shown in Figure . The weights are 600 N and 500 N respectively. Find the reactions at
all the points of contact.

21. Two identical rollers, each weighing 400 N, are placed in a trench as shown in Figure . Assuming
that all contact surfaces are smooth, determine the reactions at contact points A, B, C, and D.

22. Determine the reactions at contact points P, Q, R, and S for the system shown in Figure. The
radii of spheres 1 and 2 are, respectively, 20 mm and 30 mm.

23. Calculate the reaction exerted at the contact points A, B, C, and D as shown in Figure.
24. Two cylinders weighing 5000 N and 2500 N rest on a smooth inclined plane as shown in Figure.
Neglecting the weight of the connecting bar, find the force P applied such that the system is in
equilibrium.

25. A simply supported beam of span 6 m is subjected to loading as shown in Figure . Determine the
reactions at A and B.

26. Determine the reactions at A and E for the beam shown in Figure

27. Converting the UDL of 20 kN/m over a span of 3 m into a point load, and applying the laws of
equilibrium, we get
28. For the beam with loading shown in Figure , determine the reactions at the supports.

29. Calculate the support reactions for the cantilever beam shown in Figure

30. Calculate the support reactions for the cantilever beam shown in Figure

31. Determine the reactions at the supports A and B for a beam loaded as shown in Figure

32. Find the support reactions of the beam loaded as shown in Figure
33. Determine the reactions developed in the double overhanging beam shown in Figure

34. Locate the centroid of the following figures

A.

B.
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D.

E.
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G.
35. Find the moment of inertia along the horizontal axis and vertical axis passing through the
centroid of a section shown in Figure

36. Find the M.I the x-axis and y-axis of the shaded area shown in Figure
37. Determine the moment of inertia about PQ and AB of the plane lamina

38. Find the polar moment of inertia of the plane lamina (Figure ) about point O.

39. Find the M.I of the shaded area about an axis normal to the symmetrical axis