1. Two structural members A and B are bolted to a bracket as shown.

Knowing that both

2. Knowing that (𝑎) 𝛼 = 40o, (𝑏) 𝛼 = 75o, determine the resultant of the three forces
shown in both the cases.

3. Two forces P and Q are applied as shown to an aircraft connection. Knowing that the
connection is in equilibrium and that P = 500 lb and Q = 650 lb, determine the
magnitudes of the forces exerted on the rods A and B.

4. A sailor is being rescued using a boatswain’s chair that is suspended from a pulley that
can roll freely on the support cable ACB and is pulled at a constant speed by cable CD.
Knowing that α=30° and β=10° and that the combined weight of the boatswain’s chair
and the sailor is 900 N, determine the tension (a) in the support cable ACB, (b) in the
traction cable CD.
5. Collar A is connected as shown to a 50-lb load and can slide on a frictionless horizontal
rod. Determine the magnitude of the force P required to maintain the equilibrium of the
collar when (a) x = 4.5 in., (b) x = 15 in.

6. A 160-kg load is supported by the rope-and-pulley arrangement shown. Knowing that

7. A frame ABC is supported in part by cable DBE that passes through a frictionless ring
at B. Knowing that the tension in the cable is 385 N, determine the components of the
force exerted by the cable on the support at D.
8. A crate is supported by three cables as shown.
a) Determine the weight of the crate knowing that the tension in cable AB is 750 lb.
b) Determine the weight of the crate knowing that the tension in cable AD is 616 lb.
c) Determine the weight of the crate knowing that the tension in cable AC is 544 lb.
d) A 1600-lb crate is supported by three cables as shown. Determine the tension in each
cable.

9. A container of weight W is suspended from ring A. Cable BAC passes through the ring
and is attached to fixed supports at B and C. Two forces P=Pi and Q=Qk are applied to
the ring to maintain the container in the position shown. Knowing that W=376 N,
determine P and Q. (Hint: The tension is the same in both portions of cable BAC.)
10. Member BD exerts on member ABC a force P directed along line BD. Knowing that P
must have a 240-lb vertical component, determine (a) the magnitude of the force P, (b)
its horizontal component.

11. A container of weight W =1165 N is supported by three cables as shown. Determine the
tension in each cable.

12. Cable AB is 65 ft long, and the tension in that cable is 3900 lb. Determine the x, y, and
z components of the force exerted by the cable on the anchor B.
13. Collars A and B are connected by a 525-mm-long wire and can slide freely on
frictionless rods. If a force P = (341 N)j is applied to collar A, determine (a) the tension
in the wire when y = 155 mm, (b) the magnitude of the force Q required to maintain
the equilibrium of the system.

14. A mechanic uses a piece of pipe AB as a lever when tightening an alternator belt. When
he pushes down at A, a force of 485 N is exerted on the alternator at B. Determine the
moment of that force about bolt C if its line of action passes through O.
15. A 200-N force is applied as shown to the bracket ABC. Determine the moment of the
force about A.

16. The 6-m boom AB has a fixed end A. A steel cable is stretched from the free end B of
the boom to a point C located on the vertical wall. If the tension in the cable is 2.5 kN,
determine the moment about A of the force exerted by the cable at B.

17. Knowing that the tension in cable AC is 1260 N, determine (a) the angle between cable
AC and the boom AB, (b) the projection on AB of the force exerted by cable AC at point
A. Further, knowing that the tension in cable AD is 405 N, determine (a) the angle
between cable AD and the boom AB, (b) the projection on AB of the force exerted by
cable AD at point A.
18. Two parallel 60-N forces are applied to a lever as shown. Determine the moment of the
couple formed by the two forces (a) by resolving each force into horizontal and vertical
components and adding the moments of the two resulting couples, (b) by using the
perpendicular distance between the two forces, (c) by summing the moments of the two
forces about point A.

19. The 80-N horizontal force P acts on a bell crank as shown. (a) Replace P with an
equivalent force-couple system at B. (b) Find the two vertical forces at C and D that are
equivalent to the couple found in part a.

20. To keep a door closed, a wooden stick is wedged between the floor and the doorknob.
The stick exerts at B a 175-N force directed along line AB. Replace that force with an
equivalent force-couple system at C.
21. Four forces are applied to the machine component ABDE as shown. Replace these
forces by an equivalent force-couple system at A.

22. A crate of mass 80 kg is held in the position shown. Determine (a) the moment produced
by the weight W of the crate about E, (b) the smallest force applied at B that creates a
moment of equal magnitude and opposite sense about E.

23. For the beam and loading shown, determine (a) the reaction at A, (b) the tension in
cable BC.
24. A T-shaped bracket supports the four loads shown. Determine the reactions at A and B
(a) if a = 10 in., (b) if a = 7 in.

25. The maximum allowable value of each of the reactions is 180 N. Neglecting the weight
of the beam, determine the range of the distance d for which the beam is safe.

26. Two links AB and DE are connected by a bell crank as shown. Knowing that the tension
in link AB is 720 N, determine (a) the tension in link DE, (b) the reaction at C. Further,
Determine the maximum force that can be safely exerted by link AB on the bell crank
if the maximum allowable value for the reaction at C is 1600 N.
27. The bracket BCD is hinged at C and attached to a control cable at B. For the loading
shown, determine (a) the tension in the cable, (b) the reaction at C.

28. Neglecting friction, determine the tension in cable ABD and the reaction at support C.

29. A slender rod AB, of weight W, is attached to blocks A and B, which move freely in the
guides shown. The blocks are connected by an elastic cord that passes over a pulley at
C. (a) Express the tension in the cord in terms of W and θ. (b) Determine the value of θ
for which the tension in the cord is equal to 3W.
30. A 200-mm lever and a 240-mm-diameter pulley are welded to the axle BE that is
supported by bearings at C and D. If a 720-N vertical load is applied at A when the lever
is horizontal, determine (a) the tension in the cord, (b) the reactions at C and D. Assume
that the bearing at D does not exert any axial thrust.

31. Determine whether the block shown is in equilibrium and find the magnitude and
direction of the friction force when θ=25° and P=150 lb.

32. A 120-lb cabinet is mounted on casters that can be locked to prevent their rotation. The
coefficient of static friction between the floor and each caster is 0.30. If h = 32 in.,
determine the magnitude of the force P required to move the cabinet to the right (a) if
all casters are locked, (b) if the casters at B are locked and the casters at A are free to
rotate, (c) if the casters at A are locked and the casters at B are free to rotate.
 Further, assuming that the casters at both A and B are locked, determine (a) the force
P required to move the cabinet to the right, (b) the largest allowable value of h if the cabinet is
not to tip over.

33. The cylinder shown is of weight W and radius r, and the coefficient of static friction µs
is the same at A and B. Determine the magnitude of the largest couple M that can be
applied to the cylinder if it is not to rotate.

34. A 6.5-m ladder AB leans against a wall as shown. Assuming that the coefficient of static
friction µs is zero at B, determine the smallest value of µs at A for which equilibrium is
maintained. Further, assuming that the coefficient of static friction µs is the same at A
and B, determine the smallest value of µs for which equilibrium is maintained.