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Rigid Body Equilibrium Exercises

The document is a tutorial on the equilibrium of rigid bodies in two and three dimensions. It contains four exercises involving determining reaction forces and components at supports of rigid structures based on free body diagrams. Do Kyun Kim of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS provides the tutorial and answers to the exercises involving jib cranes, actuators, journal bearings, and cables.

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Rigid Body Equilibrium Exercises

The document is a tutorial on the equilibrium of rigid bodies in two and three dimensions. It contains four exercises involving determining reaction forces and components at supports of rigid structures based on free body diagrams. Do Kyun Kim of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS provides the tutorial and answers to the exercises involving jib cranes, actuators, journal bearings, and cables.

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VDB 1023

Engineering Mechanics

Tutorial 3:
Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
(Equilibrium of Rigid bodies in two and three
Dimensions)

Do Kyun Kim, Senior Lecturer, Ph.D.


Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS, MALAYSIA
Exercise 1
The jib crane is supported by a pin at C and rod AB. If the load has a mass of
2Mg with its center of mass located at G, determine the horizontal and
vertical components of reaction at the pin C and the force developed in rod
AB on the crane when x=5m.
Answer

Free body Diagram (FBD)


Cont.
Exercise 2
The airstroke actuator at D is used to apply a force of F=200N on the
member at B. Determine the horizontal and vertical components of reaction
at the pin A and the force of the smooth shaft at C on the member.
Answer

Free body Diagram (FBD)


Cont.
Exercise 3
Determine the components of reaction acting at the smooth journal bearings
A, B and C.
Answer

Free body Diagram (FBD)


Cont.
Cont.
Exercise 4
Determine the horizontal and vertical components of reaction at the pin A
and the force in the cable BC. Neglect the thickness of the members.
Answer

Free body Diagram (FBD)

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