STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SITUATION: An 800mm diameter bin is supporting

3 cylinders of radius 200mm each having a mass of

STATICS OF RIGID BODIES 80kg.
12. Determine the force acting on B, in Newtons
1. Determine the resultant of the three forces acting on the gusset plate as a. 453.10 c. 392.40 𝑨 𝑩
shown in lbs. b. 679.66 d. 784.80
13. Determine the force acting on C, in Newtons 𝑪 𝑫
a. 339.83 c. 196.20
b. 392.40 d. 226.55 𝑬 𝑭
14. Determine the force acting on F, in Newtons
a. 1464.46 c. 1124.63
b. 1177.20 d. 1373.40

a. 418.325 c. 284.102
b. 600.853 d. 13051.162 15. The unstretched length of spring AB is 3
m. If the block is held in the equilibrium
SITUATION: Two rods and one cable area attached to the support at O. If two position shown, determine the mass of
of the forces are as shown, the block at D in Newtons.
a. 210 c. 126
b. 236 d. 84

SITUATION: Cable AB is 65 ft long, and the tension in that cable is 3900 lb.

2. Determine the magnitude F of the third force so that the resultant of the
three forces is vertically downward with a magnitude of 1200 lb in lbs.
a. 1256.125 c. 1360.795
b. 925.103 d. 1113.487
3. Determine the direction 𝜃, in degrees
a. 74.125 c. 44.862
b. 33.088 d. 56.912

SITUATION: For the system shown in the

figure,
4. Determine the u and v components of F1,
kN
16. Determine the x,y and z components of the force exerted by the cable on
a. 6.33 & 2.92 c. 1.25 & 7.32
the anchor B in lbs.
b. 2.07 & 2.93 d. 4.00 & 2.07
5. Determine the u and v components of F2, a. 1860.59, 3360 & -677.20 c. -1860.59, 3360 & 677.20
b. 1860.59, 3360 & 677.20 d. 1860.59, -3360 & 677.20
kN
17. Determine the angle 𝜃𝑥 , 𝜃𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝜃𝑧 defining the direction of that force,
a. 6.45 & 8.03 c. 3.08 & 4.65
b. 6.00 & 3.11 d. 2.52 & 5.32 degrees.
a. 61.51,149.49 & 80 c. 61.519,30.51 & 80
b. 61.51,30.51 & 100 d. 118.49,30.51 & 80
SITUATION: Two cables are tied together
at C and loaded as shown.
18. A frame ABC is supported in part by cable DBE that passes through a
6. Determine the tension in AC, lbs
frictionless ring at B. Knowing that the tension in the cable is 385 N,
a. 447.95 c. 292.380
b. 125.33 d. 661.152 determine the components of the force exerted by the cable on the
7. Determine the tension in CB, lbs support at D.
a. 447.95 c. 292.380
b. 125.33 d. 661.152

SITUATION: Knowing that a 𝛼 = 55° and that

boom AC exerts on pin C a force directed
along line AC
8. Determine the magnitude of that force in
lbs.
a. 169.33 c. 177.25
b. 172.73 d. 183.33
9. Determine the tension in cable BC in lbs
a. 125.22 c. 230.69
b. 115.32 d. 135.11
a. −240𝑖 + 255𝑗 − 160𝑘 c. +240𝑖 + 255𝑗 + 160𝑘
b. 240𝑖 − 255𝑗 + 160𝑘 d. −240𝑖 − 255𝑗 + 160𝑘
SITUATION: Two cables tied together at C
are loaded as shown. Knowing that the
maximum allowable tension in each cable
is 800 N
10. Determine the magnitude of the
largest force P that can be applied at C,
Newtons.
a. 1080.94 c. 993.42
b. 922.12 d. 1072.33
11. Determine the corresponding value of 𝛼
a. 72.02° c. 82.50°
b. 66.32° d. 88.14°.

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 SITUATION: In the figure shown, knowing that P=600N and Q=450N 31. A 1600-lb crate is supported by three cables as shown. Determine the
tension in lbs of cable AD.
a. 571 c. 830
b. 528 d. 330

SITUATION: A fixed crane has a mass of 1000 kg and is used to lift a 2400-kg
crate. It is held in place by a pin at A and a rocker at B. The center of gravity of
the crane is located at G.

19. Determine the magnitude of the resultant of the two forces, in Newtons
a. 232.125 c. 1265.12
b. 1112.36 d. 940.21
20. Determine the direction of the resultant, degrees.
a. 65.70°, 28.20° and 76.40° c. 77.32°, 21.33° and 88.25° 32. Determine the reaction at A, kN
b. 52.32°, 32.25° and 74.60° d. 72.33°, 25.85° and 83.15° a. 112.322 c. 140.61
b. 107.256 d. 33.354
33. Determine the reaction at B, kN
SITUATION: Knowing that the tension is a. 140.61 c. 107.256
425 lb in cable AB and 510 lb in cable b. 33.354 d. 112.322
AC,
21. Determine the magnitude of the SITUATION: A 5 x 8-ft sign of uniform density
resultant in lbs. weighs 270 lb and is supported by a ball-and-
a. 933.25 c. 923.12 socket joint at A and by two cables.
b. 912.92 d. 901.34 34. Determine the tension in cable CE, in
22. Determine the direction of the lbs.
resultant, degrees. a. 423.35 c. 230
a. 33.25°, 122.12° and 59.36° c. 40.32°, 101.33° and 79.65° b. 315 d. 101.25
b. 48.20°, 116.60° and 53.40° d. 53.73°, 99.97° and 64.42° 35. Determine the tension in cable BD, in
lbs.
SITUATION: Three cables are used to a. 101.25 c. 230
tether a balloon as shown. Knowing that b. 423.35 d. 315
the balloon exerts an 800-N vertical force 36. Determine the reaction at A in lbs.
at A. a. 101.25 c. 22.50
b. 353.08 d. 337.50
23. Determine the tension in cable AB, N
a. 132 c. 201
SITUATION: A 600-lb crate hangs from a cable that passes over a pulley B and
b. 193 d. 523
24. Determine the tension in cable AC, N is attached to a support at H. The 200-lb boom AB is supported by a ball-and-
a. 123 c. 497 socket joint at A and by two cables DE and DF. The center of gravity of the
b. 326 d. 372 boom is located at G.
25. Determine the tension in cable AD, N
a. 416 c. 683
b. 553 d. 314

SITUATION: A crate is supported by three cables as shown

37. Determine the tension in DE in lbs

a. 480 c. 360
b. 262 d. 524
38. Determine the tension in DF in lbs
a. 524 c. 262
b. 480 d. 360
39. Determine the reaction at A in lbs
26. Determine the weight of the crate in lbs knowing that the tension in cable a. 1544 c. 801.16
AB is 750 lb. b. 1739.48 d. 2345.16
a. 1325 c. 1250 SITUATION: The light boom AB is
b. 2530 d. 2100 attached to the vertical wall by a ball
27. Determine the weight of the crate in lbs knowing that the tension in cable and socket joint at A and supported by
AD is 616 lb. two cables at B. A force P= 12i – 16k kN
a. 1868 c. 985 is applied at B. Note that the reaction at
b. 1963 d. 1125 A, acts along the boom because it is a
28. Determine the weight of the crate in lbs knowing that the tension in cable two-force body.
AC is 544 lb. 40. Compute the tension in cable BC, kN
a. 1049 c. 1032 a. 5.81 c. 4.22
b. 1080 d. 976 b. 3.65 d. 6.33
29. A 1600-lb crate is supported by three cables as shown. Determine the 41. Compute the tension in cable BD,
tension in lbs of cable AC. kN
a. 571 c. 830 a. 15.33 c. 9.53
b. 528 d. 330 b. 14.97 d. 4.25
30. A 1600-lb crate is supported by three cables as shown. Determine the 42. Determine the reaction at A, kN
tension in lbs of cable AB. a. 26.98 c. 18.67
a. 571 c. 830 b. 22.46 d. 15.11
b. 528 d. 330
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 SITUATION: The cable shown passes over the drum G and is fastened to the
43. Determine the force P that will keep the pulley system in equilibrium in lbs frame at C.
D

500mm

C
100mm E
B G
300mm
A 18 kN F

300mm 400mm 400mm

a. 200 c. 400
b. 600 d. 800
51. Determine the reaction at E, kiloNewton
a. 34.000 c. 7.714
SITUATION: For the truss shown in the figure,
b. 34.864 d. 8.281
52. Determine the reaction at D, kiloNewton
a. 1.169 c. 5.36
b. 3.220 d. 3.00
53. Determine the reaction at A, kiloNewton
a. 10.25 c. 11.46
b. 12.96 d. 13.29

54. The 30-lb homogeneous bar AB

44. Determine the force in member HG in kips
supports the 60-lb block. The
a. 5.39 (T) c. 2.15(T)
b. 2.15 (C) d. 5.39 (C) ends of the bar rest on
45. Determine the force in member AI in kips frictionless inclines. Determine
a. 4.03 (T) c. 4.03 (C) the distance x in feet for which
b. 8.08 (C) d. 8.08 (T) the bar will be in equilibrium in
46. Determine the force in member CF in kips the position shown.
a. 4.04 (C) c. 8.07 (C)
b. 8.08 (T) d. 4.04 (T) a. 10 c. 9
b. 10.50 d. 9.50
47. In the angular motion amplifier
shown, the oscillatory motion of AC SITUATION: A 200N block is
is amplified by teh oscillatory set on a 30° inclined plane
𝜃
motion of BC. Neglecting friction with a coefficient of friction of
and the weights of the members, 0.30.
determine the ouptut torque Co in 55. Determine the minimum
N-m, given that the input torque is value of P in Newtons
36 N-m. that will hold the block in 30°
a. 36 c. 24 place if θ = 0°
b. 12 d. 42 a. 71.32 c. 48.04
b. 12.33 d. 55.88
SITUATION: The frame in the figure supports 50 kg cylinder. 56. The minimum value of P in Newtons that will produce impending motion
up the plane if θ = 0°.
a. 151.96 c. 163.42
b. 146.32 d. 111.39
57. The smallest possible value of P in Newtons that will produce impending
motion up the plane if 𝜃 can be adjusted is nearest to?
a. 263.79 c. 132.64
b. 431.25 d. 145.55

58. The uniform 100 lb plank is resting on friction surfaces at A and B. The
coefficients of static friction are shown in the figure. If a 200 lb man starts
48. Determine the reaction at A, Newtons
walking from A toward B, determine the distance x in feet when the plank
a. 885.72 c. 490.50
b. 737.75 d. 1228.25 will start to slide.
49. Determine the force acting on C, Newtons 𝑥
a. 245.25 c. 445.25
b. 136.22 d. 125.33
𝜇𝑠 = 0.50
50. The walkway ABC of
𝜇𝑠 = 0.2
the footbridge is 𝐵
stiffened by adding the
𝐴 10𝑓𝑡 40°
cable ADC short post of
length L in feet. If the
tension in the cable is a. 1.36 c. 5.45
not to exceed 500lb, b. 3.25 d. 4.34
the smallest value of L
for which the 185 lb-
person can be supported at B?
a. 1.362 c. 2.325
b. 3.125 d. 1.506

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59. The three flat blocks are
positioned on the 30° incline SITUATION: From the figure shown,
as shown, and a force P 64. Determine the area, mm2 100 mm
parallel to the incline is a. 68232.25 c. 68872.47
applied to the middle of the b. 68364.32 d. 68926.99
block. The upper block is ̅ , x106 mm4
65. Determine 𝐼𝑥
prevented from moving by a a. 726.507 c. 804.365
wire which attaches to the b. 326.205 d. 614.475 300 mm
̅ , x106 mm4
66. Determine 𝐼𝑦
fixed support. Determine the
maximum which P in a. 135.476 c. 215.696
Newtons may have before b. 146.732 d. 230.742
67. Determine the 𝑟𝑥 , mm
any slipping takes place.
a. 94.42 c. 102.67
a. 93.80 c. 235.19
b. 68.79 d. 108.03
b. 33.65 d. 111.25
68. Determine the 𝑟𝑦 , mm 100 100
a. 55.94 c. 44.33 mm mm
60. Determine the range of values of P for which equilibrium of the block
b. 57.86 d. 46.14
shown is maintained in Newtons.
SITUATION: From the figure shown,
𝜇𝑠 = 0.25
69. Determine the 𝑟𝑥 , mm
𝜇𝑘 = 0.20
a. 69.623 c. 76.482
b. 64.854 d. 71.266
30° 70. Determine the 𝑟𝑦 , mm
a. 69.623 c. 76.482
P b. 64.854 d. 71.266

MOMENT OF INERTIA ON INCLINED AXIS:

500N 𝑰𝒙 + 𝑰𝒚 𝑰𝒙 − 𝑰𝒚
𝑰𝒙′ = + 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟐𝜽 − 𝑰𝒙𝒚 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝜽
𝟐 𝟐
𝑰𝒙 + 𝑰𝒚 𝑰𝒙 − 𝑰𝒚
a. 111 ≤ 𝑃 ≤ 325 c. 193 ≤ 𝑃 ≤ 424 𝑰𝒚′ = + 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟐𝜽 + 𝑰𝒙𝒚 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝜽
𝟐 𝟐
b. 253 ≤ 𝑃 ≤ 532 d. 143 ≤ 𝑃 ≤ 483 𝑰𝒙 − 𝑰 𝒚
𝑰𝒙′ = 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝜽 + 𝑰𝒙𝒚 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟐𝜽
𝟐
61. Two 10° wedges of negligible weight
are used to move and position the
400-lb block. Knowing that the SITUATION: The moments of inertia in terms of the xy coordinate system
coefficient of static friction is 0.25 at shown are Ix = 22ft4, Iy = 10 ft4 and Ixy = 6ft4
all surfaces of contact, determine
the smallest force P in lbs that
should be applied as shown to one
of the wedges
a. 493 c. 313
b. 207 d. 464

62. A 300-lb block is supported by a rope that

1
is wrapped 1 times around a horizontal
2
rod. Knowing that the coefficient of static 71. Determine Ix’ for 𝜃 = 30°, in ft4
friction between the rope and the rod is a. 7.80 c. 24.20
0.15, determine the range of values of P in b. 13.80 d. 18.20
lbs for which equilibrium is maintained. 72. Determine Iy’ for 𝜃 = 30°, in ft4
300 lb a. 7.80 c. 24.20
P b. 13.80 d. 18.20
73. Determine Ix’y’ for 𝜃 = 30°, in ft4
a. 52.23 ≤ 𝑃 1325.45 c. 86.45 ≤ 𝑃 993.65
a. 2.20 c. 8.20
b. 72.97 ≤ 𝑃 1233.36 d. 65.25 ≤ 𝑃 1145.25
b. 3.20 d. 10.20

63. The rope running over

two fixed cylinders
carries the 4-kg mass at
one end. Determine the
force P in kgs that must
be applied to the other
end to initiate motion.
The coefficient of static
friction between the rope and the cylinders is 0.15.
a. 6.53 c. 5.75
b. 2.53 d. 7.55

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