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Forces in Supporting Cables

The document contains sample problems related to the equilibrium of a particle in a civil engineering context. It includes calculations for forces in supporting cables, tension in cables, and mass determination for various scenarios. Each problem is accompanied by its respective answer, providing practical applications of statics principles.

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Forces in Supporting Cables

The document contains sample problems related to the equilibrium of a particle in a civil engineering context. It includes calculations for forces in supporting cables, tension in cables, and mass determination for various scenarios. Each problem is accompanied by its respective answer, providing practical applications of statics principles.

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Republic of the Philippines

DON HONORIO VENTURA STATE UNIVERSITY


Villa de Bacolor, Pampanga
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
Department of Civil Engineering

STATICS 213
(Subject)

SAMPLE PROBLEMS I

EQUILIBRIUM OF A PARTICLE

1. The crate has a weight of 550 lb. Determine the force in each
supporting cable.

Answer: 𝐹𝐴𝐵 = 478 𝑙𝑏 and 𝐹𝐴𝐶 = 518 𝑙𝑏

2. The beam has a weight of 700 lb. Determine the shortest cable ABC that
can be used to lift it if the maximum force the cable can sustain is
1500 lb.

Answer: 𝜃 = 13.5° and 𝐿𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 10.3 𝑓𝑡

3. If the 5-kg block is suspended from the pulley B and the sag of the
cord is 𝑑 = 0.15𝑚, determine the force in cord ABC. Neglect the size of
the pulley.

Answer: 𝜙 = 𝜃 = 36.87° and 𝑇 = 40.9 𝑁


4. If the mass of cylinder 𝐶 is 40 kg, determine the mass of cylinder 𝐴
in order to hold the assembly in the position shown.

Answer: 𝑚𝐴 = 20 𝑘𝑔

5. Determine the tension in cables AB, BC, and CD, necessary to support
the 10-kg and 15-kg traffic lights at B and C, respectively. Also,
find the angle 𝜃.

Answer: 𝑇𝐴𝐵 = 379.03 𝑁, 𝑇𝐵𝐶 = 366.11 𝑁, 𝑇𝐶𝐷 = 395 𝑁 and 𝜃 = 21.9°

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