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This document contains solutions to 12 mechanics problems involving forces, cables, pulleys, inclined planes, and other concepts. The problems analyze forces and force components in various structures and systems, and calculate values like total force, tension, work, and projections of forces. Diagrams are provided with each problem to illustrate the physical setup. The solutions provide the key calculations and reasoning to arrive at the answers.

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Practice Set 2 - Solution - 1to12

This document contains solutions to 12 mechanics problems involving forces, cables, pulleys, inclined planes, and other concepts. The problems analyze forces and force components in various structures and systems, and calculate values like total force, tension, work, and projections of forces. Diagrams are provided with each problem to illustrate the physical setup. The solutions provide the key calculations and reasoning to arrive at the answers.

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ZZ1001D Engineering Mechanics


Assignment No.1a (Solutions)
Monsoon Semester 2019

1. A light cable from a Jeep is tied to the peak of an A-frame and exerts a force of 450N along the
cable (Figure 1). A 1000kg log is suspended from a second cable, which is fastened to the peak.
What is the total force from the cables on the A frame?

Solution:
2. Find the total force and its direction from the cable acting on each of the three pulleys, each of
which is free to turn (Figure 2). The 100N weight is stationary.

Solution:

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3. Two soccer players approach a stationary ball 10ft away from the goal. Simultaneously, a player
on team O (Offense) kicks the ball with force 100lb for a split second while a player on team D
(Defence) kick with force 70lb during the same time interval (Figure 3). Does the offense score
(assuming that the goalie is asleep)?

Solution:
4. Two tugboats are maneuvering an ocean liner. The desired total force is 3000lb at an angle of
15° as shown in the diagram. If the tugboat forces have directions as shown, what must the
forces F1 and F2 be?

Solution:
5. What is the orthogonal total force component in the x direction of the force transmitted to pin A
of a roof truss by the four members (Figure 5)? What is the total component in the y direction?

Solution:
6. A block A is constrained to move along a 20° incline in the yz plane as shown in Figure 6. How
far does the block have to move if the force F is to do 10ft-lb of work?

Solution:
7. The cable BC carries a tension of 750 N (Figure 7). Write this tension as a force T acting on point
B in terms of the unit vectors i, j, and k. The elbow at A forms a right angle.

Solution:
8. In the design of the robot to insert the small cylindrical part into a close-fitting circular hole, the
robot arm must exert a 90-N force P on the part parallel to the axis of the hole as shown in the
Figure 8. Determine the components of the force which the part exerts on the robot along axes
(a) parallel and perpendicular to the arm AB, and (b) parallel and perpendicular to the arm BC.

Solution:
9. The t-component of the force F is known to be 75N. Determine the n-component and the
magnitude of F (Figure 9).

Solution:
10. The guy cables AB and AC are attached to the top of the transmission tower as shown in Figure
10. The tension in cable AC is 8kN. Determine the required tension T in cable AB such that the
net effect of the two cable tensions is a downward force at point A. Determine the magnitude R
of this downward force.

Solution:
11. Two football players are pushing a blocking dummy. Player A pushes with 100lb force while
Player B pushes with 150lb force towards bow C of the dummy. What is the total force exerted
on the dummy by the players?

Solution:
12. Determine the projection of force acting along line AC of the pipe assembly (Figure 12). Express
the result as a Cartesian vector.

Solution:

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