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This document contains 10 problems involving mechanics concepts such as forces, moments, and couples. Problem 1 asks to find the resultant of two forces on a barge. Problem 2 asks to resolve a force into components. Problem 3 asks about position vectors and angles between vectors and axes. The remaining problems involve calculating unknown forces, moments, and couples given various force systems and configurations.

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Assignment 1-Engg Mech

This document contains 10 problems involving mechanics concepts such as forces, moments, and couples. Problem 1 asks to find the resultant of two forces on a barge. Problem 2 asks to resolve a force into components. Problem 3 asks about position vectors and angles between vectors and axes. The remaining problems involve calculating unknown forces, moments, and couples given various force systems and configurations.

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SCHOOL OF CIVIL AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

ME 1001 - ENGINEERING MECHANICS


Digital Assignment - I, August 2016

1. The two tugboats in Fig. 1 apply the forces P and Q to the barge, where P=76 kN and Q=52 kN. Determine the
resultant of P and Q.

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

2. Resolve the 360-N force Fig. 2 in to components along the cables AB and AC. Use α=55◦ and β=30◦.

3. Referring to Fig. 3 determine (1) the rectangular representation of the position vector A; and (2) the angles
between A and each of the positive coordinate axes.

Fig. 3 Fig. 4

4. The vertical post is secured by three cables as in Fig. 4. The cables are pre-tensioned so that the resultant of the
cable forces F, Q, and P is directed along the z-axis. If F =120N, find P and Q.
Fig. 4 .a

5. The coplanar force system in Fig. 4.a consists of three forces and one couple. Determine the equivalent force-
couple system with the force acting at point O.

6. The magnitudes of the three forces acting on the plate in Fig. 5 are T1 =100kN, T2 = 80kN and T3 = 50kN. Replace
these forces with a single equivalent force R. Also, find the coordinates of the point where R intersects the plate.

Fig.5 Fig.6

7. Given that T =28.3 kN and W=25 kN, determine the magnitude and sense of the moments about point B Fig.6 of
the following: (a) the force T; (b) the force W; and (c) forces T and W combined.

8. The force F acts on the gripper of the robot arm as in Fig.7. The moments of F about points A and B are 210 N·m
and 90 N·m, respectively—both counterclockwise. Determine F and the angle θ.

Fig. 7 Fig. 8

9. Compute the combined moment of the four parallel forces in Fig. 8 about point O (the center of the table) using
F=40 N and d=0.4 m. Express your answer in vector form.
10. A section of a piping system is acted on by the three couples shown in Fig. 9 Determine the magnitude of the
resultant couple-vector CR and its direction cosines, given that the magnitudes of the applied couples are C1=50 N ·
m, C2=90 N·m, and C3=140 N·m.

Fig. 9

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