CM Assessment Task No.

7 ASSESSMENT TASK

1. Determine the components of a force F = 300N whose line of action

coincides with the line of joining points A (-2,1,3) and B (3, 5, -3).

Find:
Spatial components of force F
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Solution:
𝑑= 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2
𝑑=
𝑥2 − 𝑥1 2 + 𝑦2 − 𝑦1 2 + 𝑧2 − 𝑧1 2

𝑑=
3 − (−2) 2 + 5−1 2 + −3 − 3 2

𝑑 = 77

𝐹 𝐹 𝐹𝑦 𝐹
= 𝑥= = 𝑧
𝑑 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
300 𝐹𝑥 𝐹𝑦 𝐹𝑧
= = =
77 3−(−2) 5−1 −3−3
𝐹𝑥 = 170.94 𝑁
𝐹𝑦 = 136.75 𝑁
𝐹𝑧 = −205.13 𝑁

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2. As shown below, a 200 lb force F passes through point A to point B.

Compute the moment of force F about each coordinate axis.
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Find: 𝑀𝑥 = σ 𝑀𝑥
𝑀𝑥 , 𝑀𝑦 , 𝑀𝑧 𝑀𝑥 = −𝐹𝑦 (4)
𝑀𝑥 = −(93.704) (4)
Solution: 𝑀𝑥 = −374.82 𝑙𝑏 − 𝑓𝑡
𝐹 𝐹𝑥 𝐹𝑦 𝐹𝑧
= = =
𝑑 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
𝑀𝑦 = σ 𝑀𝑦
𝑀𝑦 = −𝐹𝑥 4 + 𝐹𝑧 6
𝐹 = 200 𝑙𝑏
𝑀𝑦 = − 124.94 4 +
(124.94)(6)
𝑑 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2
𝑀𝑦 = 249.88 𝑙𝑏 − 𝑓𝑡
𝑑=
(2 − 6)2 +(3 − 0)2 +(0 − 4)2
𝑀𝑧 = σ 𝑀𝑧
𝑑 = 41 𝑓𝑡
𝑀𝑧 = 𝐹𝑦 (6)
200 𝐹𝑥 𝐹𝑦 𝐹𝑧
𝑀𝑧 = (93.704) (6)
= = = 𝑀𝑧 = 562.22 𝑙𝑏 − 𝑓𝑡
41 2−6 3−0 0−4
𝐹𝑥 = −124.94 𝑙𝑏
𝐹𝑦 = 93.704 𝑙𝑏 Using principle of transmissibility
𝐹𝑧 = −124.94 𝑙𝑏 and Varignon’s Theorem,
components can also be applied
at point B. Try.

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3. A bar AC rests in a socket at C and is held in equilibrium by members

AE and BD. At A, the 400lb force is parallel to the z-axis and the 1000lb
load is parallel to the y-axis. Points C, D and E are in the same vertical
plane, and points A and E are in the same horizontal plane. Determine
the forces in members AE and BD and the components of the bearing
reaction at C.
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𝐹𝐴𝐸 𝐸𝑥 𝐸𝑦 𝐸𝑧
Find: 𝑑
= 𝑥
= 𝑦
= 𝑧
𝐹𝐴𝐸 , 𝐹𝐵𝐷 , 𝐶𝑥 , 𝐶𝑦 , 𝐶𝑧 𝐸𝑥 = 72.73 𝑙𝑏
𝑥 = 0 − 12 = −12
𝑦 = 0−0= 0
Solution: 𝑧 = −6 − 0 = −6
σ 𝑀𝑦 = 0 (𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒) 𝑑 = 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2
−𝐷𝑥 6 + 𝐸𝑥 6 + 400 12 = 0 𝑑 = 6 5 ft
𝐹𝐴𝐸 72.73 𝐸
−𝐷𝑥 + 𝐸𝑥 = −800 eq. 1 = = −6𝑧
6 5 −12
𝐹𝐴𝐸 = 81.31 𝑙𝑏 (𝑇)
𝐸𝑧 = 36.37 𝑙𝑏
σ 𝑀𝐶𝑧 = 0 (𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒)
𝐷𝑦
𝐷𝑥 13 + 𝐸𝑥 9 − 1000 12 = 0 𝐹𝐵𝐷
=
𝐷𝑥
= =
𝐷𝑧
𝑑 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
12000−9𝐸𝑥
𝐷𝑥 = eq. 2 𝐷𝑥 = 872.73 𝑙𝑏
13
𝑥 = 0 − 8 = −8
𝑦 = 4 − (−3) = 7
Subst. eq. 2 to eq. 1 𝑧=6−0=6
12000−9𝐸𝑥
− + 𝐸𝑥 = −800 𝑑 = 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2
13
𝑑 = 149 ft
𝐸𝑥 = 72.73 𝑙𝑏 𝐹𝐵𝐷 872.73 𝐷𝑦 𝐷𝑧
= = =
149 −8 7 6
𝐹𝐵𝐷 = 1331.63 𝑙𝑏 (𝑇)
𝐷𝑥 = 872.73 𝑙𝑏 𝐷𝑦 = 763.64 𝑙𝑏
𝐷𝑧 = 654.55 𝑙𝑏

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σ 𝐹𝑥 = 0 → +
𝐶𝑥 − 𝐷𝑥 − 𝐸𝑥 = 0
𝐶𝑥 − 872.73 − 72.73 = 0
𝐶𝑥 = 945.46 𝑙𝑏

σ 𝐹𝑦 = 0 ↑ +
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𝐶𝑦 + 𝐷𝑦 − 1000 = 0
𝐶𝑦 + 763.64 − 1000 = 0
𝐶𝑦 = 236.36 𝑙𝑏

σ 𝐹𝑦 = 0 ↙ +
𝐶𝑧 + 𝐷𝑧 − 𝐸𝑧 − 400 = 0
𝐶𝑧 + 654.55 − 36.37 − 400 =
0
𝐶𝑧 = −218.18 𝑙𝑏
𝐶𝑧 = 218.18 𝑙𝑏 ↗