GNG 1105 - Problem Set 4 - Beer & Johnston 8th ed.

3.98 Reduce each loading to an equivalent force-couple system located at B.

(a) R = - 400 - 600 = 1000 N down.
MB = 2 kNm + 2 kNm + 400N x 5m = + 6 kNm.
(b) R = 1000 N down.
MB = 5 m x 1200N + 0.6 kN-m = 6.6 kNm.
(c) R = 1000 N down
MB = - 4 kN-m - 1.6 kN-m - 200N x 5m = - 6.6 kN-m.
(d) R = 1000 N down
MB = + 4.2 kN-m - 1.6 kN-m + 800N x 5m = 6.6 kN-m.
(e) R = 900N down.
MB = 3.8 kNm + 0.3 kNm + 500 N x 5 m = 6.6 kNm.
(f) R = 1000N down.
MB = 8.6 kNm - 0.8 kNm - 400N x 5m = 5.8 kNm.
(g) R = 900N down.
MB = 0.3 kNm + 0.3 kNm + 1200N x 5 m = 6.6 kNm.
(h) R = 1000N down.
MB = 0.65 kNm - 6 kNm + 250 N x 5 m = - 4.1 Nm. (answer in text is wrong)
Loadings (b) and (d) are equivalent, and (e) and (g) are equivalent.

3.105 (a) First reduce system to equivalent force-couple system at F:

Resultant R = 80 N i - 40 N j - 60 N j - 90 N sin " i - 90 N cos " j
= 11.06 N i - 157.9 N j = 158.2 N at 86.0below horizontal SE.
(b) Resultant moment MF = 0.32 m x 80N
- 0.15 m x 40N
- 0.35 m x 60N
- 0.16 m x 90 N sin " - 0.61 m x 90 N cos "
= - 47.7 Nm
Let x = distance of resultant from F along F-G. Locate line of action of resultant by requiring that
moment of resultant about F = MF:
MF = - RY x, or x = 0.302 m.

3.107 (a) Resultant must be parallel to BD, which is at an angle of 45, therefore RX = RY.
RX = 40 N - 90 N cos " - 20 N sin 30
RY = - 90 N sin " + 20 N cos 30
Solve (trial and error, or using trig. identities): " = 39.3.
For resultant to pass through D, resultant couple at D must be 0.
GMD = 0 = M - 0.8 cm x 40 N - 3.3 cm x 20 N sin 30 - 2.9 cm x 20 N cos 30
or M = 115.2 N-cm.
(b) Substitute " into expressions for R above to get RX = RY = - 39.7 N,
or R = 56.1 N at 45 SW

3.125 First reduce to equivalent force-couple system at O (coordinate origin):

R = - 680 kN j
MO = (30 i + 0 j + 24 k ) (-116 j ) + (96 i + 0 j + 48 k ) (- 470 j ) +
+ (162 i + 0 j + 18 k ) (- 66 j ) + (96 i + 0 j + 100.5 k) (- 28 j )
= 29346 i - 61980 k Nm
Single equivalent force is R located at E.
MO = ( a i + 0 j + b k ) -680 j = 680 b i - 680 a k
Equating terms to MO above gives a = 91.1 m, b = 43.2 m.

4.2 FB = truck
EMC = 0 = - 4.9m B + 0.5m W + (0.9m + 6m cos 15)
A
or B = 11.50 kN
2 (2 wheels) = 5.75 kN/wheel
EFY = 0 = B + C - W - A , or C = 7.25 kN per wheel.

4.5 FB = hand truck

Choose coordinates as shown to reduce work of
calculating moments.
EMB = 0 = 1.61m x P cos "
- 0.80m cos " x W2
+ 0.50m sin " x W2
- 0.20m cos " x W1
+ 0.50m sin " x W1
solve to get P = 29.8 N.
EF in the vertical direction (not in the y
direction) = 0 = RB - W1 -W2 + P
or RB = 290 N (divide by two to get load on each wheel as 145 N)

4.13 (a) For B = 500N upwards

EMD = 0 = 200mm B -50mm x 125N +(100-a) x 750N +
+ (100 - (a + 75)) x 750N
or a = 125 mm
(b) B = 250 N downwards - same equation, but with
B = -250N
a = 25 mm
Range of a is 25 mm < a < 125 mm.