MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. In Figure 1, where will you apply the vertical force R along the length L of the bar so
that you maintain its effect while adding a couple with value equivalent to two-thirds
of the initial moment with respect to the fixed support.
a. At the fixed support

b. At 3 from the fixed support
c. At the middle
2
d. At 3 from the fixed support
Figure
2. If the number of unknowns is equal to the number of equations, there is a guarantee
that the body is completely constrained or that the reactions at its supports are statistically determinate. 1
a. Always true
b. False. It is possible that the rigid body is improperly constrained and the reactions are statistically determinate.
c. False. It is possible that the rigid body is improperly constrained and the reactions are statistically indeterminate.
d. Sometimes true.

3. The drum has a weight of 100 lb and rests on the floor for which the coefficient of static
friction is s = 0.6. If a = 2 ft and b = 3 ft, determine the smallest magnitude of the force
P that will cause impending motion of the drum.
a. 83.3 lb
b. 100 lb
c. 150 lb
d. 66.7 lb

4. The value of the angle of inclination corresponding to impending motion is called

___________.
a. Angle of repose
b. Angle of kinetic friction
c. Angle of static friction
d. a and c. They are equal

5. Which of the following is FALSE about friction?

a. Series of forces that acts perpendicular about a surface.
b. The resultant of friction can be determined.
c. Friction is the resistance to motion of two bodies in contact.
d. No perfectly frictionless surface exists.

6. A wrench and a nut is acted upon by a moment of 25KN-mm-k and force -10KN-j, how far from the nut must the force be applied to have
the similar force couple system?
a. 2.5 m
b. 25 mm
c. 250 mm
d. 2.5 mm

7. A box of mass 10 kg is being pushed horizontally with P = 49 N, if the coefficient of static and kinetic friction are s = 0.5 and k = 0.33
respectively, what is the state of motion of the box?
a. Not moving, impending motion
b. Not moving
c. Moving
d. Cannot be determined

8. Which among the statements is/are not true about couples?

1 - Their resultant force is zero
2 - Their resultant moment is zero
3 - They can cause a body to translate
4 - The moment of a couple about any point is constant

a. 4 only
b. 2 and 4
c. 3 only
d. 2 and 3

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9. The block shown in Figure 6 weighs 100 kN and the kinetic friction is 20 kN. If
there is impending motion, what is the limiting angle of friction between the
block and the floor?
a. 30
b. 16.7
c. 11.3
d. 18.2

10. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?

I. Statically Indeterminate structures in 2D have three or more unknowns
II. A two-force body must have same magnitude and opposite direction only.
III. All forces on a three-force body are all concurrent on a point or all parallel to each other.

a. I and II
b. I and III
c. III only
d. I, II, and III

11. Which of these conditions does not describe equivalent couples?

a. Two couples that have moments with the same magnitude and direction.
b. Two couples with the same moment M located in two different planes that are parallel.
c. Two couples with different magnitudes of forces whose respective perpendicular distances are directly proportional.
d. Two couples with the same moment M and same plane orientation, but with different directions of forces.

12. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. The coefficients of both kinetic and static friction are dependent on the nature and area of the surfaces in contact.
b. The coefficient of static friction is always larger than the coefficient of kinetic friction.
c. In an impending motion, the coefficient of kinetic friction is used.
d. The limiting friction is determined by the normal force and the coefficient of kinetic
friction.

13. For the system shown in Figure 2, which of the following is correct?
a. The reaction at the fixed support will have horizontal and vertical components only.
b. The ball and socket in the middle of the bar will develop a force component
perpendicular to the plane of the paper.
c. The horizontal reaction at the fixed support is equal to the horizontal component at
the ball and socket.
d. The pin support on the right will carry all the vertical component of force P.

14. What support contains the most support reactions?

a. Roller support
b. Universal Joint
c. Fixed support
d. Ball-joint support

15. In Figure 5, where will you apply the vertical force R along the length L of the bar so that
you maintain its effect while adding a couple M = RL/2 to the system?
a. At L/3 from the free end of the bar
b. At the middle of the bar
c. At the fixed support
d. At L/3 from the fixed support

PROBLEM SOLVING

1. Bar ABC is supported by a pin at A and is connected to bar BD with pins

at B and at D as shown. If the vertical component of the reaction at A is
15 kN, determine:
(a) the value of the downward force P applied at C if the reaction at D is
to be minimum, and
(b) the corresponding reaction at D

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2. The 800-lb concrete pipe is being lowered from the truck bed when it is in the position
shown. If the coefficient of static friction at the points of support A and B is s = 0.4,
determine where it begins to slip first: at A or B, or both at A and B.

3. A 100 N box is situated on an incline. The incline has an

angle of
= 45o, and a coefficient of static friction, s = 0.75. Find:
(a) A tension, T (parallel to the inclines surface) for it
to be in impending motion.
(b) An angle, , such that it requires no tension.

4. The force P has a magnitude of 400 N and is applied at the end C of a 500-mm rod AC
attached to a bracket at A and B. Assuming = 45 and = 45 , replace P with:
(a) An equivalent force-couple system at B, and
(b) An equivalent system formed by two parallel forces applied at A and B

5. Four forces are applied to machine component ABDE as shown. Replace

these forces with an equivalent force-couple system at A.

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ANSWER KEY Thus,
= 285.71
= 578.53
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. b = = 114.29
2. c
3. a At B:
4. d ( ) = 0.4 = 0.4(578.53) = 231.4 > 114.29
5. a
6. d Thus, slipping occurs at A.
7. a
8. d 3.
9. c (a) Computing for the normal force,
10. c 100 cos(45) = 502 []
11. c
12. b
Then multiply that to the coefficient of friction, we get:
13. b
14. c 0.75 502 = 53.033 []
15. b
The force causing this friction is the weight component along
PROBLEM SOLVING the incline,
100 sin(45) = 502 [] = 70.7107 []
1.
Subtracting this to the friction force, we get the required
tension force for this to be in static equilibrium.
[] = 70.7107 53.033 = . []

(b) For this to be in static equilibrium without the tension, we

have to equate friction to the force acting along the inclines
surface:
100 cos() = 100 sin()
(a) Given Ay = 15 kN sin()
= = tan()
(1) + Fx = 0: A x - Dx = 0 cos()
(.
(2) + Fy = 0: -Ay + Dy P = 0 ) = = .

4.
(a) The force component of the equivalent system is the same
as the original force. = ,

To get the moment of the 400-N force about point B,

decompose the force into its x and y components.

For the horizontal and vertical distances, use sine law.

sin 90 sin 45 sin 45
= =
0.3
CCW+ MB = 0: Ay(1 m) P(0.5 m) = 0 32
==
P = 30 kN 20

(b) 32 32
From (2), = 400 45 ( ) 400 45 ( ) = 120
20 20
-Ay + Dy P = 0 = ,
Dy = Ay + P = 15 kN + 30 kN
= 45 kN (b) Since the forces in A and B are parallel with the original force,
we know their orientation that is the same angle as the
At minimum reaction at D, original force but opposite directions.
Dx = 0 kN
From the computed total moment about B in the previous
item, we can get the force in A knowing that the force in B will
not be considered since we are getting the moment about
that point.
2.
2 2
= 0; + 800 sin 30 = 0 = 120 = 45 ( ) 45 ( )
= 0; + 800 cos 30 = 0 10 10
+ = 0; (15) (15) = 0 = ,
=
Summing the forces in x,
Assume slipping at A: = 400 cos 45 = 600 sin 45 + 45
= 0.4 = ,

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5. Asd

R = -(50 N)j (300 N)i (120 N)i (250 N)k

= -(420 N)i (50 N)j (250 N)k
rB = (0.2)i
rD = (0.2)i + (0.16)k
rE = (0.2)i (0.1)j + (0.16)k
MA = rB x [-(300 N)i (50 N)j] + rD x (-250 N)k + rE x (-120 N)i

= | 0.2 0 0| + |0.2 0 0.16 | +
300 50 0 0 0 250

| 0.2 0.1 0.16|
20 0 0

= -(10 Nm)k + (50 Nm)j (19.2 Nm)j (12 Nm)k

Force-couple system at A is
R = -(420 N)i (50 N)j (250 N)k
MA = (30.8 Nm)j (220 Nm)k

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Beer, Ferdinand P., E. Russel Johnston, Jr., and David F.

Mazurek. Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics (SI Units).
10th ed. McGraw-Hill Education, 2013. Print.

Hibbeler, R.C. Engineering Mechanics: Statics. 10th ed. Pearson

Education, Inc. 2004

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