STATICS OF

RIGID BODIES
KRISTUFFER DARCYTH TAN PRING, CE,RMP,ME1,SO
Batch 2016
Instructor, 2JP Review Center
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1. If the force in member CD of the cantilever truss supporting the steel
beam shown is 300 lb.
 What is the value of d in feet?
a. 2.8 b. 2.5
c. 2.6 d. 2.3

What is the force in member DE in lb?

a. 700 b. 600
c. 300 d. 900

What is the tension in the cable at F inlb?

a. 700 b. 600
c. 300 d. 900

Which vertical member has zero force?

a. BF b. AG
c. CE d. all has forces
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5. What is the magnitude of the roller reaction in #?
a. 1600 b. 1500
c. 1200 d. 1300
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2. Given the loading shown:

What is the magnitude of the resultant?

a. 144 kN b. 72 kN
c. 36 kN d. 90 kN

How far from end A is this resultant?

a. 5m b. 6m
c. 7m d. 8m
3. The force of 100 N acts at point A. Calculate the force developed in cable
AC.

a. 70.71 N b. 100 N
c. 141.42 N c. 0 N
4. Given the figure shown
Which of the following must be the
value of P in kN to effect equilibrium?

a. 45.3 b. 41.6
c. 31.2 d. 15.0

What is the vertical hinge reaction at D

in kN?

a. 28 b. 30
c. 26 d. 24

What is the horizontal component of the

reaction at D in kN?

a. 67.6 b. 46.2
c. 52.4 d. 56.6
5. Given the roller shown on a
smooth inclined plane
What is the force P necessary to hold
the 120 lb roller?

a. 48 b. 63
c. 42 d. 54

What is the normal reaction on the

smooth incline?

a. 147 b. 132
c. 186 d. 197
6. A force F with a magnitude of 100 N is applied at the origin O of the axes
x-y-z as shown.

Which of the following is the x

component of F, in Newton?

A. 42.4 B. 38.9
C. 26.9 D. 48.5

Which of the following is the y

component of F, in Newton?

A. 42.4 B. 63.1
C. 56.6 D. 39.7
7. Given the figure shown:

Which of the following is the moment of

area about the x axis?

A. 435.2x103 mm3 B. 426.7x103

mm3
C. 398.2x103 mm3 D. 506.2x103
mm3

Which of the following is the abscissa

of the centroid?
A. 43.9 mm B. 38.4mm
C. 54.8 mm D. 50.2mm
8. The figure shows a typical breaking device. P = 30 lb
What is the value of Q in #?

a. 62.87 b. 88.56
c. 59.84 d. 78.62

What is the vertical component at A?

a. 14 b. 15
c. 16 d. 17

What is the horizontal component at A?

a. 38. 89 b. 34.76
c. 37.92 d. 36. 89
9. For the traffic light shown, M = 100 kg
What is the tension in the string at A in N?

a. 408 b. 384
c. 504 d. 603

What is the tension in the string at B in N?

a. 349 b. 439
c. 448 d. 398

What is the tension in the string at C in N?

a. 925 b. 875
c. 798 d. 689
10. Given :

Figure shown
FAB = 360 #
FAC = 440 #
Coordinates of A.

Coordinates of B.

Coordinates of C.

dAB

dAC

uAB

uAC
Angle between string AB and AC

FAB in vector form

FAC in vector form

Component of FAB along AC

Component of FAC along AB

Resultant R of FAC and FAB

Unit vector uR of the Resultant R of FAC and FAB.

θX of the resultant R

θY of the resultant R

θZ of the resultant R

dBC
1. A (6, 0, 7)

2. B (2, 4, 0)

3. C (12, 6, 0)

4. dAB = -4i + 4j -7k

5. dAC = 6i + 6j - 7k

6. uAB =

7. uAC =

8. θ = 60.330

9. FAB = -160i + 160j - 280k

10. FAC = 240i + 240j - 280k

11. FABcosθ = 178.18

12. FACcosθ = 118.8

13. R = 80i + 400j - 560k

14. uR = 0.1155i + 0.5774j - 0.8083k

15. θx = 83.37

16. θy = 54.73

17. θz = 143.93

18. dBC = 14i + 2j

11. From the given Figure shown;
Which of the following gives the x
component of the resultant?

a. 28 b. 24
c. 25 c. 26

Which of the following gives the

resultant of the forces?

a. 27.45 b. 24.31
c. 25.63 c. 26.78

Which of the following gives the angle

that the resultant makes with the x-
axis?

a. 28.3 b. 24.4
c. 25.6 c. 26.2
12. Given the figure shown:
What is the x component of the
resultant?
a. -25 kN b. 25 kN
c. 30 kN d. -30 kN

What is the y-component of the

resultant?
a. 1.98 kN b. 2.84 kN
c. -2.84 kN d. -1.98 kN

What is the angle the resultant makes

with +x measured counterclockwise?
a. 4.530 b. 184. 530
c. 175.470 d. 94. 540
13. Given the figure shown where F = 56 kN and the given coordinates are in
meters.

Angle between AB and BC, in degrees.

A. 36.8 B. 45.2
C. 38.7 D. 28.4

X - component of F in kN

A. 18 B. -16
C. -13 D. 24

Direction angle θy of the force F.

A. 135 B. 112
C. 166 D. 149
14. Given the figure shown:

Which of the following is the vector

form of the resultant?

A. -350i B. 350 j
C. 350j D. 2681

Which of the following is the moment

about x-axis, in kNm?

A. 87.5 B. 63.9
C. 78.4 D. 44.9
15. Given the figure shown
Which of the following is the value of
the angle θ?

A. 100 B. 120
C. 140 D. 80

Which of the following is the z

component of the force F?

A. -100 B. 121.4
C. 141.4 D. 98.7
16. The homogeneous 60-kg disk supported by the rope AB rests against a
rough vertical wall. Using the given FBD,
What is the value of T, in N?

A. 489 B. 645
C. 554 D. 736

What is the value of Fc, in N?

A. 356 B. 0
C. 187 D. 268

What is the value of Nc, in N?

A. 441 B. 356
C. 388 D. 512
17. Given the section shown:
How high above the x axis is the
location of the centroid?

A. 32 B. 34
C. 38 D. 40

How far to the right of the y-axis is the

location of the centroid?

A. 48 B. 50
C. 54 D. 58

What is the moment of inertia of the

figure about the x axis shown, in 106
mm4?

A. 16.84 B. 17.96
C. 18.72 D. 19.45
What is the moment of inertia of the figure about the x axis shown, in 106 mm4?

A. 39.20 B. 48.50
C. 36.80 D. 32.90

20. What is the product of inertia of the figure about the x and y axes shown, in
106 mm4?

A. -5.16 B. 4.84
C. 5.16 D. -4.84
18.
Which of the following gives the section
modulus of the beam.
a. 150000 mm3 c. 100000 mm3
b. 175000 mm3 d. 125000 mm3
19. The 20-kg flowerpot is suspended from three wires and supported by the
hooks at B and C. Determine the tension in AB for equilibrium.

a. 150 b. 165 c. 157 N d. 118 N

N N
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area shown
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