MEMB123 SEM 2 13_14 Assignment

Assignment T6 (Deadline for submission, one (1) day before next tutorial session)
Q1
The rod assembly is used to support the 250 N cylinder.
Determine the components of reaction at the ball and socket joint A, the smooth journal
bearing E, and the force developed along rod CD. The connections at C and D are balland-socket joints.

MEMB123 SEM 2 13_14 Assignment

Q2
A 3-m boom is acted by a force F = 5 kN and supported by a ball-and-socket joint at A
together with two cables at BD and BE as shown.
Set up the equation of equilibrium to determine the tension in each cable and the
reactions at the ball-and-socket joint at A.

MEMB123 SEM 2 13_14 Assignment

Q3

The bar AB has a built-in support at A and is loaded by the forces

FB = -3i + 6j - 5k (kN) and FC = 2i - 3j + 5k (kN).
a) Draw the free-body diagram of the bar.
b) Determine the reactions at A.

MEMB123 SEM 2 13_14 Assignment