THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA

School of Engineering
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

CEE 2219-Statics and Introduction to Mechanics of Materials

TERM 1-Academic Year 2017/2018

MID-TERM TEST

April 2018 Time allowed: Two hours

CLOSED BOOK Examination

Instructions to candidates:

1. Candidates must ensure that their computer numbers are clearly written on each
answer sheet used
2. Answer all the FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks (20%)

Question 1

Determine the resultant of the three forces acting on the bracket as shown below .

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Question 2

The shearing forces exerted on the cross section of a steel channel can be represented by a
900-N vertical force and two 250-N horizontal forces as shown. Replace this force and couple
with a single force F applied at point C, and determine the distance x from C to line BD. (Point C
is defined as the shear center of the section.)

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Question 3

To keep a door closed, a wooden stick is wedged between the floor and the doorknob. The stick
exerts at B a 175-N force directed along line AB. Replace that force with an equivalent force-
couple system at C.

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Question 4

A lever AB is hinged at C and attached to a control cable at A. Ifthe lever is subjected to a 500-N
horizontal force at B, determine

(a) The tension in the cable,

(b) The reaction at C

Question 5

Determine the force in each member of the truss given that P = 8 kN