TD Forces and Moments (Practice in Mechanical Engineering)

1. Locate the centroid of the shade area.

2. Locate the centroid of the shade area.

3. Determine the coordinates of the center of mass of the bracket, which is made from a plate of uniform thickness.

4. Locate the center of mass for the compressor assembly. The locations of the centers of mass of the various
components and their masses are indicated and tabulated in the figure. What are the vertical reactions at blocks
A and B needed to support the platform?
5. The hopper is filled to its top with coal. Estimate the volume of coal if the voids (air space) are 35 percent of the
volume of the hopper.

6. The process tank is used to store liquids during manufacturing. Estimate both the volume of the tank and its
surface area. The tank has a flat top and a thin wall.

7. Determine the magnitude of the resultant hydrostatic force acting on the surface of a seawall shaped in the
form of a parabola as shown in Fig. The wall is 5 m long; ρw = 1020 kg / m3

8. The underwater tunnel in the aquatic center is fabricated from a transparent polycarbonate material formed in
the shape of a parabola. Determine the magnitude of the hydrostatic force that acts per meter length along the
surface AB of the tunnel. The density of the water is ρw = 1000 kg / m3
9. The car rests on four scales and in this position the scale readings of both the front and rear tires are shown by FA
and FB. When the rear wheels are elevated to a height of 3ft above the front scales, the new readings of the front
wheels are also recorded. Use this data to compute the location and to the center of gravity G of the car. The tires
each have a diameter of 1.98 ft.