CVEG 2013

Civil Engineering Mechanics I (Statics)

Exam #3

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Problem Points Possible Points Earned

Problem 1 15

Problem 2 15

Problem 3 20

Total 50

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1) Calculate the support reactions at A, B, and D. Note: there is an internal hinge at C.

Ay = ______________________

Ax = ______________________

By = ______________________

Dy = ______________________

50 lb 10 lb/ft 50 lb

A B C D

4 ft 4 ft 7 ft 11 ft 10 ft 10 ft

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2) Calculate the location of the centroid of the shape below. Indicate the centroid’s
location relative to the left-top corner of the shape.

𝑥𝑥̅ measured from leftmost side of shape = _______________________________

𝑦𝑦� measured from top of shape = _____________________________________

20 in. 10 in. 10 in. 20 in.

8 in.

2 in. 2 in.

24 in.
6 in.

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3) Calculate the member forces in members AO, LM, EM, EF, and HF. Indicate whether
they are in compression or tension.

AO = ________________________

LM = ________________________

EM = ________________________

EF = ________________________

HF = ________________________

4 ft. 4 ft. 4 ft. 4 ft. 4 ft. 4 ft.

O I J K L M N

9 ft.
A B C D E F G

9 ft.
2 ft.
2 ft.

70 kips

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 Defining a Force
�⃗
𝐹𝐹⃗ = 𝐹𝐹𝑥𝑥 𝚤𝚤⃗ + 𝐹𝐹𝑦𝑦 𝚥𝚥⃗ + 𝐹𝐹𝑧𝑧 𝑘𝑘
𝐹𝐹𝑥𝑥 𝐹𝐹𝑦𝑦 𝐹𝐹𝑧𝑧
cos 𝛼𝛼 = cos 𝛽𝛽 = cos 𝛾𝛾 =
𝐹𝐹 𝐹𝐹 𝐹𝐹

𝐹𝐹 = �𝐹𝐹𝑥𝑥2 + 𝐹𝐹𝑦𝑦2 + 𝐹𝐹𝑧𝑧2

Defining a Unit Vector

�����⃗
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 (𝑥𝑥𝐵𝐵 − 𝑥𝑥𝐴𝐴 ) (𝑦𝑦𝐵𝐵 − 𝑦𝑦𝐴𝐴 ) (𝑧𝑧𝐵𝐵 − 𝑧𝑧𝐴𝐴 )
𝑢𝑢
�⃑𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = = 𝚤𝚤⃗ + 𝚥𝚥⃗ + �⃗
𝑘𝑘
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴
Cross Product of ��⃗
𝑨𝑨 and ��⃗ �⃗ = 𝑨𝑨
𝑩𝑩 �𝑪𝑪 ��⃗ × 𝑩𝑩
��⃗�
𝐶𝐶 = 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 sin 𝜃𝜃
𝚤𝚤⃗ 𝚥𝚥⃗ �⃗
𝑘𝑘
⃗
𝐶𝐶 = �𝐴𝐴𝑥𝑥 𝐴𝐴𝑦𝑦 𝐴𝐴𝑧𝑧 �
𝐵𝐵𝑥𝑥 𝐵𝐵𝑦𝑦 𝐵𝐵𝑧𝑧

Dot Product of 𝑨𝑨 ��⃗ and ��⃗

𝑩𝑩
𝐴𝐴⃗ ∙ 𝐵𝐵
�⃗ = 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 cos 𝜃𝜃 = 𝐴𝐴𝑥𝑥 𝐵𝐵𝑥𝑥 + 𝐴𝐴𝑦𝑦 𝐵𝐵𝑦𝑦 + 𝐴𝐴𝑧𝑧 𝐵𝐵𝑧𝑧

Trigonometric Relationships
Law of Sines Law of Cosines
𝐴𝐴 𝐵𝐵 𝐶𝐶
= = c 𝐶𝐶 2 = 𝐴𝐴2 + 𝐵𝐵2 − 2𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 cos(𝑐𝑐)
sin(𝑎𝑎) sin(𝑏𝑏) sin(𝑐𝑐)

b a

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