ME 66 - FC (Learning Outcomes Appraisal for ME )

October 04, 2021

Activity 6 (Individualized Activity)
Due Date/Time: October 04, 2021/5:00pm
NARFRED G. EGAR

Engineering Materials and Testing CLO Appraisal

Course Learning Outcome in STATICS OF RIGID BODIES (Part 2)
The study of this subjects aims the students to:
• define a ‘moment’ of a force and state its unit
• calculate the moment of a force from M = F × d
• understand the conditions for equilibrium of a beam
• state the principle of moments
• perform calculations involving the principle of moments
• recognise typical practical applications of simply supported beams with point loadings
• perform calculations on simply supported beams having point loads
• perform calculations on simply supported beams with couples

1. A force of 15 N is applied to a spanner at an effective length of 140 mm from the centre of a nut. Calculate (a) the moment
of the force applied to the nut (b) the magnitude of the force required to produce the same moment if the effective length
is reduced to 100 mm.

𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑵: 𝑹𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑫:

𝐹 = 15 𝑁 𝑎. 𝑀𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑑 = 140 𝑚𝑚 𝑏. 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝐿 = 100 𝑚𝑚

𝑺𝑶𝑳𝑼𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵:

𝑇𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡. 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

𝑀 = 𝐹𝑑
𝑀 = 15𝑁(140 𝑚𝑚)
𝑴 = 𝟐𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝑵 ∙ 𝒎𝒎

𝑇𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐿 = 100 𝑚𝑚,

𝑀 = 𝐹𝑑
𝑀 2100 𝑁∙𝑚𝑚
𝐹= =
𝑑 100 𝑚𝑚
𝑭 = 𝟐𝟏 𝑵

2. A moment of 25 N m is required to operate a lifting jack. Determine the effective length of the handle of the jack if the
force applied to it is: (a) 125 N (b) 0.4 kN

𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑵: 𝑹𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑫:

𝑀 = 25 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔ℎ𝑡ℎ (𝑑)𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠

(𝑎) 𝐹 = 125 𝑁
(𝑏)𝐹 = 0.4 𝑘𝑁 = 400 𝑁

𝑺𝑶𝑳𝑼𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵:

𝐹𝑜𝑟 (𝑎)𝐹 = 125 𝑁 𝐹𝑜𝑟 (𝑏) = 𝐹 = 0.4 𝑘𝑁 𝑜𝑟 400 𝑁

𝑀 25 𝑁∙𝑚 𝑀 25 𝑁∙𝑚
𝑑= = 𝑑= =
𝐹 125 𝑁 𝐹 400 𝑁
𝒅 = 𝟎. 𝟐 𝒎 𝒐𝒓 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝒎𝒎 𝒅 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟔𝟐𝟓 𝒎 𝒐𝒓 𝟔𝟐. 𝟓 𝒎𝒎
3. A system of forces is as shown in the figure

a. If the system is in equilibrium find the distance d.

b. If the point of application of the 5 N force is moved to point P, distance 200 mm from the support, and the 5 N force
is replaced by an unknown force F, find the value of F for the system to be in equilibrium.

𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑵: 𝑹𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑫:

𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑔𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒,

5𝑁 𝑎𝑡 140 𝑚𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑎. 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 (𝑑)
7𝑁 𝑎𝑡 𝑑 𝑚𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑏. 𝐹 (𝑖𝑓 𝐹 𝑎𝑛𝑑 5𝑁 𝑠𝑤𝑖𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠)
𝐹 𝑎𝑡 200 𝑚𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡

𝑺𝑶𝑳𝑼𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵:

𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑎. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑑 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡

∑ 𝑀 @ 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 = 0 (𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚)
∑ 𝑀 @ 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 = −7𝑁(𝑑) + 5𝑁(140𝑚𝑚) = 0
7𝑁(𝑑) = 700 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚𝑚
𝒅 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝒎𝒎

𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑏. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐹 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡

∑ 𝑀 @ 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 = 0 (𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚)
∑ 𝑀 @ 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 = 𝐹(200𝑚𝑚) − 7𝑁(100𝑚𝑚) = 0
𝐹(200𝑚𝑚) − 700 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚𝑚
𝑭 = 𝟑. 𝟓 𝑵

4. A beam is supported on its fulcrum at the point A, which is at mid-span, and forces act as shown in Figure. Calculate
(a) force F for the beam to be in equilibrium
(b) the new position of the 23 N force when F is decreased to 21 N, if equilibrium is to be maintained.

𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑵: 𝑹𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑫:

𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑖𝑔𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒,

12𝑁 @ 20𝑚𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐴
23 𝑁 @ 100𝑚𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐴 𝑎. 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 (𝐹)
𝐹 @ 20 𝑚𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐴 𝑏. 𝑑 𝑜𝑓 23𝑁 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐹 = 21𝑁

𝑺𝑶𝑳𝑼𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵:

𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑎. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐹 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡

∑ 𝑀 @ 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 = 0 (𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚)
∑ 𝑀 @ 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 = 𝐹(20𝑚𝑚) + 12𝑁(80𝑚𝑚) − 23𝑁(100𝑚𝑚) = 0
20𝑚𝑚(𝐹) = 1340 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚𝑚
𝑭 = 𝟔𝟕 𝑵
 𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑏. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐹 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
∑ 𝑀 @ 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 = 0 (𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚)
∑ 𝑀 @ 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 = 21 𝑁 (20𝑚𝑚) + 12𝑁(80𝑚𝑚) − 23𝑁(𝑑) = 0
23𝑁 (𝑑) = 1380 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚𝑚
𝒅 = 𝟔𝟎 𝒎𝒎

5. For the centrally supported uniform beam shown in Figure, determine the values of forces F1 and F2 when the beam is in
equilibrium.

𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑵: 𝑹𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑰𝑹𝑬𝑫:

𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑔𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒,

𝐹1 @ 3𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑅 𝑎. 𝐹1
𝐹2 @ 7𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑓ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑅 𝑏. 𝐹2
𝑅 = 5𝑘𝑁

𝑺𝑶𝑳𝑼𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵:

𝑈𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠

∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0 (𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚)
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = −𝐹1 − 𝐹2 + 5𝑘𝑁 = 0
𝐹1 + 𝐹2 = 5𝑘𝑁

𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 @𝑅

∑ 𝑀@𝑅 = 0 (𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚)
∑ 𝑀@𝑅 = 𝐹1 (3𝑚) − 𝐹2 (7𝑚) = 0
𝐹1 (3𝑚) = 𝐹2 (7𝑚)
7𝐹
𝐹1 = 2
3

𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠:

𝐹1 + 𝐹2 = 5𝑘𝑁 𝐹1 = 5𝑘𝑁 − 𝐹2
7𝐹2
+ 𝐹2 = 5 𝑘𝑁 𝐹1 = 5 𝑘𝑁 − 1.5 𝑘𝑁
3
10
𝐹2 = 5𝑘𝑁 𝑭𝟏 = 𝟑. 𝟓 𝒌𝑵
3
𝑭𝟐 = 𝟏. 𝟓 𝒌𝑵