Assignment #17

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1) Draw the free body diagram of the shaft assembly which is Supported by two smooth journal bearings A and B and a short Link DC.

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2) Draw the free body diagram for the pole (which is supported by a ball-and-socket at point A) of a power line which is subjected to the two cable forces of 140 and 75 lb.

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3) Draw the free body diagram for member AB which is supported at B by a cable and at A by a smooth fixed square rod. Square rod fits loosely through the square hole of the collar.

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4) Draw the free body diagram of the lid of a roof scuttle which weighs 75 lb. It is hinged at corners A and B and maintained in the desired position by a rod CD pivoted at C; a pin at end D of the rod fits into one of several holes drilled in the edge of the lid.

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5) Draw the free body diagram of the rectangular plate which has a mass of 15 kg and is held in the position shown by hinges A and B and cable EF. Assuming that the hinge at B does not exert any axial thrust.

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