Tutorial Solutions – Week 7

Example problem 1
Determine the reactions at A and B?

We need to break down the load into 3 sections to 3 separate point loads. As such we will
need to find the load and the point of action for each. For this question, we will use point A
as the origin.

A2

A3
A1

2m
2.67m 3m

Point load – A1 Point load – A3

Centroid – 2⁄3 ∗ 4 = 2.67𝑚 Centroid – 6⁄2 = 3𝑚
Load – 0.5 ∗ 4 ∗ 14 = 28𝑘𝑁 Load – 6 ∗ 8 = 48𝑘𝑁

Point load – A2
Centroid – 1⁄3 ∗ 6 = 2𝑚
Load – 0.5 ∗ 6 ∗ (14 − 8) = 18𝑘𝑁
 ∑ 𝑀𝐴 = 0
28kN 18kN 48kN
0 = 𝐵𝑦 ∗ 10 − 28 ∗ 2.67 − 18 ∗ 6 − 48 ∗ 7
Ax 𝐵𝑦 = 51.88𝑘𝑁

Ay By ∑ 𝐹𝑥 = 0
0 = 𝐴𝑥
2.67m 𝐴𝑥 = 0𝑁
4+2=6m
∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0
4+3=7m
0 = 𝐴𝑦 + 𝐵𝑦 − 28 − 18 − 48
𝐴𝑦 = 42.12𝑘𝑁
Example problem 2
Calculate the 2nd moment of area about the x-axis and the y-axis

For this question we will need to determine the centroid of each shape with respect to the
axis. After this we will use the equations for Ix and Iy

Centroid – A1
X – 0𝑚
A2
Y – 0𝑚
Centroid – A2
dy = 105mm
X – 0𝑚
10
Y– = 5𝑚𝑚
2

A1
 ′
𝑏ℎ3 0.01 ∗ 0.23
𝐼𝑥𝐴1 = = = 6.67 ∗ 10−6 𝑚4
12 12

′
ℎ𝑏 3 0.2 ∗ 0.013
𝐼𝑦𝐴1 = = = 16.67 ∗ 10−9 𝑚4
12 12

′
𝑏ℎ3 0.15 ∗ 0.013
𝐼𝑥𝐴2 = = = 12.5 ∗ 10−9 𝑚4
12 12

′
ℎ𝑏 3 0.01 ∗ 0.153
𝐼𝑦𝐴2 = = = 2.81 ∗ 10−6 𝑚4
12 12
𝐴𝐴1 = 𝑏 ∗ ℎ = 0.01 ∗ 0.2 = 2 ∗ 10−3 𝑚2
𝐴𝐴2 = 𝑏 ∗ ℎ = 0.15 ∗ 0.01 = 1.5 ∗ 10−3 𝑚2

𝐼𝑥 = ∑ 𝐼𝑥′ + 𝐴𝑑𝑦 2

𝐼𝑥 = (6.67 ∗ 10−6 + 2 ∗ 10−3 ∗ 0) + (12.5 ∗ 10−9 + 1.5 ∗ 10−3 ∗ (105 ∗ 10−3 )2 )

𝐼𝑥 = 2.32 ∗ 10−5 𝑚4

𝐼𝑦 = ∑ 𝐼𝑦′ + 𝐴𝑑𝑥 2

𝐼𝑦 = (16.67 ∗ 10−9 + 2 ∗ 10−3 ∗ 0) + (2.81 ∗ 10−6 + 1.5 ∗ 10−3 ∗ 0)

𝐼𝑦 = 2.83 ∗ 10−6 𝑚4
Practice problem 1
Determine the reactions at A and B?

We need to break down the load into 3 sections to 3 separate point loads. As such we will
need to find the load and the point of action for each. For this question, we will use point A
as the origin.

A1
A2 A3

1.25m 1m 1m

Point load – A1 Point load – A2 Point load – A3

Centroid – 2.5⁄2 = 1.25𝑚 Centroid – 2⁄2 = 1𝑚 Centroid – 2⁄2 = 1𝑚

Load – 200 ∗ 2.5 = 500𝑘𝑁 Load – 150 ∗ 2 = 300𝑘𝑁 Load – 100 ∗ 2 = 200𝑘𝑁

𝑥̅ ∗𝐴
𝑖 𝑖 1.25∗500+1∗300+1∗200
This can also be simplifed by using 𝑥̅ = ∑ 𝐴 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 = = 2.275𝑚
500+300+200
 500kN 300kN 200kN ∑ 𝑀𝐴 = 0

Ax 0 = 𝐵𝑦 ∗ 6.5 − 500 ∗ 1.25 − 300 ∗ 3.5 − 200 ∗ 5.5

𝐵𝑦 = 426.92𝑘𝑁
Ay By
∑ 𝐹𝑥 = 0

1.25m 0 = 𝐴𝑥
𝐴𝑥 = 0𝑁
3.5m
5.5m ∑ 𝐹𝑦 = 0
0 = 𝐴𝑦 + 𝐵𝑦 − 500 − 300 − 200
𝐴𝑦 = 573.07𝑘𝑁
Practice problem 2
Locate the centroid of the shaded area about both x and y - axis

The first step is to solve the individual shape centroid loactions. After this, the centroid for
the total shape can be determined.

Triangle
Centroid – 𝑥, (1⁄3) ∗ 0.2 = 0.067𝑚 𝑦, (1⁄3) ∗ 0.15 = 0.05𝑚 ∴ 𝑥 = 0.067𝑚, 𝑦 = 0.25𝑚
Area – 0.5 ∗ 0.2 ∗ 0.15 = 0.015𝑚2

Square
Centroid – 𝑥, 𝑦 (0.2⁄2) = 0.1𝑚 ∴ 𝑥 = 0.1𝑚, 𝑦 = 0.1𝑚
Area – 0.2 ∗ 0.2 = 0.04𝑚2

Circle
Centroid – 𝑥, 𝑦 (0.1⁄2) = 0.05𝑚 ∴ 𝑥 = 0.1𝑚, 𝑦 = 0.1𝑚
Area – 𝜋 ∗ 0.052 = 0.0078𝑚2
𝑥𝑖 ∗ 𝐴𝑖 0.067 ∗ 0.015 + 0.1 ∗ 0.04 − 0.1 ∗ 0.0078
𝑥̅ = ∑ = = 0.089𝑚2
𝐴 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 0.015 + 0.04 − 0.0078
𝑦𝑖 ∗ 𝐴𝑖 0.25 ∗ 0.015 + 0.1 ∗ 0.04 − 0.1 ∗ 0.0078
𝑦̅ = ∑ = = 0.147𝑚2
𝐴 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 0.015 + 0.04 − 0.0078