ESC 16 – QUIZ NO.
1
September 2021
1.) THE RESULTANT OF THE THREE CONCURENT
FORCES ACTING ON THE EYEBOLT IS THE
FORCE R=-800j-lb. DETERMINE THE
MAGNITUDE OF THE FORCE P AND THE ANGLE
θ THAT SPECIFIES THE DIRECTION OF 900-lb
FORCE. (15 PTS)
2.) DETERMINE THE RESULTANT OF THE THREE
CABLE TENSIONS THAT ACT ON THE
HORIZONTAL BOOM IF T1= 900-lb, T2= 500-lb,
and T3 = 300-lb. (20 PTS)
3.) DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE OF FORCE F SO
THAT THE RESULTANT FR OF THE THREE FORCES
IS AS SMALL AS POSSIBLE. HINT: IN ORDER TO
OBTAIN THE MINIMUM RESULTANT FORCE
FR,
𝒅𝒅𝑭𝑭𝑹𝑹
= 0. (10 PTS)
𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅
4.) THE MAGNITUDES OF THE THREE FORCES
ACTING ON THE PLATE ARE T1=100 KN, T2 =
80 KN AND T3 = 50 KN. REPLACE THESE
FORCES WITH A SINGLE EQUIVALENT FORCE
R. ALSO, FIND THE COORDINATES OF THE
POINT WHERE R INTERSECTS THE PLATE.. (20
PTS)