IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Department of Construction Engineering
STATICS Fall 2019
ASSIGNMENT 2 Dr. Hossam El-Sokkary

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(1) The cable stays AB and AD help support - -

L ~

uNL ①
B
I

pole AC. Giving that the tension is 30 kg in AB

- -
-
-
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and 10 kg in AD, determine the magnitude and

- >
a.D It
30 "O
direction of the resultant of the forces exerted
by the stays at A using vectors.
(Assume the origin at point C)
->

FA 2947.-j), =

F 98/" i), E:+Ee

=

RT 163.3i
313.66j
-
= -

->

R 340.8
=

⑦=
tan'--,0) 0 66.90 -
= -

(2) A transmission tower is held by three guy

(0,100,0)
wires anchored by bolts at B, C, and D as shown.
If the tension forces in wires AB, AC, and AD -

(-20,0, -74)
are 500, 400, and 300 lb, respectively, determine
- - -
-
s

the resultant force R acting on the tower at end A.

=Fa Fc+Fi +

( 20,0,25)
-

-
F xfas, XD
=

=
-
2 -
1005
25,FAB5005b
+ =

+25"
->

FAB -
= 9524% 476.15 119.05
-
+ C60, 0, 18)

R
=60,5bi
XIT do-lo O, -1053;+3.88K
fc-Moolb, E 5 10533.8
=

60+ 100+
182
= 203.
i-3s9j.or -

A=-20-100-74k
*
R1055Ib
=

·FAD 3005b, F1 47.4i-2308-1768

=

=
20+
-

100+742
 (3) The frame ABC is supported in part by -

cable DBE that passes through a frictionless

ring at B. Given that the tension in the cable (9510,210)
2200, 400,
o)
- -

is 400 N, determine the resultant force

acting on the frame at point B. got........
15 Siz
=

FBT XBD.
fisD, XBD -yos
ok, i do it
=

5 =7 240i 255j- 19514N +

⑧

F x5.BE,
X5z= 200i+40us-book, fiz= YooN
=

+Goo [400,0,600)

Fie=7106.9i 213.8j-320.7k/n +

=
R (- 346.9i 468.8j
+ -

515.7k)N

(4) Three cables are used to tether a balloon as shown.

Determine the vertical force P exerted by the balloon
at A, knowing that the tension in cable AB is 300 N. -

F Fc F 50
(0,4.2,0)
+ + +
=

oo
Sp xp. AR,
-
3
Xs= =injs-booN
=

FAB (5i i)300=(212.15i (42,90)

-212.ij) N I (0,0, -3.3)
=

Se x.c,
Dit-i2
=
=

.375:-.6565x.665k.f(375:--6565+-665 W

* XD. fax, x -D 4.2j-3.3k

W
--796j--6101,(-p
=

-
fax(-796j
=
=

·3
=
-

-6101)

[Fx 0 =
->
-212-13 + .3757x 0
=
- fx 565.68N
=

[fy 0
212.13
(2.4,0,4.2)
565.60.656) -706/1 P 0
=
- -
-

-
+ =

[7z 0 -
565.60).656)
=

.61871 Fx 600.46N
-

0 -
=
=

- 212.13
-
565.68.656) -706(600.46) P 0
-

+ =

P 1055.17N
=