N

7
yr

in
F
j 7 sure 315
100N N
1050 415

We donot knowif there is impendingmotionforblock

we don'tknow anythingabout stateofequilibriumof
thebody
We donotknowmagnitude directionoffrictionfine

Assume Body is in equilibrium

Assume Fis acting along n anis

Solvingequations ofequilibrium
E Fx 0 100 300cosO F O
F 80N
so our assumeddirectionofF is incorrect
if

N 300 415 240N

Checking ourassumption of equilibrium

É II
is F EFm Fm MY
100
T

No 80760KN 131
0.25 240N
i Blockwill slidedown

Bodyis inmotion F MkN 0.2 240 48kN a direction

 Y T P

1300

350 V 500N

Bothcases a b implyunendingslidingFrictiontoneFm MsN 0.3N

Weknowimpendingslidingwillhappenbetweentheblock therail
Incase a topreventblockslipin n direction i Fmwill bewi ndirection
In caseb topreventblockslip in ndirection Fonwillbein tndirection
CASE a CASELb
EBDofblock EBDofblock
y p y aP

130 130
Fon Fm
y n
N
1350
55on 1350 V50ON

E Fx O
Pros
30 Fm 500sin35 0 Pros
30tFm 500sin35 0
O3N
EFy O O3N EFy O
Psin30 N 500cos35 0 Psin30 N 500cos35 O
Solvingweget Solvingweget
P 403N P 229N
n N 295N
Bx Wedon'tknow ifthepolein
in equilibrium nosliding
13m
F Fmax
or
if
t
Assume
pole is innubbium
of
Considering FBD pole

13M
38km EMA 0

I hogtie Bx x 262 102

Bx 6 25 KN
30 5 0

I Ay E Fx 0
om By F O F 6 25KN
E Fy 0
Ay 30KN

Check if assumption istrue is F S Fmax

Fmax 0 3 30 9KN

FL Fmax hencethebar will remain in position

whenreleased

Note Forthisproblem we knewhowbarwillslidewhichhelped in decidingdirection

offrictionfine But ifthethedirectionof F was wronglyassumed forthesetype
problems the ne signwillindicate
of rightdirectionoftone
 friction
Note Ignorerolling

Ms 0.35
h 600mm

Upon application offoreP twothings canhappen

a cabinet canslide
cabinetcantip

LimitingvalueofPfortippingwillbewhenresultantofnormal friction fine artsat B

E MB O WX3.0O PX600 0

QQ
I
on
iii it
Note P
you can alsocalculate assuming
modeoffailure Min Psliding P
tipping

ME cat
locked at A B i frictionfines are present at
casters
A B impending motion

E Fy O N At NB W D
P
NA t NB 2099 81

h
f E Fx O P FA FB O
P MsCNATNB O
P Msx60 9.81 206 N
jingo mm
1 40.35
PL Ptipping Sliding will
happen