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449592467 Practice Problems PDF
449592467 Practice Problems PDF
SITUATION. To prevent the ladder from sliding down, a person 21. How much is the force T which should be applied at a
exerts a horizontal force F at C. distance of 0.5 m from centroidal y-axis?
Given: L1 = 1.5 m L2 = 4.5 m α = 30° A. 120 B. 160 C. 140 D. 80
15. Find the horizontal force F at C, which the person should exert 20. If the force P = 6.5 kN initiates tipping, determine the depth of
if the weight of the ladder is 500 N. Assume that surface A and water in the tank.
B are frictionless. A. 1.45 m B. 1.09 m C. 1.54 m D. 0.95 m
A. 500 N B. 250 N C. 1000 N D. 577 N
SITUATION. The table weighing 420 N is to be lifted without tilting
16. If the weight of the ladder is 500 N, what is the reaction at A? by four forces as shown in Fig. EM-008.
Surface A and B are frictionless. Given: P = 40 kN
A. 500 N B. 250 N C. 1000 N D. 577 N L1 = 2.5 m L2 = 0.3 m
W = 8 kN
17. Find the maximum weight of the ladder that can be held from 24. Which of the following gives the bending moment at C?
sliding if the person exerts force F = 200 N. Coefficient of A. 65 B. 125 C. 50 D. 100
friction at A is 0.30 and B is 0.20.
A. 359 N B. 421 N C. 308 N D. 366 N 25. Which of the following gives the twisting moment at C?
A. 12 B. 6 C. 20 D. 30
SITUATION. The weight of the cylindrical tank is negligible in
comparison to the weight of water it contains (water weighs 9.81 26. Which of the following gives the shear at C?
kN/m3). The coefficient of static friction between the tank and the A. 80 B. 20 C. 40 D. 60
horizontal surface is μs .
30. Solve the force in each rod caused by the loading shown, SITUATION. Knowing that each of the shafts AB, BC, and CD
A. 2.5 kips; 7.5 kips C. 2.0 kips; 7.0 kips consists of a solid circular rod, determine
63. What is the maximum shear stress (MPa) at the outside 69. Find the maximum shear stress. 73. What is the reaction at the roller support?
surface of the pole due to the torque, T? A. 30 B. 60 C. 50 D. 40 A. 12 B. 48 C. 24 D. 36
A. 42.1 B. 4.7 C. 19.5 D. 31.3
92. Compute the safe value of ‘w’ so that it will not exceed the SITUATION.
deflection of 30 mm at the right end when the roller support is Given: a = 1.5 m, b = 1.5 m, L = 2.4 m
removed. Flexural rigidity of the beam is 432x1012 Nmm2, in
kN/m.
A. 70 B. 80 C. 90 D. 100
93. To prevent beam deflection at the free end, what force P (kN) FIG. THEORY 3001
is needed at that point?
A. 18.8 B. 37.5 C. 75.0 D. 56.3 102. Determine the vertical reaction at the left support, in kips.
A. 0.25 B. 0.50 C. 0.75 D. 1.00
94. What force P (kN) should be applied at the mid length of the
beam for zero displacement at the free end? Beam properties: I = 198 x 106 mm4 E = 200 GPa 103. Determine the intensity of the uniformly distributed load
A. 120.0 B. 51.2 C. 60.0 D. 37.5 Rod properties: Diameter = 12 mm E = 200 GPa acting on the parabolic cable, in kN/m.
A. 1.67 B. 1.71 C. 9.55 D. 0.12
95. To reduce the deflection at the free end to 10 mm, how much 99. Due to the load, W, rod BC elongates by 1 mm. Find the force
force is needed to be applied at that point? (kN) in rod BC which caused the elongation. SITUATION. Refer to figure THEORY-010. Diagonals BH, CG,
A. 14.1 B. 23.4 C. 10.5 D. 28.1 A. 4.4 B. 6.4 C. 9.4 D. 11.4 HD, and CI are flexible cables.
Given: P1 = 2.5 kN L1 = 3m
SITUATION. 100. Due to the load, W, the force developed in rod BC is 12 kN, P2 = 1.2 kN L2 = 2.25m
Given: Plank dimension: 300 mm wide x 75 mm thick what is the value of W (kN)? P3 = 1.2 kN L3 = 3m
Height = 2.4 m A. 20.47 B. 56.33 C. 6.82 D. 24.00
Plank allowable stresses:
Bending = 10.4 MPa 101. Due to a load, W = 40 kN, the force developed in rod BC = 10
Shear = 0.8 MPa kN. The diameter of rod BC is 16 mm. Find the moment (kN-
Unit weight of soil = 17.3 kN/m3 m) at the fixed end.
Active earth pressure coefficient, Ka = 1/3 A. 90 B. 60 C. 45 D. 30
96. Which of the following gives the maximum flexural stress, in
MPa?
A. 14.2 B. 11.8 C. 23.6 D. 47.2
107. What is the force in member CG? 111. What is the total length in meters of the beam which should be
118. Determine the maximum positive moment at C, in kN-m.
A. 0.000 B. 0.800 C. 0.792 D. 0.784 subjected to a uniformly distributed load to obtain the
A. 13 B. 23 C. 12 D. 18
maximum positive moment at midspan?
SITUATION. Refer to figure THEORY-020. Diagonals BH, CG, A. 12 B. 10 C. 2 D. 5
119. Determine the maximum positive shear at C, in kN.
HD, and CI are flexible cables.
A. 3.45 B. 4.78 C. 4.34 D. 6.50
112. What is the total length in meters of the beam which should be
Given: P1 = 2.5 kN L1 = 3m subjected to the uniformly distributed load to obtain the
P2 = 0.0 kN L2 = 2.25m maximum negative moment at the midspan?
P3 = 1.2 kN L3 = 3m A. 5 B. 2 C. 10 D. 12