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Lecture Notes 3.1 - 3.3
Lecture Notes 3.1 - 3.3
Lecture Notes 3.1 - 3.3
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APPLICATIONS
Straps
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APPLICATIONS
(continued)
For a spool of given
weight, how would you
find the forces in cables
AB and AC? If designing
a spreader bar like this
one, you need to know
the forces to make sure
the rigging doesn’t fail.
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APPLICATIONS
(continued)
For a given force exerted on the boat’s towing pendant, what are
the forces in the bridle cables? What size of cable must you use?
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COPLANAR FORCE SYSTEMS
(Section 3.3)
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THE WHAT, WHY, AND HOW OF A
FREE-BODY DIAGRAM (FBD)
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How?
1. Imagine the particle to be isolated or cut free from its
surroundings.
FBD at A FB
30˚
FD A A x
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EQUATIONS OF 2-D EQUILIBRIUM (continued)
y
FBD at A
FB
30˚
A x
FDA
FC = 392.4 N
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CABLES AND PULLEYS
T1 = T 2 .
T1
T2
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EXAMPLE
Given: The box weighs 550 N and
geometry is as shown.
Find: The forces in the ropes AB
and AC.
Plan:
1. Draw a FBD for point A.
2. Apply the E-of-E to solve for the forces in ropes AB
and AC.
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EXAMPLE (continued)
y FC FBD at point A
FB
5 3
30˚ 4
A x
FD = 550 N
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CONCEPT QUESTIONS
1000 N
1000 N 1000 N
(A) (B) (C)
1) Assuming you know the geometry of the ropes, you cannot
determine the forces in the cables in which system above?
2) Why?
A) The weight is too heavy.
B) The cables are too thin.
C) There are more unknowns than equations.
D) There are too few cables for a 1000 N
weight.
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GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING
Given: The mass of lamp is 20
kg and geometry is as
shown.
Find: The force in each cable.
Plan:
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GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING (continued)
FBD at point D
y FDE
FCD 30˚
D x
W = 20 (9.81) N
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GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING (continued)
FBD at point C
FAC y
5
4
3 FCD =340 N
C x
FBC
45˚
Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, 13th SI Edition © Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd
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Mechanics for Engineers: Statics, 13th SI Edition © Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd
R. C. Hibbeler and Kai Beng Yap 2013. All rights reserved.