1. The top view of a revolving entrance door is shown.

Two persons simultaneously approach the door

and exert force of equal magnitudes as shown. If the resulting moment about the door pivot axis at O
is 25 N.m, determine the force magnitude F.

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SOLUTION M O  25 N  m F ?

M  F  d  F cos 15 1 . 6   25 N  m
25
F
1 . 6 cos 15
F cos 15
F  16 . 18 N

F sin 15

F sin 15

F cos 15

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2. Determine the required magnitude of the couple moments 𝐶Ԧ2 and 𝐶Ԧ3 so that the
resultant couple moment is zero.

𝐶Ԧ2

𝐶Ԧ3

𝐶1=300 N.m
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Solution
 𝐶Ԧ2
C 0
   
 300 j  C 2 cos 45 i  C 2 sin 45 j  C 3 i  0

 𝐶Ԧ3
i  C 2 cos 45  C 3  0

j   300  C 2 sin 45  0 𝐶1=300 N.m

C 2  424 . 26 N  m
C 3  300 N  m

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3. Determine the required magnitude of couple
moments 𝐶Ԧ1 , 𝐶Ԧ2 and 𝐶Ԧ3 so that the resultant couple SOLUTION
moment is 𝐶Ԧ𝑅 = −300Ԧ𝑖 + 450Ԧ𝑗 − 600𝑘 [N.m].  
C1  C1 j
  
 
 
C 2  C 2  cos 30 i  sin 30 k   0 . 866 C 2 i  0 . 5 C 2 k
 
C 3  C 3k
𝐶Ԧ3    
 C  C1  C 2  C 3

    
𝐶Ԧ2  C  C 1 j  0 . 866 C 2 i  0 . 5 C 2 k  C 3 k

𝐶Ԧ1 
i   300   0 . 866 C 2 C 2  346 . 41 N  m

j  450  C 1 C 1  450 N  m

k   600   0 . 5 C 2  C 3 C 3  426 . 79 N  m

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4. The meshed gears are subjected to
the couple moments shown.
Determine the magnitude of the
resultant couple moment and specify
its coordinate direction angles.
Determine the magnitude of the resultant couple moment and specify its coordinate direction angles.
 
M 1  50 k

   
M 2
 20 sin 20 k  20 cos 20 cos 30 j  20 cos 20 sin 30 i
   
M 2
  9 . 397 i  16 . 276 j  6 . 84 k
Resultant couple moment vector:
     
M R
 M1  M 2
  9 . 397 i  16 . 276 j  56 . 84 k
Magnitude of the resultant couple moment:

  16 . 276  56 . 84  59 . 866 N  m
2 2 2
M R
9 . 397

Coordinate direction angles of the resultant couple moment:

1   9 . 397 
 x  cos   99 . 03


 59 . 866 
1   16 . 276 
 y  cos   105 . 776


 59 . 866 
1  56 . 84 
 z  cos   18 . 295


 59 . 866 
5. Determine the resultant 𝐶റ𝑅 of the four couples.

C1=75 N.m (in plane BCD)

C2=82 N.m (in plane ELMN)
C3=45 N.m
C4=90 N.m.

𝐶റ𝑅 =?

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C1=75 N.m (in plane BCD) C2=82 N.m (in plane ELMN) C3=45 N.m C4=90 N.m.

SOLUTION 𝐶റ𝑅 =?

 
C 1  C 1 n1

 
 
   
N 1  rC / B  rD / B   4 i  3 j    3 i  6 j  4 k
 
   
N 1   12 i  16 j  15 k
      
 N  12 i  16 j  15 k  12 i  16 j  15 k
n1   1  
12  16  15
2 2 2
N1 25

  
  12 i  16 j  15 k   
C 1  75   36 i  48 j  45 k [ N  m ]
25

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C1=75 N.m (in plane BCD) C2=82 N.m (in plane ELMN) C3=45 N.m C4=90 N.m. 𝐶റ𝑅 =?
   
C 1   36 i  48 j  45 k [ N  m ]    
C 2  C 2n2  C 2   82 k [N m]

 
C 3  C 3n3
  
  3i  6 j  6 k
n3 
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  
  3i  6 j  6 k
C 3  45
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   
C 3   15 i  30 j  30 k [N m]

 
C 4  90 i [ N  m ]
    
CR   C i  39 i  18 j  7 k [ N  m ]
C R  43 . 52 N  m
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6. Three couples are formed by the three pairs of equal and opposite forces. Determine the resultant CR
of the three couples.

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 SOLUTION
  
 
 
C 1  r1  F1  0 . 2 j    100 k   20 i

 
C1 C3
  
C 2  r2  F 2
   
C 2   0 . 3 j    120 cos 45 i  120 sin 45 j 
  
C 2   25 . 46 k C2

C3

20o
180 mm

30o
 y
C3
C 3  80  0 . 18 cos 20   13 . 53 N  m
20o  
 

20o z
C 3  13 . 53  cos 30 k  sin 30 j
  
C 3   6 . 765 j  11 . 71 k
    
C R   C   20 i  6 . 765 j  37 . 17 k
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7. The tie-rod AB exerts the 250 N force on the
steering knuckle AO as shown. Replace this
force by an equivalent force couple system at O.

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The tie-rod AB exerts the 250 N force on the steering knuckle AO as shown. Replace this force by an
equivalent force couple system at O.

SOLUTION
  
F  250 sin 10 i  250 cos 10 j
  
F  43 . 412 i  246 . 202 j


M  250 cos 10 0 . 235   250 sin 10 0 . 05 

M  60 . 028 N  m ( cw )

Equivalent force-couple system

  
F  43 . 412 i  246 . 202 j

 M  C  60 . 028 N  m

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8. A basketball player applies a force F = 275 N to the rim at A. Determine the
equivalent force-couple system at point B, which is at the center of the rim
mounting bracket on the backboard.

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A basketball player applies a force F = 275 N to the rim at A. Determine the equivalent force-couple system at
point B, which is at the center of the rim mounting bracket on the backboard.

SOLUTION
 5  5  12 
F  275 sin 60 i  275 cos 60 j  275 k
13 13 13
    𝒓𝑨/𝑩
F  91 . 59 i  52 . 88 j  253 . 85 k
    
r A / B  0 . 1k  0 . 375 j  0 . 228 cos 30 j  0 . 228 sin 30 i
   
r A / B   0 . 114 i  0 . 572 j  0 . 1k

  
M  rA / B  F

B
  Equivalent force-couple system at B
   
   
M B
  0 . 114 i  0 . 572 j  0 . 1k  91 . 59 i  52 . 88 j  253 . 85 k
       
M   139 . 914 i  19 . 779 j  46 . 361 k z F  91 . 59 i  52 . 88 j  253 . 85 k
B

Equivalent force-couple system at B

   
F  91 . 59 i  52 . 88 j  253 . 85 k    
    M B
  139 . 914 i  19 . 779 j  46 . 361 k
M B   139 . 914 i  19 . 779 j  46 . 361 k x
y

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