Problem 3.67 The bulldozer exerts a force F D 2i (kip) at A.

What are the tensions in cables AB, AC, and AD?

8 ft

y 6 ft C 2 ft

B 3 ft z 4 ft D 8 ft

x
of unit vectors. Solve the equilibrium equations. The coordinates of points A, B, C, D are: A 8, 0, 0 , B 0, 3, 8 , C 0, 2, 6 , D 0, 4, 0 .

Solution: Isolate the cable juncture. Express the tensions in terms

The radius vectors for these points are rA D 8i C 0j C 0k, rC D 0i C 2j 6k, rB D 0i C 3j C 8k, rD D 0i C 4j C 0k.

By denition, the unit vector parallel to the tension in cable AB is eAB D rB jrB rA . rA j

Carrying out the operations for each of the cables, the results are: eAB D eAC D eAD D 0.6835i C 0.2563j C 0.6835k, 0.7845i C 0.1961j 0.8944i 0.5883k,

0.4472j C 0k.

The tensions in the cables are expressed in terms of the unit vectors, TAB D jTAB jeAB , TAC D jTAC jeAC , TAD D jTAD jeAD .

The external force acting on the juncture is F D 2000i C 0j C 0k. The equilibrium conditions are F D 0 D TAB C TAC C TAD C F D 0. Substitute the vectors into the equilibrium conditions: Fx D 0.6835jTAB j 0.7845jTAC j 0.8944jTAD jC2000 i D 0 0.4472jTAD j j D 0

Fy D 0.2563jTAB j C 0.1961jTAC j Fz D 0.6835jTAB j

0.5883jTAC j C 0jTAD j k D 0

The commercial program TK Solver Plus was used to solve these equations. The results are jTAB j D 780.31 lb , jTAC j D 906.9 lb , jTAD j D 844.74 lb .

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Problem 3.69 The 20-kg mass is suspended by cables attached to three vertical 2-m posts. Point A is at (0, 1.2, 0) m. Determine the tensions in cables AB, AC, and AD.

y C B D A

1m 1m 0.3 m z 2m x

Solution: Points A, B, C, and D are located at

A 0, 1.2, 0 , C 0, 2, 1 , B 0.3, 2, 1 , D 2, 2, 0

y FAC FAB FAD

Write the unit vectors eAB , eAC , eAD eAB D 0.228i C 0.608j C 0.760k 0.781k

D A W z (20) (9.81) N x

eAC D 0i C 0.625j

eAD D 0.928i C 0.371j C 0k The forces are FAB D 0.228FAB i C 0.608FAB j C 0.760FAB k 0.781FAC k

FAC D 0FAC i C 0.625FAC j

FAD D 0.928FAD i C 0.371FAD j C 0k WD 20 9.81 j

The equations of equilibrium are Fx D 0.228FAB C 0 C 0.928FAD D 0 20 9.81 D 0

Fy D 0.608FAB C 0.625FAC C 0.371FAD Fz D 0.760FAB 0.781FAC C 0 D 0

We have 3 eqns in 3 unknowns solving, we get FAB D 150.0 N FAC D 146.1 N FAD D 36.9 N

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Problem 3.71 The car and the pallet supporting it in Fig. a weigh 3000 lb. They are suspended by four cables AB, AC, AD, and AE. The locations of the cable attachment points on the pallet are shown in Fig. b. The tensions in cables AB and AC are equal. Determine the tensions in the four cables.

(0, 18, 0) ft

z B x (a) 8 ft D 4 ft C 5 ft x 5 ft E 7 ft z (b)
5i 18j 5k p 374 7i 18j C 5k p 398

B 5 ft

Solution: The Forces in the cables:

TAB D TAB 5i 18j C 5k p 374 8i 18j 4k p 404 , TAC D TAC

TAB D TAD

, TAE D TAE

The equilibrium equations: 5 5 Fx : p TAB C p TAC 374 374 Fy : 18 p TAB 374 18 p TAC 374 p 8 404 TAD p 7 398 TAE D 0

18 p TAD 404

18 p TAE 398

C 3000 lb D 0 Fz : p 5 374 TAB 5 p TAC 374 4 5 p TAD C p TAE D 0 398 404

The extra equation: Solution:

TAB D TAC

TAB D TAC D 970 lb, TAD D 741 lb, TAE D 588 lb

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Problem 3.80 The cable AB keeps the 8-kg collar A in place on the smooth bar CD. The y axis points upward. What is the tension in the cable?

y 0.15 m

0.4 m

Solution: The coordinates of points C and D are C (0.4, 0.3, 0), and D (0.2, 0, 0.25). The unit vector from C toward D is given by
eCD D eCDx i C eCDy j C eCDz k D 0.456i 0.684j C 0.570k.

A 0.5 m O D 0.2 m z 0.15 m y 0.4 m W C 0.2 m 0.3 m x 0.25 m

0.2 m

0.3 m x

The location of point A is given by xA D xC C dCA eCDx , with similar equations for yA and zA . From the gure, dCA D 0.2 m. From this, we nd the coordinates of A are A (0.309, 0.162, 0.114). From the gure, the coordinates of B are B (0, 0.5, 0.15). The unit vector from A toward B is then given by eAB D eABx i C eABy j C eABz k D 0.674i C 0.735j C 0.079k.

The tension force in the cable can now be written as TAB D 0.674TAB i C 0.735TAB j C 0.079TAB k.

TAB 0.5 m FN D

From the free body diagram, the equilibrium equations are: FNx C TAB eABx D 0, and FNz C TAB eABz D 0. We have three equation in four unknowns. We get another equation from the condition that the bar CD is smooth. This means that the normal force has no component parallel to CD. Mathematically, this can be stated as FN eCD D 0. Expanding this, we get FNx eCDx C FNy eCDy C FNz eCDz D 0. We now have four equations in our four unknowns. Substituting in the numbers and solving, we get TAB D 57.7 N, FNx D 38.9 N, 4.53 N. FNy C TAB eABy mg D 0,

0.25 m

0.2 m

FNy D 36.1 N, and FNz D

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