Department of Mechanical Engineering, FET, MUST

Name: Autumn Semester 201!201"

En# No: $atch:
Applied Mechanics (ME 14.101)
TUTORIAL SHEET-5
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1. The 50-kg block in Fig. is initially at rest on a
horizontal plane. Determine the friction force between
the block and the surface after was gradually
increased from 0 to 150 !.
". The 50-kg block shown in fig. of problem 1 is at rest on a rough horizontal plane before the
force is applied. Determine the magnitude of that would cause impending sliding to the
right.
#. The crate has a weight of $% #50 ! and
coefficient of static friction is 0.#. Determine the
friction force on the floor if & % '5
0
and % 100
!. $ill crate slide(
'. Determine the ma)imum force that can be
applied to block * as shown in figure without
causing either block to mo+e.
5. Determine whether the block shown is in e,uilibrium and
find the magnitude and direction of friction force when & %
"5
0
and % 150 !.
-. The coefficients of friction are .s % 0.'0 and
.k % 0.#0 between all surfaces of contact.
Determine the force for which motion of
the #0-kg block is impending if cable */ 0a1
is attached as shown2 0b1 is remo+ed.
3. The ladder and the person weigh #0 lb and 140 lb2 respecti+ely. The
center of mass of the 1"-ft ladder is at its midpoint. The angle 5%
#06. *ssume that the wall e)erts a negligible friction force on the
ladder. 0a1 7f ) % ' ft2 what is the magnitude of the friction force
e)erted on the ladder by the floor(
0b1 $hat minimum coefficient of static friction between the ladder
and the floor is necessary for the person to be able to climb to the top
of the ladder without slipping(
4. The ladder has a uniform weight of 40 ! and rests against the
wall at /. 7f the coefficient of static friction at * and / is . %
0.'2 determine the smallest angle at which the ladder will not
slip.
8. Determine the smallest horizontal force re,uired
to pull out wedge *. The crate has a weight of #00
! and the coefficient of static friction at all
contacting surfaces is .
s
% 0.#.!eglect the weight of
the wedge.
10 7f the uniform concrete block has a
mass of 500 kg2 determine the smallest
horizontal force needed to mo+e the
wedge to the left. The coefficient of
static friction between the wedge and
the concrete and the wedge and the
floor is 0.# . The coefficient of static
friction between the concrete and floor
is 0.5.