ME211

PRACTICE MIDTERM EXAMINATION #1

Instructions:

Total Examination Time is 50 minutes

Unless specified, assume that all members/beams/rods/trusses have negligible weight. All
pins are frictionless.

Unless specified, all units are in SI

1. (4 points)

Two men exert forces of F = 100 lb and P = 60 lb on the ropes. Determine the moment for
each force about A. Which way will the pole rotate, clockwise or counterclockwise?

lb and P = 50 lb on
each force about A.
e or counterclockwise?

6 ft

45!

12 ft

5
4

C
A

of P = 30 lb on his
force F the man at C
rotating, i.e., so the
ces is zero.

6 ft

45!
B

12 ft

5
4

C
A

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300 mm

200 mm
C

250 mm

2. (8 points)

40!
The force F = {6i + 8j + 10k} N creates a30!
moment about point O of MO = {-14i + 8j + 2k} N.m.
If the force passes through a point having an x coordinate of 1 m, determine the y and z
F " 80 N
coordinates of the point. Also, determine
the perpendicular distance d from point O to the
line of action of F.

6 N creates a
8j + 2k6 N # m.
n x coordinate of
f the point. Also,
e perpendicular
on of F.

z
F

P
MO
z

1m

y
x

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3. (9 points)

For the free body diagram shown below, write the equilibrium equations for the moments
about points A, B, and C.

i) Moments about A







ii) Moments about B







iii) Moments about C

4. (6 point)

Determine the minimum horizontal force P required to hold the crate from sliding down
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the minimum horizontal force P

crate from sliding down the plane. The
0 kg and the coefficient of static friction
nd the plane is ms = 0.25.

30!

5. (12 points)

Determine the force in the following members of the truss, FEC, FED, FCD, FBD, FCB, and FCA.
State if the members are in tension or compression. Draw free body diagrams for full
credit.

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6. (15 points)

A beam of length 6 m is simply supported at A by pin support. The support at B can support
no horizontal load. There is a distributed load of 4.5 kN/m applied between A and B, and a
6 kN force applied to the end of the beam.

i) Draw the free-body diagram for the entire beam











ii) Calculate all reaction forces

iii) Draw the shear-force diagram and the bending-moment diagram (include key values on
both diagrams)