AM 1100 - Engineering Mechanics

Tutorial 4 - Friction
Date: 29th February, 2016.
1. The circular cylinder weighs 50 lb and is held by a cord fixed to its periphery at B and to
the ground at A (See Fig. 1). If the coefficient of static friction is 0.60, calculate the force
P required to cause the cylinder to slip.

Fig. 1 Fig. 2
2. Determine the range of cylinder mass m for which the system is in equilibrium. The
coefficient of friction between the 50 kg block and the incline is 0.15 and that between
the cord and cylindrical support is 0.25, as shown in Fig. 2.

3. A 500 kg log is being steadily pulled up the incline by means of the cable attached to the
winch on the truck (See Fig. 3). If the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.80 between the
log and the incline and 0.50 between the cable and rock, determine the tension T which
must be developed by the winch.

Fig. 3
4. The 100 kg load is elevated by the cable which slides over the fixed drum, as shown in
Fig. 4, with a coefficient of friction of 0.5. The cable is secured to the slider A which is
pulled slowly along its smooth horizontal guide bar by the force P. Determine its
maximum value along with the corresponding angle θ.

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5. A 100 lb block is placed on a 30º incline and released from rest (See Fig. 5). The
coefficient of static friction between the block and the incline is 0.3. (a) Determine the
maximum and minimum values of the initial tension T in the spring for which the block
will not slip when released. (b) Calculate the friction force F on the block of T = 40 lb.

Fig. 5 Fig. 6
6. The chain has a mass p per unit length (See Fig. 6). Determine the overhang h below the
fixed cylindrical guide for which the chain will be on the verge of slipping. The
coefficient of friction is µ.

7. The 180 lb tree surgeon lowers himself with the rope over a horizontal limb of the tree, as
shown in Fig. 7. If the coefficient of friction between the rope and the limb is 0.6,
compute the force which the man must exert on the rope to let himself down slowly.

8. Calculate the horizontal force P required to raise the 100 kg load (See Fig. 8). The
coefficient of friction between the rope and the fixed bars is 0.4.

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