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Chapter 01 Force Vectors

The document is a worksheet focused on resolving force vectors into their Cartesian components and determining resultant forces. It includes a series of exercises that require expressing forces in vector form, calculating magnitudes, and finding directions of resultant forces. The tasks involve both individual forces and combinations acting on various structures like gusset plates and brackets.

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Chapter 01 Force Vectors

The document is a worksheet focused on resolving force vectors into their Cartesian components and determining resultant forces. It includes a series of exercises that require expressing forces in vector form, calculating magnitudes, and finding directions of resultant forces. The tasks involve both individual forces and combinations acting on various structures like gusset plates and brackets.

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WORKSHEET

Chapter 1
Force Vectors
1-1 Resolve each force acting on the gusset plate into its x and y
components, and express each force as a Cartesian vector.
1-2 Express each of the three forces acting on the support in Cartesian
vector form and determine the magnitude of the resultant force and its
direction, measured clockwise from positive x axis.
1-3 Express F1, F2, and F3 as Cartesian vectors.
1-4 Determine the magnitude of the resultant force and its direction
measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis.
1-5 Express F1, F2, and F3 as Cartesian vectors.
1-6 Determine the magnitude of the resultant force and its orientation
measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis.
1-7 Express F1 and F2 as Cartesian vectors.
1-8 Determine the magnitude of the resultant force and its direction
measured counterclockwise from the positive x axis.
1-9 Express each of the three forces acting on the bracket in Cartesian vector
form with respect to the x and y axes.
1-10 Determine the magnitude and direction θ of F1 so that the resultant
force is directed along the positive axis and has a magnitude of FR = 600
N.
1-11 Specify the coordinate direction angles of F1 and F2 and express each
force as a Cartesian vector.
1-12 Determine the magnitude and coordinate direction angles of the
resultant force and sketch this vector on the coordinate system.
1-13 Determine the coordinate direction angles of F1.
1-14 Determine the magnitude and coordinate direction angles of F3 so that
the resultant of the three forces acts along the positive y axis and has a
magnitude of 600 lb.
1-15 Express each force in Cartesian vector form.
1-16 Determine the magnitude and coordinate direction angles of the
resultant force, and sketch this vector on the coordinate system.
1-17 Express each of the forces in Cartesian vector form and determine the
magnitude and coordinate direction angles of the resultant force.
1-18 If FB = 560 N and FC = 700 N, determine the magnitude and coordinate
direction angles of the resultant force acting on the flag pole.
1-19 The three supporting cables exert the forces shown on the sign.
Represent each force as a Cartesian vector.
1-20 Determine the magnitude and coordinate direction angles of the
resultant force of the two forces acting on the sign at point A.

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