DEPARTMENT OF MARITIME STUDIES CHAPTER 2: FORCE VECTORS
APPLIED STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
ASM262S
1. The device is used for surgical replacement of the knee joint. If the force acting along the leg is 360
N, determine its components along the x′ and y axes.
2. If the magnitude of the resultant force is to be 500 N, directed along the positive y axis, determine the
magnitude of force F and its direction 𝜃𝜃.
3. If the resultant force FR is directed along a line measured 75° clockwise from the positive x axis and
the magnitude of F2 is to be a minimum, determine the magnitudes of FR and F2 and the angle 𝜃𝜃 ≤
90°.
4. Determine the design angle 𝜃𝜃(0° ≤ 𝜃𝜃 ≤ 90°) between struts AB and AC so that the 800-N horizontal
force has a component of 1000 N directed from A towards C. What is the component of force acting
along member AB? Take 𝜙𝜙 = 30°
5. If the resultant force of the two tugboats is required to be directed towards the positive x axis, and FB
is to be a minimum, determine the magnitude of FR and FB and the angle 𝜃𝜃.
6. Determine the magnitude of the resultant force acting on the gusset plate and its direction, measured
counterclockwise from the positive x axis.
7. Determine the magnitude of the resultant force and its direction measured counterclockwise from the
positive x axis.
8. Determine the magnitude of the resultant force and its direction, measured counterclockwise from the
positive x axis.
9. Determine the magnitude and coordinate direction angles of the resultant force, and sketch this vector
on the coordinate system.
10. If the resultant force acting on the bracket is directed along the positive y axis, determine the magnitude
of the resultant force and the coordinate direction angles of F so that 𝛽𝛽 <90°.
11. The spur gear is subjected to the two forces caused by contact with other gears. Determine the resultant
of the two forces and express the result as a Cartesian vector.
12. The shaft S exerts three force components on the die D. Find the magnitude and coordinate direction
angles of the resultant force. Force F2 acts within the octant shown.
13. Determine the magnitude and coordinate direction angles of the resultant force acting at A.
14. Determine the length of the connecting rod AB by first formulating a position vector from A to B and then
determining its magnitude.
15. The 8-m-long cable is anchored to the ground at A. If z = 5 m, determine the location +x, +y of the
support at A. Choose a value such that x = y.
16. The chandelier is supported by three chains which are concurrent at point O. If the resultant force at O has a
magnitude of 650 N and is directed along the negative z axis, determine the force in each chain.
17. Determine the magnitude and coordinate direction angles of the resultant force of the two forces acting
at point A.
18. The guy wires are used to support the telephone pole. Represent the force in each wire in Cartesian
vector form. Neglect the diameter of the pole.
19. Determine the magnitude of the projected component of the 3 kN force acting along axis BC of the
pipe.
20. Determine the projected component of the force FAB = 560 N acting along cable AC. Express the result
as a Cartesian vector.
21. If the force F = 100 N lies in the plane DBEC, which is parallel to the x–z plane, and makes an angle
of 10° with the extended line DB as shown, determine the angle that F makes with the diagonal AB of
the crate.
22. Determine the angles 𝜃𝜃 and 𝜙𝜙 between the flag pole and the cables AB and AC.
23. Determine the magnitude of the projected component of force FAB acting along the z axis.
24. Two forces act on the hook. Determine the magnitude of the projection of F2 along F1.
25. Determine the magnitude of the projection of the force along the 𝑢𝑢 axis.
