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Q1.Three cylinders are piled in a rectangular ditch. Find reaction between cylinder C and vertical wall. Radius of cylinder A=5
cm , B=6cm,C=4cm. Figure-1.
Q2.Three identical cylinders each weighing W are stacked on incline surfaces at angle with horizontal. Find smallest angle
to prevent the stack from collapsing.fig-2.
Q3.A 4m long bar AB of negligible weight rests in a horizontal position on smooth inclines. Find distance x at which 100N load
should be placed from B to keep the bar horizontal. Fig-3
Q4.A string of length 60cm is tied to two supports at the same level & 40cm apart.A smooth ring of 400N is tied to the string at
40cm from left end & pulley by a horizontal force P.Find the value of P assuming tension in both sides of string is same.fig-18
Q5.Two cylinders of weight 4KN & 3KN rest on smooth inclined planes as shown in fig-16.They are connected to a weightless
bar hinged to each cylinder at its geometric centre by smooth pins.Find the force P to be applied to smaller cylinder at 45 0 to
vertical to hold the system in given position.
Q6.Figure 10 shows a smooth cylinder of radius 25cm supporting a rod AB 80cm long weighing 120N.End A of rod is hinged to
a horizontal surface AD.Cylinder is also attached to the hinge by a string of length 25cm.Find tension in the string for
equilibrium of the system.
Q7.A frictionless pulley is supported by two bars AB & AC which are hinged at B & C to a vertical wall as shown in fig-19.A
flexible cable DG hinged at D goes over the pulley & supports a load of 15KN at G. Find forces in the bars AB & AC.
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Q8.Forces F1 & F2 act on a bracket as shown in fig-10. Determine their resultant.
Q9.Find the resultant of four forces acting at point A.fig-6
Q10. Find x and y components of forces P & T, all of which act on A of the bracket as shown in figure 4.
Q11 Forces 2,√3,5,√3 and 2KN are acting at one of angular points of a regular hexagon towards five other angular
points.Find magnitude and direction of resultant force.fig-13
Q12.Determine reactions at points of supports in given figures.
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Q13- Determine the resultant of the four forces acting on a body as shown in Fig [R = 200; α = 60°; at a
distance y = 8.7679 m below O]]
Q14- A roller of radius r = 300 mm and weight 2000 N is to be pulled over a curb of height 150 mm [Fig.]
by a horizontal force P applied to the end of a string wound tightly around the circumference of the roller.
Find the magnitude of P required to start the roller move over the Curb
Q15- Determine the reactions at A,B and D of system shown in fig [RDV = 16.07KN, RC = 21.43KN, RBV = 8.57KN,
RA = 12.86KN]
Q16- A system of parallel forces is acting on a rigid bar as shown in Fig. Reduce this system
to (i) a single force
(ii) A single force and a couple at A
(iii) A single force and a couple at B.
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Q17. The frictionless pulley A shown in fig. is supported by two bars AB and AC which are hinged at B
and C to a vertical wall. The flexible cable DG hinged at D goes over the pulley and supported a load of
20 kN at G. The angles between the various members are shown in fig. determine the forces in AB and
AC. Neglect the size of pulley.
Q18. A roller of weight 500 N is held in equilibrium on a smooth inclined plane by means of a rope as
shown in fig. Calculate the reaction force on the roller and tension in the rope.
Q19. Two identical bars PQ and RS, each weighing 50 N welded together to form a T and are suspended
in a vertical plane as shown in fig. calculate the value of angle θ that the bar PQ will make with vertical,
when a vertical force of 100 N is applied at S.
Q20. Four forces are acting tangentially on the circumference of a circle of radius 1m as shown in fig.
Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant and its location from the center of the circle.
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