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APSC180 Sample Final Exam

The document is an exam for a statics course assessing students' knowledge of fundamental concepts and their ability to apply concepts to solve problems. It contains 7 questions divided into 3 sections: Section A has 3 multiple choice questions worth 18 marks each, Section B has 2 multi-part problems worth 23 marks each, and Section C is a bonus question worth 5 marks if survey response rates are high enough. The exam covers topics like analyzing forces in trusses and frames, drawing free body diagrams, applying equilibrium conditions, and determining member forces.

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APSC180 Sample Final Exam

The document is an exam for a statics course assessing students' knowledge of fundamental concepts and their ability to apply concepts to solve problems. It contains 7 questions divided into 3 sections: Section A has 3 multiple choice questions worth 18 marks each, Section B has 2 multi-part problems worth 23 marks each, and Section C is a bonus question worth 5 marks if survey response rates are high enough. The exam covers topics like analyzing forces in trusses and frames, drawing free body diagrams, applying equilibrium conditions, and determining member forces.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA OKANAGAN CAMPUS

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

SESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS:
Course Number: APSC180 Section Number: Duration: 2.5 HOURS

Course name: STATICS


Instructions
Write your answer in the in the answer booklet.
Answer any 3 questions in Section A and both questions in Section B.
You may optionally answer the question in Section C for bonus marks.
You are allowed to have two sides of a letter-size paper of notes/formulae/equations. No other
book or document is allowed.
The only calculators allowed are Texas Instruments TI-36X Pro, and Casio fx-991ES PLUS C.
Show all working, since marks will be awarded for correct intermediate steps even if the final
result is wrong.
Write neatly, as work that cannot be read will not be marked.
Instructor’s Name: Seach Chyr (Ernest) Goh
This examination consists of 7 pages (including the cover sheet), divided into Section A -
fundamental knowledge (54%) and Section B - integrated application of knowledge (46%) and a
bonus Section C (5%). Check to ensure that it is complete.
RULES GOVERNING FORMAL EXAMINATIONS
The following are the rules governing formal examinations:
1. Each candidate must be prepared to produce, upon request, a UBCcard for identification.
2. Candidates are not permitted to ask questions of the invigilators, except in cases of supposed errors or ambiguities in
examination questions.
3. No candidate shall be permitted to enter the examination room after the expiration of thirty minutes from the
scheduled starting time, or to leave during the first thirty minutes of the examination.
4. Candidates suspected of any of the following, or similar, dishonest practices shall be immediately dismissed from the
examination and shall be liable to disciplinary action:
a. having at the place of writing any books, papers or memoranda, calculators, computers, sound or image
players/recorders/transmitters (including telephones), or other memory aid devices, other than those authorized
by the examiners;
b. speaking or communicating with other candidates;
c. purposely exposing written papers to the view of other candidates or imaging devices. The plea of accident or
forgetfulness shall not be received.
5. Candidates must not destroy or mutilate any examination material, must hand in all examination papers, and must
not take any examination material from the examination room without permission of the invigilator.
6. Candidates must follow any additional examination rules or directions communicated by the instructor or invigilator.
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SECTION A – ANSWER ANY THREE (3) QUESTIONS

Question 1. [18 marks]

Figure 1 shows a truss with three cables AB, AE and AF supporting a 5 kN load.

a) Show that the tension in cable AE, TAE, expressed in the rectangular components
(Cartesian) form is TAE (–0.560 i – 0.467 j + 0.684 k) kN, where TAE is its magnitude.

[8 marks]
b) Draw the free body diagram of ring A and write the equations of equilibrium that will
allow you to find the tensions in the three cables. You do not need to solve the
equations. [10 marks]

Figure 1

Question 2. [18 marks]

Figure 2 shows a truss.

a) Apply the method of joints to joint D and find the force in members CD and DE. State
whether they are in tension or compression. [6 marks]
b) Apply the method of sections by taking an appropriate cut and find the force in
member BE. State whether it is in tension or compression. [6 marks]
c) Draw the free body diagram (FBD) of the entire truss and show that the support
reactions at A are Ax = 42 kN to the left and Ay = 14 kN upward. [6 marks]
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Figure 2

Question 3. [18 marks]

Figure 3 shows a toggle press. The upper jaw D of


the press slides with negligible friction along the
fixed vertical column which maintains the jaw-face
horizontal.

a) Which member is a two-force member?


[1 mark]
b) Draw the free body diagram (FBD) of
member GAB and find the magnitude and
direction of the force acting on it at joint B.
[9 marks]
c) Draw the FBD of the upper jaw D and find
the force acting on cylindrical object E.
[8 marks]

Figure 3

Question 4. [18 marks]

Figure 4 shows a 27-kg concrete block that has been positioned on a 20° incline. As shown
in the figure, there is space restriction so a rope is used to move the wedge to position the
concrete block. At impending motion:

a) Draw the free body diagram of the concrete block with an appropriate coordinate
system. [4 marks]
b) Calculate the direction and magnitude of the contact force from the wedge to the
concrete block. [6 marks]
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Figure 4

c) Draw the free body diagram of the wedge and calculate the tension T in the part of the
rope attached to the wedge. [5 marks]
d) Calculate the pulling force P in the horizontal part of the rope. [3 marks]
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SECTION B – ANSWER BOTH QUESTIONS

Question 5. [23 marks]

Figure 5 shows a tow tank model ship acted upon by a 10 N force at its rear and a 5 N force
at its front. Replace these two forces with a single wrench resultant. Your answer must
include the rectangular component (Cartesian) form of the resultant force R, the magnitude
M of the moment collinear with this resultant force and the coordinates of the point P in the
y-z plane through which the resultant force R of the wrench acts.
x

y
parallel to x-axis

0.1 m
wrench
R, M z
10 N
5N y
P
50°

70°

z
Figure 5
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Question 6. [23 marks]

Figure 6 shows a frame secured to the horizontal x-y plane by a ball-and-socket joint at A
and receives support from the loose-fitting ring at B. Under the action of the 2-kN load,
rotation about a line from A to B is prevented by the cable CD, and the frame is stable in the
position shown. The weight of the frame is negligible compared with the applied load. To find
the magnitude of the tension in the cable CD and the components of the support reactions
at A and B, obtain the matrix equation representing the 6 simultaneous equations in this
format:
∎ ⋯ ∎ 𝑇𝑇 ∎

⎛ 𝐴𝐴
⎞ ⎛ 𝑥𝑥 ⎞ ⎛ ⎞
⎜⋮ 𝐴𝐴𝑦𝑦
⎜ ⋱ ⋮⎟⎟⎜ ⎟= ⎜⋮
⎜
⎟
⎟
⎜ ⎟ ⎜ 𝐴𝐴 𝑧𝑧 ⎟ ⎜ ⎟
𝐵𝐵𝑥𝑥
⎝∎ ⋯ ∎ ⎠ ⎝ 𝐵𝐵𝑧𝑧 ⎠ ⎝∎⎠

(Note: it is fairly simple to solve the 6 equations. However, please show clearly the above
matrix equation.)

Figure 6
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BONUS SECTION C

Question 7. [5 marks]

There will be a bonus question if the response rate for the Student Experience of Instruction
survey reaches 75% or more for each lecture section.

- END OF PAPER –

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