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This document contains a 10-question homework assignment for an engineering mechanics course. It involves calculating forces, components of forces, and angles between forces for various pulley systems, beams, brackets, masts, chandeliers, wrenches, and pipes. The homework is due on October 27, 2015 and covers topics like resolving forces into components, determining minimum forces, and expressing forces as Cartesian vectors.

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This document contains a 10-question homework assignment for an engineering mechanics course. It involves calculating forces, components of forces, and angles between forces for various pulley systems, beams, brackets, masts, chandeliers, wrenches, and pipes. The homework is due on October 27, 2015 and covers topics like resolving forces into components, determining minimum forces, and expressing forces as Cartesian vectors.

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CVE 221 Engineering Mechanics I: Statics Middle East Technical University

Dr. Ozan Cem Çelik Northern Cyprus Campus


Fall 2015 Civil Engineering Program

Homework #1 — Force Vectors


Due: Tuesday, October 27, 2015
1/ If the tension in the cable is 400 N, determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant force
acting on the pulley. This angle is the same angle  of line AB on the tailboard block.

2/ Resolve F2 into components along the u and v axes and determine the magnitudes of these
components.

3/ The beam is to be hoisted using two chains. If the resultant force is to be 600 N directed along the
positive y axis, determine the magnitudes of forces FA and FB acting on each chain and the angle  of
FB so that the magnitude of FB is a minimum. FA acts at 30° from the y axis, as shown.

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CVE 221 Engineering Mechanics I: Statics Middle East Technical University
Dr. Ozan Cem Çelik Northern Cyprus Campus
Fall 2015 Civil Engineering Program

4/ Determine the magnitude and angle measured counterclockwise from the positive y axis of the
resultant force acting on the bracket if FB = 600 N and 

5/ Express each of the three forces acting on the bracket in Cartesian vector form with respect to the
x and y axes. Determine the magnitude and direction of F1 so that the resultant force is directed
along the positive x axis and has a magnitude of FR = 600 N.

6/ The mast is subjected to the three forces shown. Determine the coordinate direction angles 1,
1, 1 of F1 so that the resultant force acting on the mast is zero.

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CVE 221 Engineering Mechanics I: Statics Middle East Technical University
Dr. Ozan Cem Çelik Northern Cyprus Campus
Fall 2015 Civil Engineering Program

7/ Determine the coordinate direction angles of F1 and FR.

8/ The chandelier is supported by three chains which are concurrent at point O. If the force in each
chain has a magnitude of 300 N, express each force as a Cartesian vector and determine the
magnitude and coordinate direction angles of the resultant force.

9/ A force of F = 80 N is applied to the handle of the wrench. Determine the angle between the tail
of the force and the handle AB.

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CVE 221 Engineering Mechanics I: Statics Middle East Technical University
Dr. Ozan Cem Çelik Northern Cyprus Campus
Fall 2015 Civil Engineering Program

10/ Determine the magnitude of the projected component of the 500-N force acting along the axis
BC of the pipe.

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