MEE 2101 STATICS
Test 1
1. Wright your name.
2. Begin each problem on a new page.
3. Show an appropriate free-body diagram.
4. Show all work in a clear step-by-step manner.
5. Clearly show each answer and its units.
6. Clearly show the angle and/or direction of each force vector and moment.
7. Box the final answer.
Q1) Determine the angles (x, y, and z) for boom AB of the crane.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q2) Determine the angles between bar AB and the cables.
Q3) If the cable car and its contents have a mass of 400 kg, determine the forces in
cables AC and E D and the force in bar A B. Point A is a pin.
Q4) If the plate weighs 2.3 kN, determine the forces in cables AB, AC, and AD.