COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

PUTRAJAYA CAMPUS
FINAL EXAMINATION
SEMESTER 2 2011 / 2012 (Make-Up Exam)

PROGRAMME

: BME/BEPR/BEEE (Honours)

SUBJECT CODE

: MEMB123

SUBJECT

: Mechanics 1: Statics

DATE

: February 2012

TIME

: 2.5 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1.

This paper contains SIX (6) questions in SIX (6) pages.

2.

Answer ALL questions.

3.

Write ALL answers in the answer booklet provided.

4.

Write answer to each question on a new page.

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 6 PRINTED PAGES INCLUDING THIS COVER

PAGE.

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QUESTION 1 [16 marks]

The force P acts along line AF of the wedge in Figure 1. If the magnitude of
P = 170N. Determine:
a. the moment of the force about point E.

[5 marks]

b. the moment of the force about point D.

[5 marks]

c. the angle between P and the z axis.

[6 marks]

Figure 1

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QUESTION 2 [18 marks]

Bar AC of the Figure 2 below, is rested against a smooth surface at end C and is supported at end A
with a ball-and socket joint. The cable at B is attached midway between the ends of the bar and point
D. Determine the reactions at supports A and C and the tension in the cable at BD.

[18 marks]

Figure 2
QUESTION 3 [16 marks]
Figure 3 below shows a pin-jointed truss subjected to vertical loads of 20 kN, 30 kN and 20 kN at joint
B, D, and E respectively. The truss is supported by a pinned joint at the left-hand end and a roller at
right-hand end.
a.

determine the reaction at the supports.

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b.

determine the force in each member of the truss and state whether they are in tension or
compression.

[10 marks]

Figure 3
QUESTION 4 [18 marks]
For the beam shown in Figure 4 below, determine the support reactions and construct the shear and
bending-moment diagrams. Neglect the weight of the beam.

[18 marks]

Figure 4

QUESTION 5 [16 marks]

The worker weighs 900 N while the ladder weighs 150 N in Figure 5 shown below. The center of mass
of the 3.6 m ladder is at its midpoint. The angle between the wall and the ladder is 30o. The wall
exerts negligible friction on the ladder. Determine:
a. The friction force exerted on the ladder by the floor if x = 1.2 m.

[8 marks]

b. The minimum coefficient of static friction between ladder and floor for the worker to climb to
top of ladder without slipping.

[8 marks]

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Figure 5
QUESTION 6 [16 marks]
For the composite area shown in Figure 6, determine;
a.

y the location of the centroid.

[8 marks]

b. Ix the moment of inertia of the composite area with respect to the x-axis.
[8 marks]

Figure 6

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-END OF QUESTION PAPERAppendix

Moment of inertia formulae and Reactions at supports

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