B Synthesis Lectures on Series ISSN: 2573-3168 A K H Mechanical Engineering T I Y A R O V Solving Practical Engineering Mechanics Problems STATICS Solving Practical Sayavur I. Bakhtiyarov, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Engineering mechanics is one of the fundamental branches of science that is important in S O Engineering the education of professional engineers of any major. Most of the basic engineering courses, L V I such as mechanics of materials, fluid and gas mechanics, machine design, mechatronics, N G acoustics, vibrations, etc. are based on engineering mechanics courses. In order to absorb the P R materials of engineering mechanics, it is not enough to consume just theoretical laws and A C Mechanics Problems theorems—a student also must develop an ability to solve practical problems. Therefore, it T I C is necessary to solve many problems independently. This book is a part of a four-book series A L designed to supplement the engineering mechanics courses. This series instructs and applies E N the principles required to solve practical engineering problems in the following branches of G STATICS I N mechanics: statics, kinematics, dynamics, and advanced kinetics. Each book contains between E E 6 and 8 topics on its specific branch and each topic features 30 problems to be assigned as R I N homework, tests, and/or midterm/final exams with the consent of the instructor. A solution G M of one similar sample problem from each topic is provided. E C This first book contains seven topics of statics, the branch of mechanics concerned with H A the analysis of forces acting on construction systems without an acceleration (a state of the N I static equilibrium). The book targets the undergraduate students of the sophomore/junior C S level majoring in science and engineering. The author welcomes all feedback/comments from P R O the reader. Please feel free to contact him at [email protected]. B L E M S : S Sayavur I. 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Most of the basic engineering courses, such as mechanics of materials, fluid and gas mechanics, machine design, mechatronics, acoustics, vibrations, etc. are based on engineering mechanics courses. In order to absorb the materials of engineering mechanics, it is not enough to consume just theoretical laws and the- orems—a student also must develop an ability to solve practical problems. Therefore, it is necessary to solve many problems independently. This book is a part of a four-book series designed to supplement the engineering mechanics courses. This series instructs and applies the principles required to solve practical engineering problems in the follow- ing branches of mechanics: statics, kinematics, dynamics, and advanced kinetics. Each book contains between 6 and 8 topics on its specific branch and each topic features 30 problems to be assigned as homework, tests, and/or midterm/ final exams with the consent of the instructor. A solution of one similar sample problem from each topic is provided. This first book contains seven topics of statics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the analysis of forces acting on construction systems without an acceleration (a state of the static equilibrium). The book targets the un- dergraduate students of the sophomore/junior level majoring in science and engineering. The author welcomes all feedback/comments from the reader. Please feel free to contact him at [email protected]. KEYWORDS force, moment, torque, gravity, equilibrium, center of gravity vii Contents .................................................... . . . . . . . . . Acknowledgments ix ........................................................... . . . . . . . . . 1 Topic S-1 1 1.1 Determination of the Reaction Forces of Supports for Rigid Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Sample Problem ............................................................ 15 1.3 Solution .................................................................. 16 ........................................................... . . . . . . . . . 2 Topic S-2 19 2.1 Application of the Method of Joints to Find Unknown Forces in a Plane (2D) Truss Structure ............................................................. 19 2.2 Sample Problem ............................................................ 32 2.3 Solution .................................................................. 32 2.3.1 Determining Reaction Forces by Analytical Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 2.3.2 Determining the Forces in the Truss Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 ........................................................... . . . . . . . . . 3 Topic S-3 37 3.1 Determination of Reaction Forces of Supports for Composite Stud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 3.2 Sample Problem ............................................................ 45 3.3 Solution .................................................................. 45 ........................................................... . . . . . . . . . 4 Topic S-4 49 4.1 Determination of Reaction Forces of Supports for Composite Construction (System of Two Bodies) ...................................................... 49 4.2 Sample Problem ............................................................ 62 4.3 Solution .................................................................. 62 ........................................................... . . . . . . . . . 5 Topic S-5 67 5.1 Determination of Reaction Forces of Supports for Composite Construction (System of Three Bodies) ..................................................... 67 5.2 Sample Problem ............................................................ 81 5.3 Solution .................................................................. 81 ........................................................... . . . . . . . . . 6 Topic S-6 85 6.1 Determination of reaction forces of rods supporting rectangular plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 6.2 Sample Problem ........................................................... 100 6.3 Solution ................................................................. 101 ........................................................... . . . . . . . . 7 Topic S-7 105 7.1 Determination of Center of Gravity ........................................... 105 7.2 Sample Problem ........................................................... 121 7.3 Solution ................................................................. 122 .................................................... . . . . . . . . Author Biography 125 ix Acknowledgments The author acknowledges that this work is essentially a translation and a revision of selected problems provided by Professor A. A. Yablonski (Collection of Problems for Course Projects in Theoretical Mechanics, 2nd ed., Vischaya Shkola Publishers, 1972, in Russian). The author intended to introduce this unique work to western academia, which is the product of material covered by him in many classes over a period of four decades in a number of universities and colleges.