HOOGHLY ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE
VIVEKANANDA ROAD, PIPULPATI
HOOGHLY
NAME : ARGHA MONDAL
University Roll No : LATERAL
SUBJECT : ENGINERING MECHANICS
YEAR : 2ND , Semester : 3rd
Dept. of Electrical Engineering.
CA-2
NUMERICAL PROBLEM
QS. A ball of weight Q = 120 N rests in
through ABC, as shown in figure .
Determine the forces exerted on the sides,
on the vertical face at D and on the incline
face at E, if all the surfaces are perfectly
smooth .
DIAGRAM
SOLUTION
FREE BODY DIAGRAM
Calculation
FORCE MAGNITUDE(N) X-COMP Y-COMP
FE FE -FE cos 45 +FE sin 45
FD FD FD 0
Q 120 0 -120
Find, FE
∑ 𝒇𝒇𝒇𝒇 = (− FE cos 45) + FD = 0
or, (-0.707 FE) + FD =0 ………….. (i)
∑ 𝒇𝒇𝒚𝒚 = (− FE sin 45) −120 = 0 … … … … . (𝒊𝒊𝒊𝒊)
or, 0.707 FE -120 = 0
or, 0.707 FE =120
𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
FE = = 169.7N
𝟎𝟎.𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕
Find, Fd
-0.707 x (169.7) + Fd
or, -119.9+ Fd = 0
Fd = 119.97
= 120N.
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