\documentclass{article} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{siunitx} \begin{document} \title{Engineering Mechanics} \author{Ahmad Saalim Lone, 2019BCSE017} \date{} \maketitle \section*{Question 1} Calculate Reactions: \begin{align*} \sum M_J &= 0 \\ (12 kN)(4.8) + (12 kN)(2.4) - B(9.6) &= 0 \\ B &= 9 kN \end{align*} \begin{align*} \sum F_y &= 0 \\ 9 kN - 12 kN - 12 kN + J &= 0 \\ J &= 15kN \end{align*} Member CD:\@ \begin{align*} \sum F_y &= 0 \\ 9 kN + F_{CD} &= 0 \\ F_{CD} &= 9 kN \to \text{compression} \end{align*} Member DF:\@ \begin{align*} \sum M_c &= 0 \\ F_{DF}1.8 m - 9kN \times 2.4m &= 0 \\ F_{DF} &= 12kN \to \text{Tension} \end{align*} \section*{Question 2} Reactions:\@ \[ A = N = 0 \] DF member:\@ \begin{align*} \sum M_E &= 0 \\ (16 kN)(6m) - \frac{3}{5} F_{DF} (4m) &= 0 \\ F_{DF} &= 40 kN \to \text{Tension} \end{align*} EF member:\@ \begin{align*} \sum F&= 0 \\ 16 kN \sin{\beta} - F_{EF} \cos{\beta} &= 0 \\ F_{EF} &= 16 \tan{\beta} \\ &= 12 kN \to \text{Tension} \end{align*} EG member:\@ \begin{align*} \sum M_F &= 0 \\ 16kN \times 9m + \frac{4}{5}F_{EG} \times 3m &= 0 \\ F_{EG} &= -60 kN \to \text{Compression} \end{align*} \section*{Question 3} Reactions \begin{align*} \sum M_k &= 0 \\ 36\times 2.4 - B \times 13.5 + 20 \times 9 + 20 \times 4.5 &= 0 \\ B &= 26.4kN \\ \end{align*} \begin{align*} \sum F_x &= 0 \\ K_x &= 36 \\ \end{align*} \begin{align*} \sum F_y &= 0 \\ 26.4 - 20 -20 + K_y &= 0 \\ K_y &= 13.6 kN \uparrow \\ \end{align*} \begin{align*} \sum M_C &= 0 \\ 36 \times 1.2 - 26.4 \times 2.25 - F_{AD} \times 1.2 &= 0 \\ F_{AD} &= 13.5 kN \to \text{compression} \\ \end{align*} \begin{align*} \sum M_A &= 0 \\ \left( \frac{8}{17}F_{CD}\right)(4.5) &= 0 \\ F_{CD} &= 0 \\ \end{align*} \begin{align*} \sum M_D &= 9 \\ \frac{15}{17} \times F_{CE} \times 2.4 - 26.4 \times 4.5 &= 0 \\ F_{CE} &= 56.1 kN \to \text{Tension} \end{align*} \section*{Question 4} Support reactions \begin{align*} \sum M_I &= 0 \\ 2\times 12 + 5\times 8 3\times 6 + 2\times 4 - A_y \times 16 &= 0 \\ A_y &= 5.625 kN \end{align*} \begin{align*} \sum A_x &= 0 \\ A_x &= 0 \end{align*} Method of joints: By inspection, members BN, NC, DO, OC, HJ, LE \& JG are zero force members \\ Method of sections: \begin{align*} \sum M_M &= 0 \\ 4F_{CD} - 5.625 \times 4 &= 0 \\ F_{CD} &= 5.625 kN \to \text{Tension} \end{align*} \begin{align*} \sum M_A &= 0 \\ 4F_{CM} - 2\times 4 &= 0 \\ F_{CM} &= 2 kN \to \text{Tension} \end{align*} \end{document}