Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Equilibrium of a Particle - Section 3.4 - Three-Dimensional Force Systems - Problems - Page 112: 46

Answer

$s_{OA}=218mm$ $s_{OB}=327mm$

Work Step by Step

We can find the stretch in two of the springs as follows: $F_{OC}=\frac{3}{7}F_{OC}\hat i+\frac{2}{7}F_{OC}\hat j+\frac{6}{7}F_{OC}\hat k$ The sum of the forces in the x-direction is given as $\Sigma F_x=0$ $\implies \frac{3}{7}F_{OC}-F_{OB}=0$.eq(1) The sum of the forces in the y-direction is given as $\Sigma F_y=0$ $\frac{2}{7}F_{OC}-F_{OA}=0$.eq(2) The sum of the forces in the z-direction is given as $\Sigma F_z=0$ $\implies \frac{6}{7}F_{OC}-196.2=0$ This simplifies to: $F_{OC}=229N$ We plug in the value of $F_{OC}$ in eq(1) to obtain: $\frac{3}{7}(229)-F_{OB}=0$ This simplifies to: $F_{OB}=98.1N$ We plug in the value of $F{OC}$ in eq(2) to obtain: $F_{OA}=65.4N$ Now $s_{OB}=\frac{F_{OB}}{K}$ $\implies s_{OB}=\frac{98.1}{300}=327mm$ and $s_{OA}=\frac{F_{OA}}{K}$ $\implies s_{OA}=\frac{65.4}{300}$ $\implies s_{OA}=218mm$
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