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Chapter 10, Solution 1.
Link ABC: Assume δθ clockwise Then, for point C
δ xC = (125 mm ) δθ and for point D
δ xD = δ xC = (125 mm ) δθ and for point E
250 mm 2 δ xD = δ xD 3 375 mm
δ xE = Link DEFG:
δ xD = ( 375 mm ) δφ
Thus
(125 mm ) δθ = ( 375 mm ) δφ 1 3
δφ = δθ
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100
δ G = 100 2 mm δφ = 3
Then
2 mm δθ
100 100 2 mm δθ cos 45° = mm δθ 3 3
δ yG = δ G cos 45° = Virtual Work:
δ U = 0:
Assume P acts downward at G
( 9000 N ⋅ mm ) δθ − (180 N )(δ xE
mm ) + P (δ yG mm ) = 0
2 100 δθ = 0 9000 δθ − 180 × 125 δθ + P 3 3 or
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies.
P = 180.0 N