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3D Equilibrium: Hanging Plate	Ready to use	William Haynes	31/12/2023 13:50
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A $\var{qty(L,mm)} \times \var{qty(W,mm)}$ steel plate $\var{qty(t,mm)}$ thick is suspended from point $P$ located $\var{qty(H,mm)}$ above the center of the plate.

Knowing that $DE = \var{qty(DE,mm)}$ and that the density of the steel is $\rho = \var{qty(rho, "kg/m^3")}$ , determine the tensions in the three cables.

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			Name	Type	Generated Value

W	integer	400
L	integer	660
H	integer	425
frac	number	0.7
rho	integer	8030
t	integer	30
applet	ggbapplet	HTML node
params	dict	Dictionary with 4 entries
g	quantity	quantity(9.81, "m/s^2")
mm	string	mm

			Name	Type	Generated Value

DE	number	120
CD	number	280
weight	quantity	quantity(623.892456, "N")

			Name	Type	Generated Value

r_A	vector	vector(330,-200,-425)
r_B	vector	vector(330,200,-425)
r_D	vector	vector(-330,-80,-425)
u_A	vector	Vector with 3 components
u_B	vector	Vector with 3 components
u_D	vector	Vector with 3 components

			Name	Type	Generated Value

MA	matrix	Matrix of size 3×3
P	matrix	matrix([0],[0],[623.892456])
MC	matrix	Matrix of size 3×4
soln	matrix	Matrix of size 3×4

			Name	Type	Generated Value

T_A	number	126.4025693024
T_B	number	294.9397324407
T_D	number	399.2838192227

			Name	Type	Generated Value

F_A	vector	Vector with 3 components
F_B	vector	Vector with 3 components
F_D	vector	Vector with 3 components
F_P	vector	vector(0,0,623.892456)
sum	vector	Vector with 3 components

			Name	Type	Generated Value

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Value

xxxxxxxxxx
 
random(400..800#50)

JME function reference

Description

width of plate in mm

Describe what this variable represents, and list any assumptions made about its value.

Can an exam override the value of this variable?

Generated value: `integer`

400

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CD
DE
params
r_A
r_B
r_D
weight

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$T_A$ = $T_A$ $T_B$ = $T_B$ $T_D$ = $T_D$

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To find the tensions in the cables, consider equilibrium of particle $P$, and note that force $\mathbf{P}$ acts vertically up with a magnitude equal to the weight of the plate.

Find the weight of the plate, and the upward force $\mathbf{P}$.

$\begin{align} W &= m g = \rho\ (L\times W \times t)\ g \\
& = \var{qty(rho, "kg/m^3")} \times \left(\var{qty(L,"mm")} \times \var{qty(W,"mm")} \times \var{qty(t,"mm")} \right) \times \left(\frac{\var{qty(1, "m")}}{\var{qty(1000,"mm")}}\right)^3 \times \var{g}\\
& = \var{siground(weight,4)}\\ \mathbf{P} &= \langle 0,0, \var{siground(scalar(weight),4)} \rangle \text{ N}\\ \end{align}$

Find position vectors and corresponding unit vectors from point $P$ to points $A$, $B$, and $D$.

$\begin{align}
r_A &= \var{ brackets(r_A)} \text{ mm} & u_A &= \frac{r_A}{|r_A|} = \var{brackets(U_A)} \\
r_B &= \var{ brackets(r_B)} \text{ mm} & u_B &= \frac{r_B}{|r_B|} = \var{brackets(U_B)} \\
r_D &= \var{ brackets(r_D)} \text{ mm} & u_D &= \frac{r_D}{|r_D|} = \var{brackets(U_D)} \\
\end{align}$

Express the forces in the cables in terms of unknown tensions and the unit vectors.

$\begin{align}
\mathbf{T_A} & = T_A u_A = T_A \var{brackets(u_A)}\\
\mathbf{T_B} & = T_B u_B = T_B \var{brackets(u_B)}\\
\mathbf{T_D} & = T_D u_A = T_D \var{brackets(u_D)}\\
\end{align}$

Set up three scalar equilibrium equations corresponding to $\mathbf{T_A} + \mathbf{T_B} + \mathbf{T_D} + \mathbf{P} = 0$.

\begin{align}
\Sigma F_x&=0: &\simplify[!zeroTerm]{+{precround(U_A[0],3)} T_A + {precround(U_B[0],3)} T_B + { precround(U_D[0],3)} T_D + 0 = 0 }\\
\Sigma F_y&=0: &\simplify[!zeroTerm]{+{precround(U_A[1],3) } T_A + {precround(U_B[1],3) } T_B + { precround(U_D[1],3) } T_D + 0 =0} \\
\Sigma F_z&=0: &\simplify[!zeroTerm]{{precround(U_A[2],3) } T_A + {precround(U_B[2],3) } T_B + { precround(U_D[2],3) } T_D + {siground(scalar(weight),4)} =0}\\
\end{align}

Solve the equilibrium equations simultaneously to get:

$\begin{align}
T_A &= \var{siground(qty(T_A,"N"),4)}\\
T_B &= \var{siground(qty(T_B,"N"),4)}\\
T_D &= \var{siground(qty(T_D,"N"),4)}\\
\end{align}$

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This question is used in the following exams:

Chapter 3 Exercises by William Haynes in Engineering Statics.
Homework #2 by Mallory Barkdull in Mallory's workspace.

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