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Resultant force system at A; equivalent at origin

Short answer

Resultant at A: force 4.97 kN (2.04i+1.96j-4.08k kN), moment 27.5 kN·m (-24.5i-2.0j-12.2k kN·m). Equivalent at origin for F = -50i-70j+55k kN through P(10,-8,8): same force and couple M_O = 120i-950j-1100k kN·m.

Compute the resultant force system of the applied loads at position A. What is the equivalent force system at the origin for the force F = −50i − 70j + 55k kN going through position P whose position vector is 10i − 8j + 8k m. [Figure: 3D L-shaped bar assembly with A at one end, loads 5 kN, 4 kN, 1 kN, 1 kN and dimensions 2 m, 2 m, 4 m, 6 m, 2 m.]

Reading of the figure: the member AB is 6 m long along y from the wall at A, with a 2 m × 2 m cross-section. At the free end B: 4 kN along +y; 5 kN along the diagonal of a 2 m × 2 m × 4 m block directed towards B (down, from the top far corner); and a vertical pair of 1 kN forces 2 m apart along x, giving a couple. Axes: x towards the viewer, y to the right, z up. Take A as the origin, B = (0, 6, 0).

Force vectors

5 kN along the diagonal (−2 in x, +2 in y, +4 in z, taken towards B, so reversed): direction (2, −2, −4)/√24 F₅ = 5(2, −2, −4)/4.899 = (2.04, −2.04, −4.08) kN F₄ = (0, 4, 0) kN The two 1 kN forces (up and down) have zero sum.

Resultant force: R = (2.04, 1.96, −4.08) kN, |R| = 4.97 kN

Moment about A

M from 4 kN and 5 kN at B:  r × F = (0,6,0) × (2.04, 1.96, −4.08)
                           = (6(−4.08) − 0, 0 − 0, 0 − 6(2.04))
                           = (−24.49, 0, −12.25) kN·m
Couple of 1 kN × 2 m about y: (0, −2, 0) kN·m (up-force on the near side)
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M_A = (−24.49, −2.00, −12.25) kN·m,  |M_A| = 27.5 kN·m

So at A: R = (2.04 i + 1.96 j − 4.08 k) kN and M_A = (−24.5 i − 2.0 j − 12.2 k) kN·m.

Equivalent system at the origin for F = −50i − 70j + 55k kN through P(10, −8, 8) m

Move F to O: the force stays the same and a couple M_O = r × F is added.

M_O = (10, −8, 8) × (−50, −70, 55)
    = ( (−8)(55) − (8)(−70),  (8)(−50) − (10)(55),  (10)(−70) − (−8)(−50) )
    = ( −440 + 560,  −400 − 550,  −700 − 400 )
    = ( 120, −950, −1100 ) kN·m

Answer: at the origin, F = (−50 i − 70 j + 55 k) kN (|F| = 102.1 kN) with a couple M_O = (120 i − 950 j − 1100 k) kN·m.

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