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How can I draw a free body diagram for this question ? 

 

 Sep 19, 2015

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I think your free body diagrams are like this (you'll need to fill in the distances yourself):

 

free body diagrams

 

Correction:  The top force for BE should say RE not RD

Another correction:  In the free body diagram of AC the force RC is pointing up when it should be pointing down!

 Sep 19, 2015
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Alan, one of the moderators might be able to help you in this physics question, but is not online right now.

 Sep 19, 2015
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I think your free body diagrams are like this (you'll need to fill in the distances yourself):

 

free body diagrams

 

Correction:  The top force for BE should say RE not RD

Another correction:  In the free body diagram of AC the force RC is pointing up when it should be pointing down!

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On rod AC , why we didn't consider the reaction at the top of rod BE ? 

 Sep 19, 2015
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Because a free body diagram only considers the forces acting directly on the (free) body in question.  The only force acting on AC from BE is RB 

 Sep 19, 2015
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Very well, now for member BE what is Rd and Rb ? 

 Sep 20, 2015
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I think the following is probably what is needed (but you should check it carefully!).

 

Note:  The force on top of BE should be labelled RE not RD (which was a typo by me).  It will be the same in magnitude as RB

 

forces

 

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 Sep 20, 2015
edited by Alan  Sep 20, 2015
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Yes Alan, you answer is correct. 

But I still have some problems with the free body diagram. 

 

1 - What is Rc ? is this the shear force ?? 

2- Is RE is the reaction of the support in beam BE ? 

3- What is RB in the beam BE ? 

 

those are my three questions and I will fully understand this problem.  

 Sep 21, 2015
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1 - What is Rc ? is this the shear force ?? 

In the free-body diagram for CD, RC is the net force on CD due to AC (i.e. AC is helping to support CD and keep it from going down).

In the free-body diagram for AC, RC is the reaction of CD on AC (Newton's 3rd law of motion).

 

 

2- Is RE is the reaction of the support in beam BE ? 

Yes, in free-body diagram BE, RE is the force of the support at E on BE.  

 

 

3- What is RB in the beam BE ? 

In free-body diagram BE, RB is the force of AC on BE (i.e. AC is trying to pull BE down).

In free-body diagram AC, RB is the reaction force of BE on AC (i.e. BE is trying to keep AC up - Newton's 3rd law again).

 

Hope this helps.

 Sep 21, 2015
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Your answer is amazing. 

Thank you Alan. 

 Sep 22, 2015

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