Technological Institute of the Philippines-

Quezon City
Faculty of Civil Engineering Department
CE 001 Statics of Rigid Bodies

Sections:
IE31FA1/EE31FA1/EE31FB1/IE31FA2
Problem Set 2 (Take home seatwork):
Solutions should be printed/written in a
short bond paper. Indicate your Name and
Course-Section at the header.

1. Determine the force in each member of

the truss and state if the members are in
tension or compression. Set P1 = P2 = 4
kN. (Figure 1)

Figure 3

4. Determine the force members DC, HI,

and JI of the truss. State if the members
are in tension or compression. (Figure 4)

Figure 1

2. Remove the 500-lb force and then

determine the greatest force P that can
be applied to the truss so that none of the
members are subjected to a force
exceeding either 800 lb in tension or 600
lb in compression. (Figure 2)

5. Determine the force in members JE and

GF of the truss and state if these
members are in tension or compression.
Also, indicate all zero-force members.
(Figure 5)

Figure 2

3. Determine the largest mass, m, of the

suspended block so that the force in any
member does not exceed 30 kN (T) or 25
kN (C). (Figure 3)