Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Force System Resultants - Section 4.9 - Reduction of a Simple Distributed Loaded - Problems - Page 199: 157

Answer

$\begin{aligned} & F_R=6.75 \mathrm{kN} \downarrow \\ & \left(M_R\right)_D=4.05 \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m} \text { }\end{aligned}$

Work Step by Step

Equivalent Resultant Force And Couple Moment About Point $\boldsymbol{O}$. The differential force indicated in Fig. $a$ is $d F_R=w d x=\frac{1}{3} x^3 d x$. Thus, summing the forces along the $y$ axis, $ \begin{aligned} +\uparrow\left(F_R\right)_y=\Sigma F_y ; \quad F_R & =-\int d F_R=-\int_0^{3 \mathrm{~m}} \frac{1}{3} x^3 d x \\ =-\frac{1}{12} x^4 \int_0^{3 \mathrm{~m}} \\ =-6.75 \mathrm{kN}=6.75 \mathrm{kN} \downarrow \end{aligned} $ Summing the moments about point $O$, $ \begin{aligned} ↺+\left(M_R\right)_o=\Sigma M_O ; \quad\left(M_R\right)_O & =\int(3-x) d F_R \\ =\int_0^{3 \mathrm{~m}}(3-x)\left(\frac{1}{3} x^3 d x\right) \\ =\int_0^{3 \mathrm{~m}}\left(x^3-\frac{1}{3} x^4\right) d x \\ =\left.\left(\frac{x^4}{4}-\frac{1}{15} x^5\right)\right|_0 ^{3 \mathrm{~m}} \\ =4.05 \mathrm{kN} \cdot \mathrm{m} \text { (counterclockwise) } \end{aligned} $
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