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04-BS-3: May 2013

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  1. Question 1 Truss Member Forces (Part A — Statics)
  2. Question 2 Bucket Supported by Three Cables (Part A — Statics)
  3. Question 3 Question III: Belt Friction on a Fixed Rod (Part A — Statics)
  4. Question 4 Relative-Velocity Analysis of a Rigid Linkage (Part B — Dynamics)
  5. Question 5 Oblique Impact of a Falling Ball on an Incline (Part B — Dynamics)
  6. Question 6 Car Braking Through a Curve (Part B — Dynamics)

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National Examination — May 2013 — 04-BS-3 Statics and Dynamics. Three-hour, closed-book exam (one 8.5"×11" self-prepared aid sheet permitted; Casio or Sharp approved calculator). Format: Part A (Statics) offers 3 questions, answer any 2; Part B (Dynamics) offers 3 questions, answer any 2. All six are solved below for completeness.

Reference texts: Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics: Statics (14th ed., Pearson) — truss analysis, Cartesian-vector equilibrium, belt/capstan friction; Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics (14th ed., Pearson) — rigid-body relative-velocity kinematics, impact/restitution, curvilinear (normal-tangential) motion.