Torque of a Force
Three pulleys rotate fixed on the same shaft, in the pulleys, there are ropes with negligible mass that
support spheres. Data: pulley 1, r1 = 0.2 m and m1 = 2.7 kg, pulley
2, r2 = 0.4 m, pulley 3, m3 = 1.8 kg. Determine:
a) If m2 = 4.0 kg, what is the radius of the pulley 3 so that the torque of the forces
on the system, relative to the axis, be equal to zero;
b) If r3 = 0.8 m, what is the mass attached to pulley 2, so the system rotates
clockwise relative to the shaft.
A homogeneous rod AOB with a constant cross-section and weight 15 N is folded, making a right
angle in O, AO = 1 m and BO = 0.5 m. The bar is suspended by the point O.
Determine:
a) The angle α between segment AO and the vertical in the position of equilibrium;
b) The magnitude of the horizontal force that should be applied in point A, in the AOB
plane, so that AO and BO have the same inclination relative to the horizontal;
c) In the case of item (b), find the magnitude of the reaction force at the point of suspension O.
A hemisphere with weight W rests on a flat horizontal plane. At the A of the diameter
AB is applied a force F, the hemisphere inclines until the AB makes with the
horizontal plane an angle α. Calculate, this angle knowing that the center of gravity of the
hemisphere lies at a distance from the center equal to 3/8 of the radius.
Six forces of the same magnitude F act on a solid on the sides of a regular hexagon of side
L. Calculate the torque of these forces relative to the axis passing through the center and
perpendicular to the solid.
A structural beam with 3 m long and 120 kg of mass is supported at its ends A and B and
supports two loads of 12 kg and 8 kg at 1 m and 2 m, respectively, from support A. Determine the
reaction forces in the supports.
A crane with weight Pg, the distance between the rails in which it is supported is
D. A load with weight Pl lies at a distance d from one of the rails.
Determine the reaction force of the crane on the rails by lifting the load with an acceleration
a=g, where g is also the acceleration due to gravity.