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Center of Gravity and Centroid - General Questions

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pg9-2

Locate the centroid of the exparabolic segment of area.

A. xbar (1) = -4a/5, ybar = -b/4
B. xbar (1) = -3a/4, ybar = -3b/10
C. xbar (1) = -2a/3, ybar = -b/3
D. xbar (1) = -5a/7, ybar = -3b/8

Answer: Option B

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pg9-5

Locate the center of gravity of the homogeneous "bell-shaped" volume formed by revolving the shaded area about the y axis.

A. ybar = 3.33 ft
B. ybar = 2.80 ft
C. ybar = 3.20 ft
D. ybar = 3.00 ft

Answer: Option A

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pg9-4

Locate the center of gravity of the volume generated by revolving the shaded area about the z axis. The material is homogeneous.

A. zbar = 2.80 ft
B. zbar = 2.50 ft
C. zbar = 2.67 ft
D. zbar = 3.00 ft

Answer: Option C

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pg9-6

The truss is made from seven members, each having a mass of 6 kg/m. Locate the position (xbar (1),ybar) of the center of mass. Neglect the mass of the gusset plates at the joints.

A. xbar (1) = 2.36 m, ybar = 1.286 m
B. xbar (1) = 2.33 m, ybar = 1.333 m
C. xbar (1) = 2.43 m, ybar = 1.308 m
D. xbar (1) = 2.79 m, ybar = 1.757 m

Answer: Option C

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pg9-8

Determine the distance ybar to the centroidal axis xbar (1)xbar (1) of the beam's cross-sectional area.

A. ybar = 112.3 mm
B. ybar = 125.0 mm
C. ybar = 100.0 mm
D. ybar = 91.7 mm

Answer: Option D

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pg9-11

Determine the volume of concrete needed to construct the circular curb.

A. V = 1.083 m3
B. V = 1.309 m3
C. V = 1.756 m3
D. V = 8.67 m3

Answer: Option A

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pg9-3

Locate the centroid of the shaded area.

A. xbar (1) = 0.667 m, ybar = 2.40 m
B. xbar (1) = 0.500 m, ybar = 2.80 m
C. xbar (1) = 0.800 m, ybar = 2.00 m
D. xbar (1) = 0.600 m, ybar = 2.60 m

Answer: Option C

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pg9-7

Determine the distance ybar to the centroid axis xbar (1)xbar (1) of the beam's cross-sectional area. Neglect the size of the corner welds at A and B for the calculation.

A. ybar= 75.2 mm
B. ybar = 97.5 mm
C. ybar = 85.9 mm
D. ybar = 102.5 mm

Answer: Option C

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