Dynamics 2e 2139
Problem 10.37
The angled bar
CDE
is rigidly attached to the horizontal shaft
AB
,
which can rotate freely in the bearings at
A
and
B
. The system is
released from rest when the segment
DE
is vertical. Segment
CD
has mass
m
and length
L
. Segments
CD
and
DE
have the same
linear density.
Determine expressions for the reactions at the bearings
A
and
B
when the system has rotated 90ı.
Solution
The FBD of the angled bar after it has rotated
90ı
is
shown at the right, where
mDE
is the mass of the seg-
ment
DE
of the bar and we have ignored the weight
of segment
AB
since it does not contribute to the
dynamic reactions at the bearings. We will start by
writing the Newton-Euler equations of the system. As
expected, reactions at the bearings will depend on the
angular velocity of the bar, so we will also apply the
work-energy principle. The weight forces
mg
and
mDE g
are the only forces that do work as the bar falls. The
x0y0´0
axes have their origin at
G
, are aligned
with the principle directions of the bar CD, the yand y0axes are parallel.
NOTE:
The dimensions of the horizontal bar
AB
were inadvertently omitted in the given drawing. Assume
the dimensions shown above.
Balance Principles.
We will apply the rotational equations of motion about an arbitrary point, which in
this case will be
C
. Since we have two bars and since the equations need to be applied along principal body