Question

The vertical and horizontal poles at the traffic-light assembly are erected first. Determine the additional force and moment reactions at the base O caused by the addition of the three 86-lb traffic signals B, C, and D. Report your answers as a force magnitude and a moment magnitude.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Az=258 lb

2. My=3440 ft lb

3. ∑Mz= 0

Explanation:

∑ Fx= Ax=0

∑ Fy= Ay=0

∑ Fz= Az-86-86-86

Az=258 lb

∑Mx=86 X 31 +Mx=0

Mx=2666 ft lb

∑My=86 X 40 +My=0

My=3440 ft lb

∑Mz= 0