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Chapter 18, Solution 17.

W 10
m= = = 0.31056 lb ⋅ s 2/ft
g 32.2

ω = (12 rad/s ) i, ωy = ωz = 0

( HG )x = I xω

( HG ) y = − I xyω

( HG )z = − I xzω

The shaft is comprised of 8 sections, each of length

10 m
a = ft and of mass m′ = = 0.03882 lb ⋅ s 2 /ft.
12 8
2
1 
( ) ( 0.03882 )   = 0.089861 lb ⋅ s2 ⋅ ft
10 10 10
I x = ( 4 )  m′a 2  + ( 2 ) m′a 2 = m′a 2 =
3  3 3  12 

I xy = 0

2
 a  10 
I xz = ( 4 )  m′a  = 2m′a 2 = ( 2 )( 0.03882 )   = 0.053916 lb ⋅ s 2 ⋅ ft
 2  12 

( HG )x = ( 0.089861)(12 ) = 1.0783 lb ⋅ s ⋅ ft

( HG ) y =0

( HG )z = − ( 0.053916 )(12 ) = −0.6470 lb ⋅ s ⋅ ft

(a) H G = (1.078 lb ⋅ s ⋅ ft ) i − ( 0.647 lb ⋅ s ⋅ ft ) k !

HG = (1.0783)2 + ( 0.6470 )2 = 1.2575 lb ⋅ s ⋅ ft

(b) H G ⋅ ω = (1.0783i − 0.6470k ) ⋅ 12i = 12.940 lb ⋅ ft

HG ⋅ ω 12.940
cosθ = = = 0.85752 θ = 31.0° !
H Gω (1.2575)(12 )

Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, 8/e, Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr.,
Elliot R. Eisenberg, William E. Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell
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