What is the FBD of the three components in the following assembly:
The three components being:
- Pedal
- Base
- Rod
Key things to note:
- The in-the-page running bolts were treated like pins (x and y component forces)
- Bodies that share pins will have the same magnitude of force on each body but in opposite directions
- The rod is a 2F member so the forces will run along the rod either in the tensile or compressive direction. The angle of the rod can be used to tell how the x and y component forces are related to each other
- The bolt was assumed to have a moment acting on it as well similar to a fixed joint