The ramp of a ship has a weight of 200 lb and a center of mass at G. The ramp is attached to the ship with a pin at A. The ramp was lowered to hover just above point B (i.e. the reaction force at B becomes zero). Determine the cable force and the support reactions at A. a) Sketch a complete FBD of the ramp appropriate for determining the support reactions. b) Use your FBD to determine the support reactions at points A. Show all work. 411 20% .6 ft FBD:

Civil engineers deal with structures that are composed of several members connected or with individual members such as beams and columns. To analyze such structures, the condition of statics must be applied. Under the static condition, the members are co…