Q1. Determine all of the forces acting on member ABE of the frame shown below.

Q2. Draw the shear and bending moment diagrams for the loaded beam shown below. For full credit, you must determine and note the minimum and maximum shear and bending moment values on your diagrams, respectively.

Q3. A 20 lb piece of equipment is placed on a wooden skid that weighs 10 lb and that rests on a concrete floor as shown below. Assume a coefficient of static friction of 0.45 and determine the minimum pushing force P along the handle necessary to cause the skid to start sliding across the floor.
