Question: Elaborate Problem ( 3 0 points ) : You are part of an engineering team tasked with analyzing the structural integrity of a fancy chandelier

Elaborate Problem (30 points): You are part of an engineering team tasked with analyzing the structural integrity
of a fancy chandelier (at F) for a concert hall. Your specific task is to determine the internal normal forces in all the
members of the system. A diverse team of engineers will possibly read your solution, so we need an extensive
summary of the problem and the solution using the following guidelines:
Understanding (short answers; 5 points):
(a) Create free body diagram for all the points of interest/intersection that you see in the system. Your
FBD should be made of straight lines using a ruler.
Numerical solution (numerical calculation; 20 points):
(a) Determine the internal normal forces in all the members (AC,BC,CD,DE,DF) assuming that the weight
of chandelier is 729N.
(b) Determine the maximum weight of the chandelier that the system can support, such that no single
cord develops a tension exceeding 500N.
Solution procedure (short answers; 5 points):
(a) Outline, in plain English, a systematic solution procedure that you used in the previous step to deter-
mine the maximum weight of chandelier that the system can support. Please create bullet points for
each step and explain all the notations and symbols you used.
Elaborate Problem ( 3 0 points ) : You are part

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