Question: Rod A B was fixed on a wall at point A and is connected to a structure B C D at B using a smooth

Rod AB was fixed on a wall at point A and is connected to a structure BCD at B using a smooth pin, with angle ABO=120. The structure BCD is supported by a journal bearing at C and a thrust bearing at D . Rod AB is loaded with force F1=40N pointing from E to C. The structure BCD is loaded with F2=60N in y-z plane with elevation angle =30, and a couple MO=60N*m along the z direction. AB=2m,BO=CD=0.8m.E is the midpoint of AB and O is the midpoint of CD.AB and BCD are lightweighted.
(1) Draw the free-body diagram for the whole system including both the rodAB and structure BCD ;
(2) Draw the free-body diagram for the structure AB .
(3) Determine a force-couple system at point E that is equivalent to the actions (i.e.,F1,F2 and M0).
Rod A B was fixed on a wall at point A and is

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