MEC201 Mechanics of Solids: Vijay Gupta
MEC201 Mechanics of Solids: Vijay Gupta
Mechanics of Solids
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Lecture 2
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Resultant of Forces
• Law of Parallelogram of forces:
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Resultant of Forces
• Triangle of forces of forces:
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Resolving a force
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Force as a Vector
F = Fx i + Fy j Fy F
F = Fx i + Fy j + F z k
Fx
y Fx
x F = Fy
z Fz
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Addition of Forces
F1 = Fx1 i + Fy1 j
F2 = Fx2 i + Fy2 j
Rx F1x F2 x 0 F4 x
Ry F1 y F2 y F3 y F4 y
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Turning Effect of a Force: Moments
F
d
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Moment is a Vector
F
●
r
M = r× F
Right-Hand Rule
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Example
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Determining Moments in 2D
• Right Hand Rule:
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Equilibrium
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Equilibrium
• System does not accelerate
• Consequence of first law
No net force.
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Is That Enough?
For a particle: ∑F = 0
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Equilibrium
∑F = 0
∑ Fx = 0; ∑ Fy = 0; ∑ Fz = 0
∑M = 0
∑ Mx = 0; ∑ My = 0; ∑ Mz = 0
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Free-body Diagrams
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Free-Body Diagrams (FBD)
• A free-body diagram of a structure or a part of
the structure removed from its support.
• It shows all the (external) forces acting on that
part of the structure.
• The supports are replaced by the forces that the
supports apply on the structure.
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Free-Body Diagram (FBD)
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Free-Body Diagrams (FBD)...
Tension in the rope ??
T
T=W
W
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Free-Body Diagrams (FBD)...
∑F = 0 ? = 250 N
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Free-Body Diagrams (FBD)...
Tension ?
T
250 N 250 N 300 N
T = 800 N
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Lifting Pulley Block
T
TT
T T = W/4
Mechanical
Advantage
W
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