Module 2 Force System
Module 2 Force System
SYSTEMS
ENGR. CASTA
"The only source
of knowledge is
experience."
- Albert Einstein
Force Systems
➢ A force system is a set of forces acting on a body or a system of bodies
𝐹1
𝐹2
Force Systems
➢ A force system is a set of forces acting on a body or a system of bodies
𝐹1
𝐹1
𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒚
𝐹2
𝐹1 𝐹2 𝐹2 𝐹2
𝐹1
𝐹1
𝐹3 𝐹1
𝐹2 𝐹3
Common Types of External Support
Equations of Conditions
#1. A force of 60kN is acting horizontally, then another force of 50kN is acting upward to the
right. If the resultant of these two forces is 95.4 kN. CE Board Exam May. 2000
𝐵
#3. A 12m bar of negligible weight resists in a horizontal position on the smooth planes as
shown in the figure.
𝑃 = 200𝑘𝑁 T = 100𝑘𝑁
a. Compute the Reaction at B 3
to keep the bar horizontal 𝑥
𝐷 4
6 5 6
#5. A truss shown in the figure is subject to the loads given. Calculate the force of the
following member 15𝑘𝑁 20𝑘𝑁 25𝑘𝑁
a. Member AB 𝐷
𝐵 𝐶
b. Member DC
c. Member CF 3𝑚
𝐴 𝐸 𝐺 𝐻
𝐹
30𝑜 10𝑚
𝐴
SW
#2. Determine the force of following :
a. Member CD
b. Member BE
c. Member GF
Engineering Structures
• https://www.engineersdaily.com/2014/05/how-loads-flow-
through-building.html
• Russell C. Hibbeler - Structural Analysis - Hibbeler-Pearson
(2014)
• Structural-Analysis_Kassimali
• NSCP 2015