ENGINEERING MECHANICS

(STATICS)
(ASTATICR)

Engr. Dean Carlo A. Lambino

VECTORS AND FORCES
• Force and its Characteristics
• Different Force Systems
• Resultant or Missing Force of Concurrent Force Systems
VECTORS AND FORCES
• Force and its Characteristics
• Different Force Systems
• Resultant or Missing Force of Concurrent Force Systems
 MECHANICS

branch of physics that considers the action of forces on solid bodies and fluids

ENGINEERING MECHANICS

branch of mechanics that applies the principles of mechanics to engineering design

MECHANICS OF RIGID BODIES

branch of Engineering Mechanics concerned with rigid bodies at rest and forces in equilibrium
The purpose of mechanics is
to explain and predict ENGINEERING
physical phenomena and
thus to lay the foundations MECHANICS
for engineering applications.

MECHANICS MECHANICS
of Solids of Fluids
MECHANICS
MECHANICS MECHANICS
of Rigid Bodies of Deformable Bodies of Fluids

STATICS DYNAMICS HYDRAULICS

of Rigid Bodies of Rigid Bodies
 Force and its Characteristics
FORCE
the mechanical interaction between bodies that causes a tendency of equilibrium or motion

FOUR(4) CHARACTERISTICS OF A FORCE

Line of Action
 Force and its Characteristics
FORCE
the mechanical interaction between bodies that causes a tendency of equilibrium or motion

SOME COMMON TYPES OF FORCES

Gravitational
Applied
Tension
Frictional
Normal
Spring
VECTORS AND FORCES
• Force and its Characteristics
• Different Force Systems
• Resultant or Missing Force of Concurrent Force Systems
 Different Force Systems
FORCE
the mechanical interaction between bodies that causes a tendency of equilibrium or motion

FORCE TYPES According to POINT of Application

𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝑵𝒐𝒏 − 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔

𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒍 𝑵𝒐𝒏 − 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒍

 Different Force Systems
FORCE
the mechanical interaction between bodies that causes a tendency of equilibrium or motion

FORCE TYPES According to PLANE of Application

𝑪𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒓 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝑵𝒐𝒏 − 𝑪𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒓 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔

VECTORS AND FORCES
• Force and its Characteristics
• Different Force Systems
• Resultant or Missing Force of Concurrent Force Systems
Concurrent Force Systems
Concurrent forces refer to those forces which intersect through a
common point. When it comes to concurrent forces, we can add them
together as vectors and this gives the net resultant.
 Concurrent Force Systems

RESULTANT FORCE 𝑭𝑹
a force that creates the same effect to a system or
body to that of a number of forces acting at the same
point (𝑭𝑹 )

COMPONENT FORCES
forces that contribute to the magnitude of the resultant
(𝑭𝟏 , 𝑭𝟐 ,and 𝑭𝟑 )
Concurrent Force Systems
• Components of a Force - these are forces comprising an inclined or a
single/resultant force.
Force components with
RECTANGULAR respect to the horizontal(x)
COMPONENTS and vertical(y) axes

Applicable Trigonometric and Pythagorean Identities

Scalar Representation

Vector Representation
Problem 1:
Compute the Resultant and Angle of the 4 forces shown.
Problem 1:
Compute the Resultant and Angle of the 4 forces shown.
For Q:
−𝑄𝑥
cos 60𝑜 =
200
𝑄𝑥 = −100

+𝑄𝑦
sin 600 =
200
𝑄𝑦 = 173.2051
Problem 1:
Compute the Resultant and Angle of the 4 forces shown.
For P:
3 +𝑃𝑦
13 =
3 13 722

2
3
𝑃𝑦 = 722 = 600.7403
2 +𝑃𝑥 13
=
13 722
2
𝑃𝑥 = 722 = 400.4935
13
Problem 1:
Compute the Resultant and Angle of the 4 forces shown.
For F:
1 −𝐹𝑦
5 =
1 5 448

2
1
𝐹𝑦 = −448 = −200.3517
2 −𝐹𝑥 5
=
5 448
2
𝐹𝑥 = −448 = −400.7034
5
Problem 1:
Compute the Resultant and Angle of the 4 forces shown.
For T:
+𝑇𝑥
𝑠𝑖𝑛 20𝑜 =
400
𝑇𝑥 = +136.8081

−𝑇𝑦
𝑐𝑜𝑠 200 =
400
𝑇𝑦 = −375.8770
Problem 1:
Compute the Resultant and Angle of the 4 forces shown.
Therefore:
𝑅𝑥 = 𝛴𝐹𝑥
𝑅𝑥 = 𝑄𝑥 + 𝑃𝑥 + 𝐹𝑥 + 𝑇𝑥
𝑅𝑥 = −100 + 400.4935 + (−400.7034) + 136.8081
𝑅𝑥 = +36.5982 lb

𝑅𝑦 = 𝛴𝐹𝑦
𝑅𝑦 = 𝑄𝑦 + 𝑃𝑦 + 𝐹𝑦 + 𝑇𝑦
𝑅𝑦 = +173.2051 + 600.7430 + (−200.3517) + (−375.8770)
𝑅𝑦 = +197.7167 lb
Problem 1:
Compute the Resultant and Angle of the 4 forces shown.

𝑅= 𝑅𝑥2 + 𝑅𝑦2

𝑅= 36.5982 2 + 197.7167 2

𝑅 = 201.0754 𝑙𝑏

𝑅𝑦
𝜃 = tan−1
𝑅𝑥
−1
197.7167
𝜃 = tan
36.5982

𝜃 = 79.51300
Therefore:

𝑅 = 201.0754 𝑙𝑏, 𝑁 79.5130𝑜 𝐸

Problem 2:
Three ropes are tied to a small metal ring. At the end of each rope three
students are pulling, each trying to move the ring in their direction. If we look
down from above, the forces and directions they are applying are shown in the
Figure. Find the net force on the ring due to the three applied forces.
Problem 2:
Problem 2:

𝑅 = 53.79 𝑙𝑏, 𝑆 17.16𝑜 𝑊

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