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EQUILIBRIUM OF A

PARTICLE
Presentation Outline
Learning Outcomes
Conditions for equilibrium
The free Body diagram
Coplanar force systems
Three dimensional force systems
Learning Outcomes
To be able to draw free body diagrams
To solve particle equilibrium problems
using the equations of equilibrium
Conditions for equilibrium
A particle is said to be in
equilibrium if it remains at rest if
originally at rest, or has a constant
velocity if originally in motion.
Static equilibrium is used to
describe an object at rest.
To maintain equilibrium, Newton’s
 F 0
first law of motion must be
satisfied.
The Free Body Diagram
The equilibrium equation can only be
applied after accounting for all the known
and unknown forces.
The particle is taken as isolated and “free”
from its surroundings. The Free Body
diagram is a drawing that shows the
particle with all the forces that act on it.
The magnitude of the force exerted on a
linearly elastic spring which has a stiffness
F ks
k and is deformed a distance s from its
equilibrium position is:
The free Body Diagram
Cont’d
Throughout this course all cables or cords
will be assumed to have negligible weight
and they cannot stretch. A cable can only
support a tension or pulling force which is
always directed in the direction of the
cable and is constant throughout the cable.
Example 1
The sphere below has a mass of 6kg and is
supported as shown. Draw a free body
diagram of the sphere, the cord CE, and the
knot at C.
Example 1 Cont’d
Coplanar Force Systems
For a particle that is subjected to a system
of coplanar forces that lie in the x-y plane
to be in equilibrium, the sum of these
forces should be zero.
 F 0
 F i   F j 0
x y

For the above vector to be satisfied, the


force’s x and y components must both be
 F 0 
equalx to zero.
Fy 0
Example 2
Determine the tension in cables BA and BC
necessary to support the 60kg cylinder
Example 2 Cont’d

 4
   Fx 0; TC cos 45   TA 0
 

 5
 3
   Fy 0; TC sin 45   TA  60(9.81) 0

 5
TC 476 N ; TA 420 N
Example 3
Determine the required length of cord AC
so that the 8kg lamp can be suspended in
the position shown. The undeformed length
of the spring AB is 0.4m and the spring has
a stiffness of 300N/m.
Example 3
 x
F 0; T AB  T AC cos 30 
0
 y
F 0; T AC sin 30 
 78.5 0
TAC 157 N ; TAB 135.9 N
TAB k AB s AB ; s AB 0.453m
l AB 0.4  0.453 0.853m
2 l AC cos 30  0.853
l AC 1.32m
Three Dimensional Force
Systems
 F i   F j  F k 0
x y z

 F 0;  F 0;  F
x y z 0
Example 4
 Determine the tension in each cord used to
support the 100kg crate shown
Example 4 Cont’d
FB FB i
FC  0.5 FC i  0.707 FC j  0.5 FC k
FD  0.333FD i  0.667 FD j  0.667 FD k
W  981k

F x 0; FB  0.5 FC  0.333FD 0


F y 0;  0.707 FC  0.667 FD 0
F z 0; 0.5 FC  0.667 FD  981 0
FB 694 N ; FC 813 N ; FD 862 N

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