1 General Principles
Physical science concerned with the state of rest or motion of bodies that are subject to forces
Equilibrium of Bodies
Mechanics of Materials
Fundamental Concepts
Basic Quantities
LENGTH
Position, geometry
Some Idealizations
Particle
Has a mass Size neglected
TIME
Succession of events
MASS
Property of matter Amount of matter
Rigid-Body
Not deforming
Concentrated Force
Acting at a point
FORCE
Push or pull effect
F = ma
Third Law. The mutual forces of action and reaction between two particles are equal, opposite, and collinear.
F : Force of gravitation between two particles m1 and m 2 : Mass of each particle r : Distance between two particles G : Universal constant of gravitation G = 66.73 10 12 m 3 / kg s 2
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Concept of Weight
Force of gravitation between the earth and a particle with a mass = Weight.
mM e W =G 2 r
W : Force of gravitation M e : Mass of the earth ( = 6 10 24 kg) m : M ass of the particle r : Distance between the earth's center and the particle r = 6.39 10 6 m (Radius of the earth at sea level with 45 lattitude )
STANDARD LOCATION
W = mg
Units of Measurement
SI Units
LENGTH meter (m) TIME second (s) MASS kilogram (kg) FORCE Newton (N)
US Customary Units
LENGTH foot (ft) TIME second (s) FORCE pound (lb) MASS slug (slug)
kg m N= s2
lb s 2 slug = ft
g = 32.2 ft/s 2
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Conversion of Units
Quantity FORCE MASS LENGTH US Customary 1 lb 1 slug 1 ft = = = SI System 4.4482 N 14.5938 kg 0.3048 m
Prefixes
MULTIPLE
109 giga (G) 106 mega (M) 103 kilo (k)
Time Conversions
1 min. = 60 s 1 h = 3600 s 1 s = 1000 ms 1 s = 1000000 s
SUBMULTIPLE
10-3 milli (m) 10-6 micro () 10-9 nano (n)
Significant Figures
Accuracy of a number is specified by the number of significant figures it contains. A significant figure is any digit, including a zero, provided it is not used to specify the location of the decimal point for the number, i.e., 0.5 has only one significant digit. Example 57 098 and 44.893 (Both numbers have 5 significant digits) When numbers begin or end with zeros, it gets little confusing. Consider 400. In this kind of situations, express the number in engineering notation (exponent is used in multiples of 3). Then, 400 = 0.4x103. Only 1 Significant digit. 2500 for example can be written as 2.5x103 with 2 significant digits or can be written as 2.50x103 with 3 significant digits. This is done to specify more accuracy. 0.00546 can be written as 5.46x10-3 with 3 significant digits. Rounding Off Numbers
Rule: Use of 3 significant digits is usually enough in final answers. In intermediate calculations keep a higher number of significant digits.
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Plan
Think about major steps (or a road map) that you will take to solve a given problem. Think of alternative/creative solutions and choose the best one.
Execute
Carry out your steps (symbolically as much as possible). Use appropriate diagrams and equations. Estimate your answers. Avoid simple calculation mistakes. Reflect on/revise your work.
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Ch 2. Force Vectors
Scalar. A quantity characterized by a positive or negative number such as mass, volume, length. Vector. A quantity that has
A magnitude (how big is your vectors length compared to a given reference) A direction (on a line you can have 2 direction choices) A line of action
Examples: Position, velocity, force When specifying direction: Always know your reference, i.e., CW from an axis.
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Vector Math
Multiplication and division of a vector with a scalar
Changes the magnitude only (aA or A/a or -A)
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Vector Resolution
Resolution of a vector Resolve into 2 components on 2 known line of actions 2 known line of actions are not necessarily perpendicular WHY? We may need to resolve due to geometry
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F = Fx + F y
F = Fx + F y
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F1 = F1 x i + F1 y j F2 = F2 x i + F2 y j F3 = F3 x i F3 y j
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The Resultant
FRx = F1 x F2 x + F3 x FRy = F1 y + F2 y F3 y
FRx = Fx FRy = Fy
FR = F1 + F2 + F3
FR = FRx i + FRy j
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FR =
FRx + FRy
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= tan
FRy FRx
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Cartesian Vectors in 3D
Using Cartesian vector notation greatly simplifies solving problems in 3 dimensional space. Right-handed coordinate system
Thumb +z (Zenith direction, height, altitude) Out between fingers +x Toward arm +y
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A = Ax + Ay + Az A = Ax i + A y j + Az k
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A or A = Au A uA = A A0
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A = Ax + Ay + Az
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Coordinate direction angles (direction cosines) are measured between tail of A and + x, y, z axes
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= Ax i + Ay j + Az k
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Position Vectors
r = xi + yj + zk
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r = rAB = ( xB x A )i + ( yB y A ) j + ( z B z A )k rAB = ( xB x A ) + ( yB y A ) + ( z B z A )
2 2
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u AB
F = Fu AB
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Real Applications
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Dot Product
How do we find angle between two lines? Dot Product = Scalar Product (result is scalar) Commutative Law:
AB = BA
A B = AB cos (0 180 )
i i = j j = k k = 1 i j = i k = k j = 0
Multiply by a Scalar:
a(AB) = (aA)B = A(aB) =(AB)a
A = Ax i + Ay j + Az k B = Bx i + By j + Bz k
Distributive Law:
A(B+D) = (AB) + (AD)
A B = Ax Bx + Ay By + Az Bz
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AB = cos AB
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Real Applications
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Moment: A measure of the tendency of the force to cause a body to rotate about a point or axis
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Moment of a Force
Scalar Formulation Magnitude:
M O = Fd
Direction:
Right-Hand Rule
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+ M RO = Fd
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Cross Product
The result is a vector The order of multiplication does matter Magnitude:
C = AB sin
Direction:
C = A B = ( AB sin )uC
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AB B A A B = B A
Multiplication by a scalar
A (B + D) = ( A B) + ( A D)
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A = Ax i + Ay j + Az k B = Bx i + By j + Bz k
i A B = Ax Bx
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j Ay By
k Az = ( Ay Bz Az By )i ( Ax Bz Az Bx ) j + ( Ax By Ay Bx )k Bz MINUS SIGN
Important!
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MO = r F
r is the position vector from O to any point lying on the line of action of F Magnitude: Direction: Right-hand rule
M O = rF sin = F (r sin ) = Fd
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Principle of Transmissibility
The force F applied at point A creates a moment about O
M O = rA F
r can extend from O to any point on the line of action of force F. Therefore, F can be applied at A, B, or C F is a sliding vector
M O = rA F = rB F = rC F
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j ry Fy
k rz Fz
(MO )y ( M O )z
M RO = (r F )
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Real Applications
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Principle of Moments
Varignons Theorem:
The moment of a force about a point is equal to the sum of the moments of the forces components about the point
F = F1 + F2 M O = r F1 + r F2 = r (F1 + F2 ) = rF
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M a = Fd a
Direction: Right-hand rule
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Real Example
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M a = M a u a = [u a (r F)]u a M a = [u a (r F )] = u a (r F)
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Couple Defined
A couple is defined as two parallel forces that have the same magnitude, have opposite directions, and are separated by a perpendicular distance d. Since the resultant force is zero, only effect of a couple is to produce a rotation (or tendency of rotation) in a specified direction
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MA = rF M A = (rB rA ) F
r
O is any point
Free vector (can act at any point) Scalar Formulation: M = Vector Formulation:
Fd
M = rF
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M R = M1 + M 2
M R = (r F )
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Real Examples
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FR = F M RO = M C + M O
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FRx = Fx FRy = Fy M RO = M C + M O
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FR = F M RO = M C + (r F )
d=
M RO FR
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FR = F M RO = M C + (r F )
d=
M RO FR
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Reduction to a Wrench
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