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Introduction To Mechanics
Introduction To Mechanics
Statically Indeterminant
Elasticity
The beam can bend to conform to the constraints of the supports.
Stress-Strain Curve
(or Force-Deflection)
Mechanical Analogy
F = kx spring (Think of k as Youngs Modulus)
(Circuits: q = CV or V = q/C)
F = C dx/dt shock absorber (dashpot)
(Circuits: V=iR, or V = R dq/dt)
What about F = m d2x/dt2 ?
Same as F = ma Newtons law of motion.
(Circuits: V = L di/dt = L d2q/d2t)
Mass is inductance
Styrofoam Cup
Is a styrofoam cup elastic, plastic or
viscoelastic?
Place your answer here:
YES
(cm)
dx
(cm sec)
dt
dv d 2 x
a
2 (cm/sec 2 )
dt dt
v
dv
F ma m
gm cm sec 2 (N)
dt
E F d F dx N m
P
dE
dt
N m/s
T r F
E F d F dx N m
Torque is a vector, Energy is a scalar.
Torque is instantaneous, Energy happens over time.
is upsilon
is gamma
Generalized Procedure
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From Chapter 2
You need to know how to
manipulate vectors.
Vectors are the only way to
represent systems in
space.
Review: Dot product, cross
product, how to calculate
them, and what they
mean.
2
For distributed systems: , v , f , v ,
Vector Arithmetic
Add Head to tail
Subtract reverse direction and then add
A
A+B
B
A-B