Fundamental Equations of Statics

Cartesian Vector Equilibrium

A
Ax i  Ay j  Az k Particle
Magnitude
Fx
0,
Fy
0,
Fz
0
A
A2x  A2y  A2z Rigid Body-Two Dimensions
Directions
Fx
0,
Fy
0,
MO
0
A A Ay A Rigid Body-Three Dimensions
uA

xi j zk
A A A A
Fx
0,
Fy
0,
Fz
0

cos  i  cos  j  cos  k
Mx

0,
My

0,
Mz

0
cos2   cos2   cos2 
1

Dot Product Friction

A . B
AB cos  Static (maximum) Fs
s N

Ax Bx  Ay By  Az Bz Kinetic Fk
k N

Cross Product Center of Gravity

i j k Particles or Discrete Parts
C
A
B
Ax Ay Az

r
W
Bx By Bz r


W
Cartesian Position Vector Body
r
(x2  x1)i  (y2  y1)j  (z2  z1)k
 r dW

Cartesian Force Vector r

F
Fu
F r
r  dW
Moment of a Force Area and Mass Moments of Inertia
MO
Fd i
MO
r
F
rx
j
ry
k
rz
I
 r dA
2
I
 r dm
2

Fx Fy Fz Parallel-Axis Theorem
Moment of a Force About a Specified Axis I
I  Ad 2 I
I  md 2
ux uy uz Radius of Gyration
Ma
u . r
F
rx ry
Fx Fy
rz
Fz k
 I
A
k
 I
m
Simplification of a Force and Couple System
FR

F Virtual Work
(MR)O

M 
MO U
0
SI Prefixes
Multiple Exponential Form Prefix SI Symbol
9
1 000 000 000 10 giga G
1 000 000 106 mega M
1 000 103 kilo k

Submultiple
0.001 103 milli m
0.000 001 106 micro
0.000 000 001 109 nano n

Conversion Factors (FPS) to (SI)

Unit of Unit of
Quantity Measurement (FPS) Equals Measurement (SI)
Force lb 4.4482 N
Mass slug 14.5938 kg
Length ft 0.3048 m

Conversion Factors (FPS)

1 ft
12 in. (inches)
1 mi. (mile)
5280 ft
1 kip (kilopound)
1000 lb
1 ton
2000 lb