Course: IC-240

Mechanics of Rigid Bodies

Dr. Subhamoy Sen

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 Equilibrium
Sum of all force is zero
Sum of all moments is zero
 Free body diagram
Free the body from its supports and replace
them with the force they are exerting on the
body
Components:
External forces
Reactions from the supports
Any body force (e.g. gravitational force, magnetic
force)
Replacement of supports
Replacement of supports
 Steps for Free body diagram
Identify the body
Isolate it from its supports and define its
boundary
Identify the external forces (Known)
Identify the body forces (Known)
Identify the points of contact and apply the
reaction forces to compensate the replacement of
the supports (Unknown)
Put vector arrows to represent: Magnitude, direction
and sense
Sense can be arbitrarily selected
 Previously
History of classical mechanics
Newtons law
Parallelogram, triangle and polygon law
Composition and resolution of force,
moments, couples
Equlibrium and free body digram
 Targets for this class

Revisit FBD
Equilibrium conditions
Static determinacy
Problems
 Conditions of equilibrium
Case 1: Collinear forces
Case 2: Forces Concurrent at a point
Case 3: Forces parallel to each other
Case 4: Generalized force systems

Statical determinacy
More supports than required for equilibrium
More unknowns than available equations
 Support conditions in 3D problems
3D rollers, 3D hinges
Internal hinges
Problem 1
Problem 2
Schedules