STATICS OF RIGID

BODIES
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
MECHANICS

Mechanics is that branch of physical

sciences concerned with the
behavior of bodies subjected to the
action of forces.
 MECHANICS

Mechanics of
Mechanics of Mechanics
Deformable
Rigid Bodies Bodies of Fluids

Statics

Dynamics
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS

❑Length
❑Time
❑Mass
❑Force
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
Newton’s First Law of Motion
- a particle originally at rest or moving on a
straight line with constant velocity, will remain in
this state provided the particle is not subjected to
an unbalanced force.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
Newton’s Second Law of Motion
- a particle acted upon by an unbalanced
force F experiences an acceleration a that has
the same direction as the force and a magnitude
directly proportional to the force

F=ma
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
Newton’s Third Law of Motion
- the mutual forces of action and reaction
between two particles are equal, opposite and
collinear.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
Newton’s Law of Gravitational Attraction

𝒎𝟏 𝒎 𝟐
𝑭=𝑮
𝒓𝟐
MASS and WEIGHT
❑Mass is a property of matter that does not
change from one location to another.
❑Weight is a force which refers to the
gravitational attraction of the earth on a
quantity of mass.
UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
❑In the SI system, the unit of force, the newton, is
a derived unit. The meter, second and kilogram
are base units.
❑One newton is equal to a force required to give
one kilogram of mass an acceleration of 1 m/s 2.
❑In newtons, the weight of a body has
magnitude
W = mg where g = 9.81 m/s2.
UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
❑In the US Customary system, the unit of mass, the slug,
is a derived unit. The foot, second and pound are base
units.
❑One slug is equal to the amount of matter accelerated
at 1 ft/s2 when acted upon by a force of 1 lb.
❑In slugs, the mass of a body is given by
m =W/g
where g = 32.2 ft/s2.