17MECH01P Engineering Mechanics Jan 2018

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Formula Sheet

Unit vector of a line

 ˆ ˆ ˆ
r
û B/A = B/A =
(x B -x A )i+(y B -y A )j+(z B -z A )k ˆ ˆ ˆ Fx iˆ  Fy ˆj  Fz kˆ
=cosαi+cosβj+cosγk=
rB/A (x B -x A ) 2 +(y B -y A ) 2 +(z B -z A ) 2 F F F
Force components:
 (x -x )i+(y
ˆ ˆ ˆ 
 
 B -y A )j+(z B -z A )k
F=Fuˆ B/A =F  B A ˆ ˆ ˆ
 =F cosαi+cosβj+cosγk
 (x -x ) 2 +(y -y ) 2 +(z -z ) 2 
 B A B A B A 

Direction cosines

cos2α +cos 2β+ cos2 γ  1

Angle between two force vectors

A.B A x Bx +A y By +A z Bz
cosθ= =
AB A 2x +A 2y +A 2z B2x +B2y +B2z

Projection of a force vector on a line


A.B 
Bcosθ=  B.uˆ A  Bx u Ax  By u Ay  Bz uaz
A

Moment of a force about a point A

ˆi ˆj kˆ

M A = rx ry rz
Fx Fy Fz

Equations of motion for constant acceleration

v = vo + a c t
v 2 =vo2 +2a c s
a
s=s o  v o t + c t 2
2

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Equations of motion for projectiles

v y = u y -gt
v 2y = u 2y -2gy
g
y= u y t- t 2
2
x= u x t

g x2
y= xtan -
2 u 2x
Intrinsic motion
 ˆ s 2
a=st+
 nˆ
ρ
Polar motion
v = vo + a C t

 
 ˆ rθ θˆ
v=rr+

a=  r-rθ  r+
ˆ  rθ+2rθ
    θˆ
v 2 =vo2 +2a C  s-s o 
 2

Circular motion
a
   0
r=r s=s o +v o t + C t 2
2
Work-energy relations

U12  nc  =  T2 +V2    T1 +V1 

x2 y2

U12  nc  =  Fx dx+  Fy dy
x1 y1

Vg =mgh
k
 L 
2
Vs =
2
1
T = mv 2
2

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