STATICS (ME 211)

Fall 2020

Instructor: Sadia Bakhtiar

LECTURE NO: 01

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 1

Contents
• Introduction of Instructor
• CLOs and PLOs
• Textbooks
• Course Contents
• Evaluation Methods
• Quizzes/Assignment/Attendance Policy
• Introduction to chapter 1
• Mechanics
• Historical Context
• Fundamental Concepts
• Basic Units
• Idealizations
• Newton’s Laws of Motion
Introduction of Instructor
Education
B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering (UET Pesh)
M.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering (UET Pesh)

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 CLOs and PLOs

Sr. No Course Learning Outcomes PLOs Blooms Taxonomy

Students should be able to comprehend the
force systems, moments, basics of distributed C2
CLO_1 forces, centroid and moment of inertia. PLO1
(Comprehension)

Students should be able to apply the laws of

C3
equilibrium and laws of static friction to
CLO_2 PLO1 (Application)
compute forces in mechanical structures and
machine elements, respectively.
Students should be able to analyze internal and
external efforts on mechanical structures when C4
CLO_3 subjected to distributed and concentrated PLO2
(Analysis)
loadings.

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TextBook
• R.C. Hibbeler; Engineering mechanics, Statics, 14th Edition, Pearson,
2013.
Reference Book
• Engineering Mechanics, dynamics, J.L Meriam, L.G Kraige; 6th
edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2006.

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Course Contents
1.General Principles of Mechanics

2.Force Vectors

3.Equilibrium of a particle

4.Force System Resultants

5.Equilibrium of a Rigid Body

6.Structural Analysis

7.Internal Forces

8.Friction

9.Center of Gravity and Centroid

10. Moment of Inertia

11.Virtual Work
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Evaluation Methods
Quizzes 10%

Assignments 15%

Midterm Exam 30%

Final Exams 45%

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Quizzes/Assignment/Attendance Policy

• 6 Quizzes & 6 Assignment Sessions shall be held

• Both quiz & assignment session will be conducted in one

sitting

• No retake / make-up for missed quizzes / assignments

• According to institute policy, 80% attendance is mandatory

• Leave Policy (Max. 09 absentees)

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Chapter No: 1
GENERAL PRINCIPLES

• To provide an introduction to the basic quantities and

idealizations of mechanics.

• To give a statement of Newton’s Laws of Motion and

Gravitation.

• To review the principles for applying the SI system of units.

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Mechanics

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STATICS
The study of rigid bodies at rest or at a constant
velocity concerning the determination of internal and
external forces acting on a body.
a=0
v=constant or v=0
Examples: room, static structure, bridges, trusses,
towers connected with cables,

Applications:
Vibrations, stability and strength of structures and
machines, robotics, rocket and spacecraft design,
automatic control, engine performance, electrical
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 HISTORICAL CONTEXT

• Statics is the first course that combines Physics with

Mathematics and introduces concepts of Engineering.
Origin of Mathematics
3000 B.C :

Egyptian & Babylonian Greek Western Modern

According to Herodotus, the mathematics of Egypt has roots in surveying

The Pharaoh gave each Egyptian a plot of land to taxed, Annual flooding of
Nile required a survey be performed to reassess taxes.

Architecture
Egyptian Surveying /taxes Math (Pyramids, temples)

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FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS
• Basic Quantities
Length: Length is used to locate the position of a point in space and thereby describe
the size of a physical system

Time: Time is conceived as a succession of events. Although the principles

of statics are time independent, this quantity plays an important role in the
study of dynamics.

Mass. Mass is a measure of a quantity of matter that is used to compare the action
of one body with that of another. This property provides a measure of the resistance of
matter to a change in velocity.

Force. force is considered as a “push” or “pull” exerted by one body on another.

A force is completely characterized by its magnitude, direction, and point of
application.

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BASIC UNITS

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 Idealizations

Models or idealizations are used in statics in order to

simplify application of the theory. Here we will
consider three important idealizations.

• Particle

• Rigid Body

• Concentrated force

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 Particle
• Has mass only, Volume is
ignored, particle is a point.

• Particle can undergo only

translational motion

• All forces are thought of

acting on the same point, No
need to check moments for a
particle

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 Rigid body

• Volume cannot be ignored, rigid

body can be of any shape (disc,
slab etc.)

• Rigid body can undergo both

translation and rotation motion

• Moments are relevant in rigid

body, both resultant force and
resultant moment is required to
be satisfied for equilibrium

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 Concentrated Force
• Whole load of an object can be represented by a concentrated force
• Provided the area over which the load applied is very small compared to
the overall size of the body

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 Newton’s Three Laws of Motion.
• Engineering mechanics is formulated on the basis of
Newton’s three laws of motion
• validity of which is based on experimental observation.
• These laws apply to the motion of a particle as measured
from a nonaccelerating reference frame.
First Law

A particle originally at rest, or moving in a straight line

with constant velocity, tends to remain in this state
provided the particle is NOT subjected to an unbalanced
force

෍𝐹 = 0
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 Second Law
• A particle acted upon by an unbalanced force F experiences an
acceleration a that has the same direction as the force and a
magnitude that is directly proportional to the force

Third Law

The mutual forces of action and reaction between two

particles are equal, opposite, and collinear
𝑭𝑨 = 𝑭𝑩
𝑭𝑨 = −𝑭𝑩
෍ 𝑭 = 𝑭 𝑨 − 𝑭𝑩 = 𝟎
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Newton’s Law of Gravitational Attraction

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Weight
Weight is the force exerted on an object with mass
due to gravity.

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Summary
• Statics is the study of bodies that are at rest or move with constant
velocity.

• A particle has a mass but a size that can be neglected, and a rigid body
does not deform under load.

• Concentrated forces are assumed to act at a point on a body.

• Engineering mechanics is formulated on the basis of Newton’s three laws

of motion.

• Mass is measure of a quantity of matter that does not change from one
location to another. Weight refers to the gravitational attraction of the
earth on a body or quantity of mass.

• In the SI system the unit of force, the newton, is a derived unit. The meter,
second, and kilogram are base units.
Reading Assignment
Read chapter 1:
• Unit of Measurement,
• Prefixes,
• Dimensional Homogeneity,
• Significant figures,
• Rounding off Numbers.

Practice
Example 1.1,1.2, 1.3

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