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Statics: Rigid Bodies: Equivalent Systems of Forces
Statics: Rigid Bodies: Equivalent Systems of Forces
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CHAPTER
STATICS
Ferdinand P. Beer
E. Russell Johnston, Jr.
David F. Mazurek Rigid Bodies:
Equivalent Systems
of Forces
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Introduction
Treatment of a body as a single particle is not always
possible. In general, the size of the body and the specific
points of application of the forces must be considered.
Most bodies in elementary mechanics and structures are
assumed to be rigid, i.e., the actual deformations are small
and do not affect the conditions of equilibrium or motion of
the body.
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Introduction
Current chapter describes the effect of forces exerted on a
rigid body and how to replace a given system of forces with
a simpler equivalent system.
moment of a force about a point
moment of a force about an axis
moment due to a couple
Any system of forces acting on a rigid body can be replaced
by an equivalent system consisting of one force acting at a
given point and one couple.
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External and Internal Forces
Forces acting on rigid bodies
are divided into two groups:
External forces
Internal forces
Principle of transmissibility
may not always apply in
determining internal forces and
deformations.
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Moment of a Force about a Point- Examples
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Vector Product of Two Vectors- Cross
Products
Concept of the moment of a force about a point is
more easily understood through applications of the
vector product or cross product.
Vector products:
- are not commutative, Q P P Q
- are distributive, P Q1 Q2 P Q1 P Q2
- are not associative, P Q S P Q S
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Vector Products: Rectangular Components
Vector products of Cartesian unit vectors,
i i 0 j i k k i j
i j k j j 0 k j i
i k j j k i k k 0
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Vector Products: Rectangular Components
Vector products in terms of rectangular coordinates
V Px i Py j Pz k Qx i Q y j Qz k
V Py Qz Pz Q y i Pz Qx Px Qz j
Px Q y Py Qx k
i j k
V Px Py Pz
Qx Q y Qz
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Vector Product-Determinant
The cross product can be written as a determinant.
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Moment of a Force About a Point
The moment of F about O is defined as
MO r F
The moment vector MO is perpendicular
to the plane containing O and the force F.
r F1 F2 r F1 r F2
i j k
MO x y z
Fx Fy Fz
M O yFz zFy i zFx xFz j xFy yFx k
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Rectangular Components of the Moment of a Force
The moment of F about B:
M B rA / B F
rA / B rA rB
rA / B x A xB i y A y B j z A z B k
F Fx i Fy j Fz k
i j k
M B x A xB y A yB z A z B
Fx Fy Fz
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Rectangular Components of the Moment of a Force
For two-dimensional structures:
M O xFy yFx k
MO MZ
M O xFy yFx
M O x A xB Fy y A y B Fx k
MO MZ
M O x A xB Fy y A y B Fx
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Sample Problem 3.1
A 100-lb vertical force is applied to the end of a
lever which is attached to a shaft at O.
Determine:
a) moment about O,
b) horizontal force at A which creates the same
moment,
c) smallest force at A which produces the same
moment,
d) location for a 240-lb vertical force to produce the
same moment,
e) whether any of the forces from b, c, and d is
equivalent to the original force.
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Sample Problem 3.1
a) Moment about O is equal to the product
of the force and the perpendicular
distance between the line of action of the
force and O. Since the force tends to
rotate the lever clockwise, the moment
vector is into the plane of the paper.
M O Fd
d 24 in. cos 60 12 in.
M O 100 lb12 in.
M O 1200 lb in
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Sample Problem 3.1
b) Horizontal force at A that produces the
same moment,
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Sample Problem 3.1
c) The smallest force A to produce the same
moment occurs when the perpendicular
distance is a maximum or when F is
perpendicular to OA.
M O Fd
1200 lb in. F 24 in.
1200 lb in.
F
24 in.
F 50 lb
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Sample Problem 3.1
d) To determine the point of application of
a 240 lb force to produce the same
moment,
M O Fd
1200 lb in. 240 lbd
1200 lb in.
d 5 in.
240 lb
OB cos60 5 in.
OB 10 in.
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Sample Problem 3.1
e) Although each of the forces in parts b), c),
and d) produces the same moment as the
100 lb force, none are of the same
magnitude and sense, or on the same line of
action. None of the forces is equivalent to
the 100 lb force.
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Sample Problem 3.4
SOLUTION:
The moment MA of the force F
exerted by the wire is obtained
by evaluating the vector product,
M A rC A F
Plan:
1) Find rOB.
2) Determine MO = rOA F .
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Take Home Example 1
Solution:
First, find the position vector rOB
rOB = {0 i + 3 j + 1.5 k} m
i j k
MO = = [{3(10) – 1.5(3)} i – {0(10) –
0 3 1.5
– 6 3 10 1.5(– 6)} j + {0(3) – 3(– 6)} k] N·m
= {25.5 i + 9 j + 18 k} N·m
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Home Take Example 2
Plan:
1) Find rOA .
2) Determine MO = rOA F
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Home Take Example 2
Solution: r OA = { 4 i + 5 j + 3 k } ft
i j k
MO = 4 5 3 = { 735 i + 0 j 980 k } lb · ft
100 120 75
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Ch.3 Contents: Part 2
Moment of a Force About a Given Axis
Scalar Product of Two Vectors
Application of Scalar Product of Two Vectors
Mixed Triple Product of Three Vectors
Solved Examples
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Moment of a Force About a Given Axis
a
MO Maa
θ
Maa’
O F
r
F F
λa
a
MO r F
M aa M O cos M aa M aa a
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Moment of a Force About a Given Axis
Dot or Scalar Product
(Dot)
M aa a M o Magnitude a
MO
Maa
M aa M aa a Vector
O
r
F
λa
a
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Scalar Product of Two Vectors - Dot Product
The scalar product or dot product between
two vectors P and Q is defined as
P Q PQ cos scalar result
i i 1 j j 1 k k 1 i j 0 j k 0 k i 0
P Q Px Qx Py Q y Pz Qz
P P Px2 Py2 Pz2 P 2
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Scalar Product of Two Vectors - Dot Product
Scalar products:
- are commutative, P Q Q P
- are distributive, P Q1 Q2 P Q1 P Q2
- are not associative, P Q S undefined
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Application of Scalar Product of Two Vectors
P Q PQ cos
POL OL P Px cos x Py cos y Pz cos z
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Moment of a Force About a Given Axis
S PQ P Q S Q S P
S P Q S Q P P S Q Q P S
S P Q S x Py Qz Pz Q y S y Pz Qx Px Qz
S z Px Q y Py Qx
Sx Sy Sz
S P Q Px Py Pz
Qx Qy Qz
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Moment of a Force About a Given Axis
M OL M O r F
x,y,z
x y z
M OL r F x y z
Fx Fy Fz
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Moment of a Force About a Given Axis
Moment of a force about an
arbitrary axis,
M BL M B
M BL rA B F
rA B rA rB
M BL MB
M BL rB A F
rB A rB rA
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Take-Home Example
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Moment of a Couple
Two forces F and -F having the same
magnitude, parallel lines of action, and
opposite sense are said to form a couple.
Moment of the couple,
M rA F rB F
rA rB F
r F
M rF sin Fd
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Examples of Moment of couples
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Addition of Couples
Consider two intersecting planes P1
and P2 with each containing a couple
M 1 r F1 in plane P1
M 2 r F2 in plane P2
Resultants of the vectors also form a
couple
M r R r F1 F2
By Varignon’s theorem
M r F1 r F2
M1 M 2
Sum of two couples is also a couple that is
equal to the vector sum of the two couples 3 - 54
Couples Can Be Represented by Vectors
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Sample Problem 3.6
Attach equal and opposite 20 lb
forces in the +x direction at A
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Sample Problem 3.6
Alternatively, compute the sum
of the moments of the four
forces about D.
M M D 18 in. j 30 lbk
9 in. j 12 in.k 20 lb i
M 540 lb in. i 240lb in. j
180 lb in.k
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Example 1
Plan:
1) Resolve the forces in x and y
directions so they can be treated
as couples.
2) Add the two couples to find the
resultant couple.
M = rAB F
i j k
M = 0 – 0.25 0.1443 N·m
0 0 35
PLAN:
1) Use definition of a scalar
couple to find P and F.
2) Determine the net moment
(couple).
3) Equate the net moment to
Given: Two couples act on the zero to find d.
beam. The resultant
couple is zero.
Find: The magnitudes of the
forces P and F and the 66
distance d.
Example 3
Determine the net moment
+ M = (2)(0.3) – (4)(d)
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Example 4
Plan:
1) Use M = r F to find
the couple moment.
2) Set r = rAB and F = {15
k} N .
3) Calculate the cross
Given: F = {15 k} N and product to find M.
– F = {– 15 k} N
Find: The couple moment
acting on the pipe
assembly using Cartesian 68
vector notation.
Example 4
rAB = { (0.3 – 0.2 ) i + (0.8 – 0.3) j + (0 – 0) k } m
rAB = { 0.1 i + 0.5 j } m
F = {15 k} N
i j k
M = rAB F = 0.1 0.5 0 N·m
0 0 15
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Example 6
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Example 7
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Ch. 3 Contents: Part 4
Reduction System of Forces to a Force and Couple
Further Reduction of a System of Forces
Sample Problems
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System of Forces: Reduction to a Force
and Couple
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Further Reduction of a System of Forces
= =
System
of
Rcoplanar forces is reduced to a force-couple system
R and M O that is mutually perpendicular.
System can
be reduced to a single force by moving the line of
R
action of Runtil its moment about O becomes M O
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Sample Problem 3.8
SOLUTION:
a) Compute the resultant force and the
resultant couple at A.
R F
R 150 N j 600 N j 100 N j 250 N j
R 600 N j
R
MA r F
R
M A 1.6 i 600 j 2.8 i 100 j
4.8 i 250 j
R
M A 1880 N mk
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Sample Problem 3.8
b) Find an equivalent force-couple system at B
based on the force-couple system at A.
The force is unchanged by the movement of the
force-couple system from A to B.
R 600 N j
R
M B 1000 N mk
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Sample Problem 3.8
c) Determine the point of application for the
resultant force such that its moment about A
is equal to the resultant couple at A.
-(600N)j R
M C 0 .0
R
M C 1880 N m k x m i 600 N j 0.0
1880 N m
A x C B
x
600N
x 3.13 m
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Sample Problem 3.10
SOLUTION:
Determine the relative position
vectors for the points of application of
the cable forces with respect to A.
R
M A 30 i 17.68 j 118.9k
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