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SESSION 1 – INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING

MECHANICS

Lecture:

What is Engineering Mechanics?

Mechanics – is the branch of physics that considers

the action of forces on bodies or fluids that are at rest
or in motion 2. The magnitudes of the three forces applied to
the eye bolt are T1 = 550 N, T2 = 200 N, and T3
• Concepts
= 750 N. Replace these forces with a single
equivalent force R. Show the result on a sketch
I. Rigid body – definite amount of matter
that is fixed. of the eye bolt.
II. Forces – anything that causes change to
the rigid body.

➢ FORCE SYSTEMS

Coplanar – all forces that is acting on the body lies on

one plane.

Non-coplanar – all forces that is acting on the body

lies on a different plane.

▪ Concurrent
▪ Non-concurrent 3. The force R is the resultant of the forces P1, P2,
▪ Parallel and P3 acting on the rectangular plate. Find P1
and P2 if R = 40 kN and P3 = 20 kN.
➢ RESULTANT OF FORCE SYSTEMS (COPLANAR)

• Force – anything that causes change to the rigid

body.

❖ Principle of transmissibility – A force may be

moved anywhere along its line of action
without changing its external effects on a
rigid body.

• Resultant – is the overall effect of the forces to

the body.

• Components of a force

• Resultant of concurrent forces

RESULTANT OF A CONCURRENT FORCE SYSTEM

1. Determine the resultant of the three

concurrent forces shown.
 4. The three forces, each of magnitude F, are
applied to the crate. Determine F so that the
three forces are equivalent to a single 3000-N
force.

5. Determine P and θ so that the three forces

shown are equivalent to the single force R =
87.32 N with 13.24° to the horizontal.
• Principle of moments

When determining the moment of a force about a

point, it is often convenient to use the principle of
moments, also known as Varignon’s theorem:

The moment of a force about a point is equal to the

sum of the moments of its components about that
point.

1. Determine the moment of the force F in Fig. (a)

About point A.

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SESSION 2 – MOMENT OF A FORCE

Lecture:

Moment – the ability of any forces to create a turning,

twisting, or rotation about a certain point or a certain
axis.

MO = Fd

2. Determine the magnitude and sense of the

-where d is the perpendicular distance from the moment of the 800-N force about point A.
moment center to the line of actionof the force F
called the moment arm of the force. Therefore, the
magnitude of MO is
3. Determine the moment of force F about point O.
F=90 N
1. The flat plate shown is acted on by the three
couples. Replace the three couples with two
forces, one acting along the line OP and the
other acting at point A; and the smallest pair of
forces, with one force acting at point O and the
other at point A.

4. Determine the moment produce by the force A

which is 750 kN upward to the right, located at 2m
from y-axis to the right, and 4.5m from x-axis
upward at point O. Force A is 30° with the
horizontal.

2. Determine the resultant couple and the forces

acting to produce this couple at 1.5m from the
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3. Determine the magnitude of the couple.
SESSION 3 – COUPLES (figure will be drawn on the board)

Lecture:

A couple has no resultant force, its only effect on a

rigid body is its moment. STATICS OF RIGID BODIES
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SESSION 4 – RESULTANT OF PARALLEL FORCES

Lecture:

Figure 3.4(a) shows a coplanar force system, where the

forces F1, F2, F3, . . . are parallel to the y-axis. The
equivalent force-couple system at point O is shown in
Fig. 3.4(b), where
 R = F1 + F2 + F3 +··· = F 1. Determine the magnitude and location of the
resultant from point B for the given parallel
CR = F1x1 + F2x2 + F3x3 +··· = Mo forces shown. (Figure will be drawn on the
board)

2. Determine the magnitude and location of the

resultant from point A. (Figure will be drawn
on the board)

• Rectangular
• Triangular
• Trapezoidal

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If F = 0, the resultant is a force R located at the TBES 5
distance x from O, as indicated in Fig. 3.4(c). The value
of x is obtained by equating the moments about O in
Figs. 3.4(b) and (c): SESSION 5 – RESULTANT OF NON-CONCURRENT
FORCES
Mo = Rx
Lecture:

1. The force system shown consists of the couple

If, on the other hand, F = 0 and MO = 0, then the C and four forces. If the resultant of this system
resultant is the couple CR = Mo. is a 75000-N. mm counterclockwise couple,
determine P, Q, and C.

2. Replace the three forces with an equivalent

force-couple system, with the force acting at
“O”
 3. The force system acting on the machine part is
equivalent to the single force R=366.96kN as
shown. Determine the force “P” and the
distance “b”

4. Determine the resultant of the forces shown.

(Figure will be drawn on the board)

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SESSION 6 – EQUILLIBRIUM OF FORCE SYSTEM

Lecture:

A body is set to be equilibrium if the resultant of the

force system that acts on the body is equal to zero.
Equilibrium means that both the resultant force and
the resultant couple are zero.

• FREE-BODY DIAGRAM

Problem 1.

Shown is homogeneous and has a mass of 30 kg.

Assume friction at all contact surfaces. Draw the fully
dimensioned FBD for each body and determine the
number of unknowns
Problem 2.

The homogenous bar AB is supported in the vertical

plane by rollers at A and B and by a Cable at C. The mass
of the bar is 50kg. Draw the FBD of bar AB. Determine
the number of unknowns on the FBD.

3. The weight W is attached to one end of a rope

that passes over a pulley that is free to rotate
about the pin at A. The weight is held at rest by
the force T applied to the other end of the rope.
Show that T = W and compute the pin reactions at
A body is in equilibrium under a coplanar force system A.
if both the resultant force R and the resultant couple
CR of the force system are zero. It follows that the
following three conditions are necessary for
equilibrium

1. The homogeneous, 120-kg wooden beam is

suspended from ropes at A and B. A power wrench
applies the 500-N · m clockwise couple to tighten a
bolt at C. Determine the tensions in the ropes.
4. The homogenous bar AB is supported in the
vertical plane by rollers at A and B and by a Cable
at C. The mass of the bar is 50kg. Determine the
reactions at A and B.

2. The homogeneous 60-kg disk supported by the

rope AB rests against a rough vertical wall.
Determine the force in the rope and the reaction
at the wall.
5. Shown is homogeneous and has a mass of 30 kg.
Assume friction at all contact surfaces. Determine
the reaction at B and the tension in the cable.