DYNAMICS REVIEWER

INTRODUCTION:
Engineering Mechanics – is that branch of the physical sciences concerned
with the behavior of bodies subjected to the action of forces. The subject of
mechanics is divided into two parts:
• STATICS
• DYNAMICS
Statics – the study of objects in equilibrium (objects either at rest or moving with
constant velocity).
Dynamics – the study of objects with accelerated motion.
Kinematics – treats only the geometric aspects of the motion
Kinetics – analysis of forces causing the motion.
Rectilinear Kinematics – refers to straight line motion.
Position– the position of the particle is represented by a algebraic scalar s.
Displacement – the displacement of the particle is a vector ∆s defined as the
change in the particle’s position vector s.
Velocity – the velocity of the particle is a vector. It is defined as the time rate of
change of displacement.
Acceleration – defined as the time rate of change of velocity.
Rectilinear Kinematics
Constant Acceleration (Uniform Accelerated Motion)
• SPEED AS A FUNCTION OF TIME

V = Vo + at

• POSITION AS A FUNCTION OF TIME

S = So + Vot + ½ at2

• SPEED AS A FUNCTION OF POSITION

V2 = Vo2 + 2as
Curvilinear Motion
1. Translational motion – is the motion by which a body shifts from one point
in space to another.
a. Rectilinear motion – motion of a particle along a straight line.
b. Curvilinear motion – motion occurs when a particle travels along
a curved path
2. Rotational motion – is the motion by which a body moves in circles
3. Periodic Motion - is the motion by which a body vibrates or oscillates back
and forth, over the same path.
Rotational Motion