Engineering Mechanics:

Statics
Jeric P. Sarte, RCE
STATICS

branch of engineering mechanics that deals with forces in equilibrium or with

bodies held motionless by the forces acting on them.

A force is well defined if the three items below are met:

1. Magnitude
2. Direction
3. Point of application
STATICS

System of planar forces:

A. Concurrent forces
B. Parallel forces
C. Non-concurrent forces
D. Non-parallel forces
Situation 1 (CE Board Dec. 2014)

Force A = 6.0 kN
Force B = 2.4 kN
a.) If the resultant of the three forces A, B, and
C is 3.6 kN and it acts along Y-axis, what
is angle ϴ in degrees?
b.) If the resultant of the three force A, B, and
C is 5.4 kN and it acts along Y-axis, what is
the force C (kN) if the angle ϴ is 45 degrees?
c.) If the angle ϴ = 60 degrees and the force C
=3 kN, how much is the resultant pulling
force on the eyebolt?
Situation 2

Determine the force P that will keep the pulley

system in equilibrium if W = 1800 lb.
Situation 3

In  the angular motion amplifier shown, the

oscillatory motion of AC is amplified by the
oscillatory motion of BC. Neglecting friction
and the weights of the members, determine
the output torque , given that the input
torque is 36 N · m.
 Situation 4

For the frame shown in figure,

determine the resultant hinge force at
B, C, and E.
 Situation 5

Determine the forces in members GF, GD

and CD.
Friction

the  resistance to sliding between contacting surfaces when the resistance is due to the
nature of the surfaces and not their shape or form.
Static friction – between two bodies is the tangential force which opposes the sliding
of one body relative to the other.
Limiting friction – is the maximum value of static friction that occurs when motion is
impending.
Kinetic friction – is the tangential force between to bodies after motion begins. It less
than static friction.
Dry friction – refers to the friction force that exists between two unlubricated solid
surfaces.
Situation 6

A 200 N block is set on a 30 degrees inclined plane with a coefficient of friction of

0.20. A parallel force P and acting up the plane is applied to the body. Determine
the following:
1. Find the value of P to just cause motion to impend up the plane
2. Find the value of P to just prevent motion down the plane.
3. If P = 80 N, determine the magnitude and direction of the friction force.
Situation 7

Determine the force P required to start

the wedge shown in the figure. The
angle of friction for all surfaces in
contact is 15 degrees.
Centroid and moment of inertia

Second moment of area is also known as moment of inertia of plane area. It is a

geometrical property of an area which reflects how its points are distributed with
regard to an arbitrary axis.
Situation 8

Find the moment of inertia of the

figure with respect to the centroidal x-
axis.
Situation 9

Find the moment of inertia of the

figure with respect to the centroidal x-
axis.