Engineering Mechanics

By
Prof. Sana A. Mulla
Course objectives
BLOOMS
CO ID CO STATEMENTS
LEVEL

Make use of the concept of force, moment, couple, Varignon’s Theorem to solve the
104.1 L3
Resultant of Coplanar and Non-Coplanar Force System Problems.

Utilize the information of Centroid of basic shapes and Experiment with the same in
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Composite Shapes.

Make use of the concept of force, moment and test for the Equilibrium condition in
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two and three-dimensional systems with the help of FBD.

List the real-life application to specific type of friction and Test for required force to
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overcome friction.

Develop the relation between displacement, velocity, acceleration and time without
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considering effect of Force.

Develop the relation between displacement, velocity, acceleration and time with
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considering effect of Force.
Contents
Module 1

• Introduction

• Definitions of different terms

• Concept

• Procedure to locate centroid of plane lamina

Introduction

• The centroid of a plane area is the geometrical centre of the given

area.
• For regular areas, the centroid can be easily located simply by
observation.

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Meaning of terms used
• Centroid: it is the geometrical centre of the body.
• Centre of gravity: It is the point through which the resultant weight of the body acts.

W W

• Centre of Mass: It is the point where the entire mass of the rigid body can be assumed to be
concentrated.
• Location of Centroid, centre of gravity (CG) and Centre of mass (CM) for uniform plane lamina is the
Procedure to obtain centroid
• Express the given area as a sum of a number of simple areas. Sometimes a certain
area might have to be subtracted.

• Define the x and y axes, if not already specified in the problem.

• Calculate the area of each individual part. Subtracted areas are to be considered
as negative areas.

• Obtain the coordinates of centroid of each individual part with reference to the
coordinate axes.

• The coordinates of the centroid () is obtained using following formula.

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Centroid of standard figures
Example 1
Locating Centroid for individual shape
Determining coordinates of Centroid
Showing centroid location
Example 2
• Determine centroid for given composite lamina.
Step 1: Show reference axes
Step 2: Locating C.G. for individual shapes
Continued..
Continued..
Step 3:Determining coordinates of Centroid
Step 4: Showing centroid location
Example