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Ch-5: Equilibrium of A Rigid Body: Book: Engineering Mechanics Statics and Dynamics by R. C. Hibbeler
Ch-5: Equilibrium of A Rigid Body: Book: Engineering Mechanics Statics and Dynamics by R. C. Hibbeler
Ch-5: Equilibrium of A Rigid Body: Book: Engineering Mechanics Statics and Dynamics by R. C. Hibbeler
Book:
Engineering Mechanics Statics and Dynamics by R. C. Hibbeler
A body is subjected to an External Force and Couple Moment System that is the
result of the effects of Gravitational, Electrical, Magnetic, or Contact Forces
caused by adjacent bodies
Free-Body Diagrams
Free-body Diagram is a sketch of the outlined shape of the body, which
represents it as being Isolated or “Free” from its surroundings
itis necessary to show all the Forces and Couple Moments on Free-body
Diagram that the surroundings exert on the body so that these effects can be
accounted for when the Equations of Equilibrium are applied
Support Reactions
General Rule regarding the various types of Reactions that occur at supports
and points of contact between bodies subjected to Coplanar Force Systems are:
Free-Body Diagrams
--- Support Reactions
Roller Support
This support only prevents the beam from translating in the
Vertical Direction → Roller will only exert a force on the
beam in this direction
Pin Support
o Beam can be supported in a more restrictive
manner by using a Pin
o Pin can prevent translation of the beam in any
direction, ɸ
o and so the Pin must exert a force F on the
beam in this direction
OR
o it is easier to represent this Resultant Force F
by its two rectangular components, Fx and Fy
Mechanical Engineering Dept. CEME NUST 134
Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
Free-Body Diagrams
--- Support Reactions
Fixed Support
Free-Body Diagrams
Typical Examples of Actual Supports
Free-Body Diagrams
---Typical Examples of Actual Supports
oTwo unknowns
oReactions are two components of force, or
Utility building is Pin Supported at the magnitude and direction ɸ of the
the top of the column Resultant Force
Free-Body Diagrams
---Typical Examples of Actual Supports
Free-Body Diagrams
---Typical Examples of Actual Supports
oThree unknowns
oReactions are the Couple Moment and the two
Floor beams of this building are Force Components, OR the couple moment and
welded together and thus form the magnitude and direction of the resultant force
Fixed Connections
Free-Body Diagrams
Internal Forces
InternalForces cancel each other → they will not
create an external effect on the body, therefore,
Should not be included on the Free-body Diagram if
the entire body is to be considered
Free-Body Diagrams
Weight and Center of Gravity
When a body is within a Gravitational Field, then each of its particles has a
Specified Weight
such a system of forces can be reduced to a single resultant force acting
through a specified point referred to as the Weight W of the body and to the
location of its point of application as the Center Of Gravity
when the body is uniform or made from the same material, the center of gravity
will be located at the Body’s Geometric Center
Free-Body Diagrams
Example 5.1
Draw the free-body diagram of the uniform beam shown in Fig. The beam has a
mass of 100 kg.
Free-Body Diagrams
Example 5.2
Two smooth pipes, each having a mass of 300 kg, are supported by the forked
tines of the tractor in Fig. Draw the free-body diagrams for each pipe and both
pipes together.
Idealized Model
Free-Body Diagrams
Example 5.3
Draw the free-body diagram of the truss that is supported by the cable AB
and pin C. Explain the significance of each force acting on the diagram
Equations of Equilibrium
Equations of Equilibrium
Alternative Sets of Equilibrium Equations
o When using these equations it is required
that a line passing through points A and B
is not parallel to the y axis
Equations of Equilibrium
---Alternative Sets of Equilibrium Equations
o 𝚺 MB = 0 it is necessary that FR = 0
Example 5.5
Determine the horizontal and vertical components of reaction on the beam
caused by the pin at B and the rocker at A as shown in Fig. Neglect the weight of
the beam
Example 5.10
The uniform smooth rod shown in Fig. is subjected to a force and couple moment.
If the rod is supported at A by a smooth wall and at B and C either at the top or
bottom by rollers, determine the reactions at these supports. Neglect the weight
of the rod.
Two-Force Members
A two-force member has forces applied at only two points on the member
To satisfy Force Equilibrium:
o FA and FB must be equal in magnitude, FA = FB = F but opposite in direction (𝚺 F = 0)
o Moment Equilibrium requires that FA and FB and share the same line of action, which
can only happen if they are directed along the line joining points A and B
Example 5.13
Problem 5.25
Example 5.8
A skeletal diagram of a hand holding a load
is shown in the upper figure. If the load and
the forearm have masses of 2 kg and 1.2
kg, respectively, and their centers of mass
are located at and , determine the force
developed in the biceps CD and the
horizontal and vertical components of
reaction at the elbow joint B. The forearm
supporting system can be modeled as the
structural system shown in the lower
figure.
Problem 5.49
Example 5.60