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Statics: Vector Mechanics For Engineers
Statics: Vector Mechanics For Engineers
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STATICS
Ferdinand P. Beer
E. Russell Johnston, Jr.
Statics of Particles
Lecture Notes:
J. Walt Oler
Texas Tech University
• Law of cosines,
C
B R 2 = P 2 + Q 2 − 2 PQ cos B
! ! !
C R = P+Q
• Law of sines,
sin A sin B sin C
= =
B Q R A
• Vector subtraction
R = 98 N α = 35°
T1 = 18.5 kN T2 = 2600lbf
T1 = 18.3 kN T2 = 12.94 kN
TAC = 329 N
!
R=0
!
= (-173.66 + 0.3512 T AC + FD )i
!
+ (99.21 + 0.9363 T AC - 300) j
TAC = +214.45 N
FD = +98.35 N
! !
• The vector F is • Resolve F into • Resolve Fh into
contained in the horizontal and vertical rectangular components
plane OBAC. components. Fx = Fh cos φ
Fy = F cosθ y = F sin θ y cos φ
Fh = F sin θ y Fy = Fh sin φ
= F sin θ y sin φ
!
• With the angles between F and the axes,
Fx = F cos θ x Fy = F cos θ y Fz = F cos θ z
! ! ! !
F = Fx i + Fy j + Fz k
! ! !
= F (cos θ x i + cos θ y j + cos θ z k )
!
= Fλ
! ! ! !
λ = cos θ x i + cos θ y j + cos θ z k
! !
• λ is a unit vector along the line of action of F
and cos θ x , cos
! θ y , and cos θ z are the direction
cosines for F
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Edition
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
Ninth
Rectangular Components in Space
!
d = vector joining M and N
! ! !
= d xi + d y j + d z k
d x = x2 − x1 d y = y 2 − y1 d z = z 2 − z1
! !
F = Fλ
! 1 ! ! !
(
λ = d xi + d y j + d z k
d
)
Fd x Fd y Fd z
Fx = Fy = Fz =
d d d
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Edition
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
Ninth
Sample Problem 2.7
SOLUTION:
• Based on the relative locations of the
points A and B, determine the unit
vector pointing from A towards B.
θ x = 115.1!
θ y = 32.0!
θ z = 71.5!