ENGINEERING

MECHANICS
VIA MS TEAMS
ENGG013 10:30AM-12:00PM
STATICS
EQUILIBRIUM
EQUILIBRIUM
EQUILIBRIUM. USED TO DESIGNATE THE CONDITION
WHERE THE RESULTANT OF A SYSTEM OF FORCES IS
ZERO. THE PHYSICAL MEANING OF EQUILIBRIUM, AS
APPLIED TO A BODY, IS THAT THE BODY IS AT REST OR
IS MOVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE WITH CONSTANT
VELOCITY.

FREE BODY DIAGRAM. AN ISOLATED VIEW OF A BODY

WHICH SHOWS ONLY THE EXTERNAL FORCES EXERTED
ON THE BODY.

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EQUILIBRIUM
FREE BODY DIAGRAM
TYPE OF ACTION OF BODY REMOVED
SKETCH OF REACTING BODY
BODY UPON FREE BODY

EARTH
EARTH W
CORD, ROPE, T
CABLE
θ θ

SMOOTH
SURFACE N
θ

ROLLER
R R

PIN/ HINGE R
R
M
FIXED 4
R
R
SAMPLE PROBLEM
FREE BODY DIAGRAM

A B
D

3M
C 30°
7M

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SAMPLE PROBLEM
A 200KN CYLINDER IS SUPPORTED BY A HORIZONTAL ROD AB AND
REST AGAINTS THE UNIFORM BAR CD WHICH WEIGHS 100KN/M.

A B
D

3M
C 30°
7M

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SAMPLE PROBLEM
COMPUTE THE TOTAL REACTIONS AT A AND B ON THE TRUSS
SHOWN IN THE FIGURE.

2240KN

2000KN
2M
θ
θ

2.1M 2M 2M 2.1M

1000KN 2000KN 3000KN

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SEATWORK 2
THE UPPER BEAM IS SUPPORTED BY A REACTION AT D AND
ROLLER AT C WHICH SEPARATES THE UPPER AND LOWER BEAMS.
DETERMINE THE REACTION AT A, B, C, D
960KN

9M 3M

8M 4M