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Equilibrium of force system ‫ﺗﻮازن اﻟﻘﻮى‬

In static, a body is said to be in equilibrium when the force system acting upon it has a
zero resultant. When a body is in equilibrium, the resultant of all forces acting on it is
zero. Thus, the resultant force Rand the resultant couple Mare both zero, and we have
the equilibrium equations.

. ‫ﯾﻘﺎل ﻟﻼﺟﺴﺎم ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ اﻟﺴﻜﻮن ﺑﺎﻧﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﺗﻮازن ﻋﻨﻤﺎ ﺗﻜﻮن ﻣﺤﺼﻠﺔ اﻟﻘﻮى اﻟﻤﺆﺛﺮة ﻋﻠﯿﮭﺎ ﻣﺴﺎوﯾﺔ ﻟﻠﺼﻔﺮ‬
‫وﺗﻜﻮن ھﺬه اﻻﺟﺴﺎم ﺧﺎﺿﻌﺔ ﻟﻤﻌﺎدﻟﺘﻲ اﻟﺘﻮازن‬

R = ΣF=0
M =ΣM=0
These requirements are both necessary and sufficient conditions for equilibrium.

Free Body Diagram (F B D)

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Lecturer : Hussein A. Jaaz 30 Building and construction Engineering Branch

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Example: Determine the magnitude T of

the tension in the supporting cable and the
magnitude of the force on the pin at A for the
jib crane shown. The beam AB is a standard
0.5m I-beam with a mass of 95 kg/m length.
‫اﻟﻤﻄﻠﻮب ﺣﺴﺎب ﻗﻮة اﻟﺸﺪ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺴﻠﻚ وﻗﻮة رد اﻟﻔﻌﻞ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻘﻄﺔ‬
A ‫اﻻﺳﻨﺎد‬
Solution:
Mass = 95 kg/m * 5 m = 475 kg
W= mass * g = 475 kg * 9.81 N/kg = 4660 N
= 4.66 KN
+↻ ∑ 𝑀𝐴 = 0
TCos25°*(0.25)+TSin25°
*(5-0.12)-10*(5-0.12-1.5)-4.66(2.5-0.12)=0

T=19.61kN

+→ ∑ Fx = 0 → Ax -19.61Cos25°=0
Ax =17.77kN
+↑ ∑ Fy = 0 → Ay +19.61*Sin25°-4.66-10=0
Ay =6.37kN

A = √Ax 2 + Ay 2 → A = √17.772 + 6.372

A = 18.88 kN

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Example: The system of knotted cords

showing in figure support the
indicated weights. Compute the tensile
force in each cord.
‫اﻟﻤﻄﻠﻮب ﺣﺴﺎب ﻛﻞ ﻗﻮى اﻟﺸﺪ ﻟﻜﻞ ﺣﺒﻞ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ‬
Solution:

The lower part:

+→ΣFx=0
DSin75∘- CSin30∘=0
D=0.5176C …….1
+↑ΣFy=0
DCos75∘+CCos30∘-400=0 ….2
Sub (1)in (2)
(0.5176C)Cos75∘+CCos30∘-400=0
C=400 lb
D=0.5176(400)
D=207.06 lb

The upper part:

+↑ΣFy=0
BSin45∘-300-CCos30∘=0
BSin45∘=300+400Cos30∘
B=914.16 lb
+→ΣFx=0
BCos45∘+Csin30∘-A=0
A=914.16Cos45∘+400Sin30∘
Free-body diagram
A=846.41 lb

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Example: Cords are passing through

frictionless pulleys to weights of 200 lb
and 400 lb and tensioned to the weighting
cylinder. Determine the angle θ and the
normal pressure N between the cylinders
and the smooth horizontal surface.
Solution:
+→ΣFx=0
400Cosθ-200=0
Cosθ=0.5 → θ=60∘
N+400Sinθ-800=0
N+400Sin60∘=800 → N=453.59 lb

Example : Two weightless bars pinned

together and support a load of 35 kN.
Determine the forces P and F acting
respectively along bars AB and AC that
maintain equilibrium of pin A.
Solution:
+→ΣFx=0
5 2
-F( 41
)+P( )=0
√ √13

F=0.7104P ….1
+↑ΣFy=0
3 4
P( )-F( )-35=0
√13 √41
3 4
P( )=F( )+35
√13 √41
0.3883P=35 ….2 sub(1) in (2)
P=90.14 kN
F=0.7104(90.14) → F=64.03 kN

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