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Chapter 1 6. 1 - Introduction PDF
Chapter 1 6. 1 - Introduction PDF
Chapter 1 6. 1 - Introduction PDF
• Categories of Mechanics:
- Rigid bodies
- Statics
- Dynamics (kinematics/kinetics)
- Deformable bodies
- Fluids
• Force - represents the action of one body on another to change state of rest of
body to which it is applied. Force is characterized by its point of application,
magnitude, and direction, i.e., a force is a vector quantity.
In Newtonian mechanics, space, time, and mass are absolute concepts i.e. independent of each
other. Force, however, is not independent of the other three. The force acting on a body is
related to the mass of the body and the variation of its velocity with time.
Idealization in Mechanics
• Continuum: Matter assumed to be continuously distributed without voids or
empty spaces.
• Rigid body: Distance between two arbitrary points is invariant. This implies that
it will not undergo any deformation under load, e.g. wheel of car, lever
supporting weights at its ends.
System of Forces
System of Forces
• Free-Body Diagrams:
- test for errors in computation by substituting
Create separate diagrams for each of the given data and computed results into previously
bodies involved with a clear indication of all unused equations based on the six principles
forces acting on each body.
Text book:
1. Vector Mechanics for Engineers by Beer and Johnston, McGraw Hill
References:
1. Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics by Irving Herman Shames
2. Engineering Mechanics by J.L. Meriam and L. Kraige
3. Engineering Mechanics by S. Timoshenko, D. H. Young, J. V. Rao and S. Pati