General Details

Instructor details-
Name- Prof. Bimal Das
Mechanics of Rigid Bodies

Office- Room No. 212, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Email- bimal.das@ahduni.edu.in

Texts and References Assessment Scheme

 Beer, F. P. and E. R. Johnston, Vector Mechanics for (Tentative)
Engineers – Statics and Dynamics, Tata-McGraw-Hill, New Assignment – 10 %
Delhi, 8th edition (2007). Quiz-1 - 10 %
 Shames, I. H., Engineering Mechanics-Statics and Quiz-2 - 10 %
Dynamics, Prentice Hall India Ltd., New Delhi, 4th edition Project/Quiz - 20 %
(1996). End-sem - 50 %
 Merriam, J. L. and L. G. Kraige, Engineering Mechanics
Vol-1 & 2, Wiley India Ltd., New Delhi, 5th edition (2007).

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Course Objectives
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What do you expect from this class?

Think: engineering problems

Think: most direct ways for engineering problems

Think: multiple ways for consistency checks

Think: comparative analysis of different methods

clarity and discipline: thinking and expression

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Specifically:
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■ We will predominantly study statics and dynamics:

❑ Involve study of methods for quantifying effect of forces
between objects such that mechanical equilibrium is
maintained.
❑ No real world problem is truly static: but many problems can be
modelled as static problems in time/length scales of interest.
■ Study of interactions and forces: man-made and natural
structures
■ The concepts and methods: firm grounding for your future
courses on solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, kinetics and
dynamics of machines.
■ This training: prepare you for solving open-ended questions in
your profession (design or research).
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1899 Stone Arch Bridge, Kansas Chenab rail bridge, J&K, India

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Mechanics - describes and predicts the conditions of rest or motion of bodies under the
action of forces.
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Mechanics is the foundation of most engineering

• Aerospace Engineering
• Bio Medical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Science Engineering
Landing
Gantry gear
Bridge crane
• Civil Engineering …
Hard disk

• Almost everyday, in everybody`s life Mechanics play a vital role

(knowingly or unknowingly!)
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The bridge should be capable of being The struts must transmit their load to
in equilibrium while subject to self- the airframe through the trunnion
load, wind-load etc
Mechanical arm must
withstand wear and tear,
as well as by
a hard impact, like
a hard drop.

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Mechanics is a branch of the physical sciences that is concerned with the state of rest or motion of
bodies that are subjected to the action of forces.
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Assumptions

Rigid Body- A rigid body can be

considered as a combination of a large
number of particles in which all the
particles remain at a fixed distance
from one another, both before and
after applying a load. In most cases the 1. Ideal fluid
actual deformations occurring in 2. Viscous fluid
structures, machines, mechanisms, 3. Incompressible fluid
and the like are relatively small, and
the rigid-body assumption is suitable
for analysis.

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Concentrated Force- A concentrated force

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represents the effect of a loading which is assumed

to act at a point on a body. We can represent a
load by a concentrated force, provided the area
over which the load is applied is very small
compared to the overall size of the body. An
example would be the contact force between a
wheel and the ground.

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Particle- Bodies can be approximated as particles
to simplify analysis. Bodies are often assumed to be
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particles if the rotational motions are negligible

when compared to the translational motions, or
in systems where there is no moment exerted on the
body, such as a concurrent force system.

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Concept of force Newton’s 3rd law

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Force interaction
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• Parallelogram Law

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Addition of coplanar forces
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Class Prob-1

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EQUILIBRIUM OF A PARTICLE
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When the resultant of all the

forces acting on a particle is zero, the particle is in equilibrium.

If the resultant force acting on a particle is zero, the

particle
will remain at rest (if originally at rest) or will move with
constant The resultant force of the four cable forces
speed in a straight line (if originally in motion). acting on the supporting bracket can be
determined by adding algebraically the
separate x and y components of each cable
force. This resultant FR produces the same
pulling effect on the bracket as all four cables
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Free-body diagram
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The purpose of the diagram is to "free" the body from all other objects and surfaces around it so that it
can be studied in isolation. We will also draw in any forces or moments acting on the body, including
those forces and moments exerted by the surrounding bodies and surfaces that we removed.

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Class Prob-2

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