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Free Body Diagram

INVOLVING INTERNAL
REACTIONS

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IN T E R N A L R E A C T IO N S
- are forces that act on the connections internal to the
body
The calculations involve more than 1 FBD.
IN T E R N A L F O R C E S
- are forces that act between adjacent particles in a
body always occur in collinear pairs such that they
have the same magnitude and act in opposite
directions (Uses Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion)
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IN T E R N A L F O R C E S No internal forces are

shown on t`he FBD of the
entire beam.
There are 2 internal force
system acting on every
section of the beam that
are equal in magnitude but
opposite in direction.

Newton’s third law prescribes that the effect that the right part of the
beam has on the left part is equal and opposite to the effect that the
left part has on the right.
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IN T E R N A L F O R C E S

Newton’s third law prescribes that the effect that the right part of the
beam has on the left part is equal and opposite to the effect that the
left part has on the right.
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INVOLVING INTERNAL REACTIONS

FRAM ES
- are rigid structures that are designed to carry load in
a fixed position.
M A C H IN E S
- contain moving parts and are usually designed to
convert an input force to an output force.
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EXAMPLE

The masses and

lengths of the two
hom oge n o u s b e a m s
that make up the
structure are shown in
By = 1324.35 N
Bx = 1729.16 N
the figure. Determine
the magnitude of the
R B = 2 1 7 8 .0 5 N
pin reaction at B.
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Calculate the
magnitudes of the pin
reactions at A, B, and C
for the frame shown.
Neglect the weights of
the members.
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