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General Principles
Engineering Mechanics:
Statics
Chapter Objectives
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Chapter Outline
Mechanics
Fundamental
Concepts
Units of Measurement
The International System of Units
Numerical Calculations
General Procedure for Analysis
1.1 Mechanics
Mechanics
branches:
- Rigid-body Mechanics
- Deformable-body Mechanics
- Fluid Mechanics
Rigid-body Mechanics deals with
- Statics
- Dynamics
1.1 Mechanics
Statics
Equilibrium of bodies
At rest
Move with constant velocity
Structural Failures
Force
Effect of loading, assumed to act at a
point on a body
Represented by a concentrated force,
provided loading area is small
compared to overall size
Eg: Contact force between wheel and
ground
Law
A particle originally at rest, or moving
in a straight line with constant velocity,
will remain in this state provided that
the particle is not subjected to an
unbalanced
force
Law
A particle acted upon by an
unbalanced force F experiences an
acceleration a that has the same
direction as the force and a magnitude
that is directly proportional to the
force
F ma
Law
The mutual forces of action and
reaction between two particles are
equal and, opposite and collinear
Weight,
mM e
W G 2
r
2
g
GM
/
r
Letting
yields
e
W mg
International dUnits
F = ma is maintained only if
Three of the units, called base units, are
arbitrarily defined
Fourth unit is derived from the equation
SI system specifies length in meters (m),
time in seconds (s) and mass in kilograms
(kg)
Unit of force, called Newton (N) is derived
from F = ma
Length Time
Mass
Force
Kilogra
m (kg)
Newto
n (N)
kg.m
2
s
W = mg
(g = 9.81m/s2)
Hence, a body of mass 1 kg has a
weight of 9.81 N, a 2 kg body weighs
19.62 N
SI Symbol
Multiple
1 000 000 000 109
Giga
1 000 000
106
Mega
1 000
103
Kilo
0.001
10-3
Milli
0.000 001
10-6
Micro
nano
SubMultiple
In
Homogeneity
Homogeneity
Figures
Figures
Off Numbers
Off Numbers
30010 N
1kN 1kN
30010 N
10 N 10 N
50 10 3 N 6 109 N
6
300kN 2
400mm 0.6MN
m0.610 N
40010 m0.3610 N
14410 m.N
400 10
3
3
144Gm.kN 2
12
45MN 3 / 900Gg
4510 N
900106 kg
3
0.051012 N 3 / kg
1kN 1
0.0510 N 3
10 N kg
12
0.05103 kN 3 / kg
50kN 3 / kg
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