STATICS OF RIGID BODIES Guide

STATICS OF RIGID BODIES
TBES 5
SESSION 1 – INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING

MECHANICS
Lecture:
What is Engineering Mechanics?
Mechanics – is the branch of physics that considers

the action of forces on bodies or fluids that are at rest
or in motion 2. The magnitudes of the three forces applied to
the eye bolt are T1 = 550 N, T2 = 200 N, and
 Concepts
T3 = 750 N. Replace these forces with a single
equivalent force R. Show the result on a
I. Rigid body – definite amount of matter
sketch of the eye bolt.
that is fixed.
II. Forces – anything that causes change to
the rigid body.
 FORCE SYSTEMS
Coplanar – all forces that is acting on the body lies on

one plane.
Non-coplanar – all forces that is acting on the body

lies on a different plane.
 Concurrent
 Non-concurrent 3. The force R is the resultant of the forces P1,
 Parallel P2, and P3 acting on the rectangular plate.
Find P1 and P2 if R = 40 kN and P3 = 20 kN.
 RESULTANT OF FORCE SYSTEMS (COPLANAR)
 Force – anything that causes change to the rigid

body.
 Principle of transmissibility – A force may be

moved anywhere along its line of action
without changing its external effects on a
rigid body.
 Resultant – is the overall effect of the forces to

the body.
 Components of a force
 Resultant of concurrent forces
RESULTANT OF A CONCURRENT FORCE SYSTEM
1. Determine the resultant of the three

concurrent forces shown.
4. The three forces, each of magnitude F, are
applied to the crate. Determine F so that the
three forces are equivalent to a single 3000-N
force.
5. Determine P and θ so that the three forces

shown are equivalent to the single force R =
87.32 N with 13.24° to the horizontal.

TBES 5
SESSION 2 – MOMENT OF A FORCE
Lecture:
Moment – the ability of any forces to create a turning,
twisting, or rotation about a certain point or a certain
axis. 2. Determine the magnitude and sense of the
moment of the 800-N force about point A.
MO = Fd
-where d is the perpendicular distance from the

moment center to the line of actionof the force F
called the moment arm of the force. Therefore, the
magnitude of MO is
 Principle of moments
3. Determine the moment of force F about point O.

When determining the moment of a force about a
F=90 N
point, it is often convenient to use the principle of
moments, also known as Varignon’s theorem:
The moment of a force about a point is equal to the

sum of the moments of its components about that
point.
1. Determine the moment of the force F in Fig. (a)

About point A.
4. Determine the moment produce by the force A

which is 750 kN upward to the right, located at
2m from y-axis to the right, and 4.5m from x-axis
upward at point O. Force A is 30° with the
horizontal.

TBES 5
SESSION 3 – COUPLES
Lecture:
A couple has no resultant force, its only effect on a

rigid body is its moment.
equivalent force-couple system at point O is shown in
Fig. 3.4(b), where
R = F1 + F2 + F3 +··· = F
CR = F1x1 + F2x2 + F3x3 +··· = Mo
1. The flat plate shown is acted on by the three

couples. Replace the three couples with two
forces, one acting along the line OP and the
other acting at point A; and the smallest pair
of forces, with one force acting at point O and
the other at point A. If F = 0, the resultant is a force R located at the
distance x from O, as indicated in Fig. 3.4(c). The value
of x is obtained by equating the moments about O in
Figs. 3.4(b) and (c):
Mo = Rx
If, on the other hand, F = 0 and MO = 0, then the

resultant is the couple CR = Mo.
2. Determine the resultant couple and the forces

acting to produce this couple at 1.5m from
the center. (Figure will be drawn on the
board)
3. Determine the magnitude of the couple.

(figure will be drawn on the board)

TBES 5
SESSION 4 – RESULTANT OF PARALLEL FORCES
Lecture:
Figure 3.4(a) shows a coplanar force system, where

the forces F1, F2, F3, . . . are parallel to the y-axis. The
3. The force system acting on the machine part
is equivalent to the single force R=366.96kN
1. Determine the magnitude and location of the
as shown. Determine the force “P” and the
resultant from point B for the given parallel
distance “b”
forces shown. (Figure will be drawn on the
board)
2. Determine the magnitude and location of the

resultant from point A. (Figure will be drawn
on the board)
 Rectangular
 Triangular
 Trapezoidal

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4. Determine the resultant of the forces shown.
(Figure will be drawn on the board)
SESSION 5 – RESULTANT OF NON-CONCURRENT
FORCES
Lecture:
1. The force system shown consists of the couple

C and four forces. If the resultant of this
system is a 75000-N. mm counterclockwise
couple, determine P, Q, and C.

TBES 5
2. Replace the three forces with an equivalent SESSION 6 – EQUILLIBRIUM OF FORCE SYSTEM
force-couple system, with the force acting at
Lecture:
“O”
A body is set to be equilibrium if the resultant of the
force system that acts on the body is equal to zero.
Equilibrium means that both the resultant force and
the resultant couple are zero.
 FREE-BODY DIAGRAM
A body is in equilibrium under a coplanar force system
if both the resultant force R and the resultant couple
CR of the force system are zero. It follows that the
following three conditions are necessary for
equilibrium
1. The homogeneous, 120-kg wooden beam is

suspended from ropes at A and B. A power
wrench applies the 500-N · m clockwise couple to
tighten a bolt at C. Determine the tensions in the
ropes.
Problem 1.
Shown is homogeneous and has a mass of 30 kg.

Assume friction at all contact surfaces. Draw the fully
dimensioned FBD for each body and determine the
2.
number of unknowns
The homogeneous 60-kg disk supported by the rope

AB rests against a rough vertical wall. Determine
the force in the rope and the reaction at the wall.
Problem 2.
The homogenous bar AB is supported in the vertical

plane by rollers at A and B and by a Cable at C. The
mass of the bar is 50kg. Draw the FBD of bar AB.
Determine the number of unknowns on the FBD.
3. The weight W is attached to one end of a rope

that passes over a pulley that is free to rotate
about the pin at A. The weight is held at rest by
the force T applied to the other end of the rope.
Show that T = W and compute the pin reactions at
A.
4. The homogenous bar AB is supported in the

vertical plane by rollers at A and B and by a Cable
at C. The mass of the bar is 50kg. Determine the
reactions at A and B.
5. Shown is homogeneous and has a mass of 30 kg.

Assume friction at all contact surfaces. Determine
the reaction at B and the tension in the cable.

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SESSION 1 – INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING

What is Engineering Mechanics?

Mechanics – is the branch of physics that considers

Coplanar – all forces that is acting on the body lies on

Non-coplanar – all forces that is acting on the body

 Force – anything that causes change to the rigid

 Principle of transmissibility – A force may be

 Resultant – is the overall effect of the forces to

 Resultant of concurrent forces

RESULTANT OF A CONCURRENT FORCE SYSTEM

1. Determine the resultant of the three

5. Determine P and θ so that the three forces