Mechanical Science Notes
Mechanical Science Notes
2.1 INTRODUCTION
R N
G P Direction of
f impending motion
W
Force of
f friction
W N
f Impending motion
Static
fricton
fm
Dynamic friction
= 2 2
is the angle of friction
tan =
or = tan 1
N
R
P
It is ratio of limiting frictional force and the normal reaction.
The coefficient of friction,
= = tan
=
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N f = N Y
X
W cos
Motion
W sin
W
20 N
N
P sin 25°
25°
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N P
P sin
P cos
f
W
N si
f
n
N
N cos Y
X
W
P Y
N
X
W cos
f
W sin
W
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s
N co Y
P P sin
P X
W cos
f
W sin
P
P sin
Y
N
P cos
X
W cos
f
W sin
W
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P f Y
N
X
W cos
W sin
W
P Y
N
X
W cos
f
W sin
W
P Y
N
X
W cos
f
W sin
W
in
Ps
s
N co Y
P
P X
W cos
f
W sin
W
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5m
0.2
Y
RF X
fF
mg cos
mg sin
RR W = mg
fR m
0.5
m
0.5
fB
B RB
B
L
L/2
W
fA
O
A
RA
B RB
300 N
fA
A 60°
RA
B RB
10 m
6m
5m
20 N
fA
A O
RA 8m
fB
B RB
x
1.5W
l/2
W
fA
45°
O
A
RA
B RB
7m
m
3.5
3m
800 N
600 N
fA
60°
O
A
RA
R1
f1
N1 W
X
R2
N2
R2 cos ( + ) R2 sin ( + )
f2
f2 R2 sin ( + )
R2 cos ( + ) Y
R2
N2
P
X
R3 N3 Motion
f3
Driver
Slack side Follower
T2
r2
r1
Tight side
T1
d
r
T2 T1
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0.9155 N-m Ans.
Example 2.14:
Solution:
25 kW Ans.
Example 2.15:
Solution:
1.054 kN.m Ans.
Example 2.17:
m
0.5
T2 T1
Solution:
1562.2 N Ans.
Example 2.18:
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R
W
P
p
dm