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    L2 Equilibrium of A Particle

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    A particle is in equilibrium if it remains at rest or moves with constant velocity. For a particle to be in equilibrium, the net force acting on it must be zero. This can be analyzed using free body diagrams which show all the forces acting on the particle. Forces can be resolved into components in different axes and the equations of equilibrium require that the sum of the forces along each axis equals zero. Springs exert a force proportional to their deformation and cables can only pull with tension along their length. Examples of problems involving springs, cables, pulleys, and forces in multiple dimensions will be analyzed.

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    A particle is in equilibrium if it remains at rest or moves with constant velocity. For a particle to be in equilibrium, the net force acting on it must be zero. This can be analyzed using free body diagrams which show all the forces acting on the particle. Forces can be resolved into components in different axes and the equations of equilibrium require that the sum of the forces along each axis equals zero. Springs exert a force proportional to their deformation and cables can only pull with tension along their length. Examples of problems involving springs, cables, pulleys, and forces in multiple dimensions will be analyzed.

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    A particle is in equilibrium if it remains at rest or moves with constant velocity. For a particle to be in equilibrium, the net force acting on it must be zero. This can be analyzed using free body diagrams which show all the forces acting on the particle. Forces can be resolved into components in different axes and the equations of equilibrium require that the sum of the forces along each axis equals zero. Springs exert a force proportional to their deformation and cables can only pull with tension along their length. Examples of problems involving springs, cables, pulleys, and forces in multiple dimensions will be analyzed.

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    A particle is in equilibrium if it remains at rest or moves with constant velocity. For a particle to be in equilibrium, the net force acting on it must be zero. This can be analyzed using free body diagrams which show all the forces acting on the particle. Forces can be resolved into components in different axes and the equations of equilibrium require that the sum of the forces along each axis equals zero. Springs exert a force proportional to their deformation and cables can only pull with tension along their length. Examples of problems involving springs, cables, pulleys, and forces in multiple dimensions will be analyzed.

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    EQUILIBRIUM OF A

    PARTICLE.
    Condition for Equilibrium of a particle.
    • A particle is said to be in Equilibrium if remains at rest if
    originally at rest or has a constant velocity if originally in
    motion.
    • This condition requires that the resultant force acting on a
    particle is Zero.
    • Follows from Newtons second law of motion written as

    • Then and therefore the particles acceleration is


    Zero.
    • The particle indeed moves with constant v or remains at rest.
    The Free Body Diagram
    • To apply equation of equilibrium, account for all Known and
    unknown forces SF acting on the particle.
    • Think of a particle as isolated and ‘free’ from the surroundings.
    • A drawing that shows the particle with all the forces that act on
    it is called free-body diagram (FBD).
    • Consider two types of connections often encountered in particle
    equilibrium problems.
    • Springs and.
    • Cable and pulleys.
    The Free Body Diagram
    • Springs.
    • If a spring of undeformed length lo is used to support a particle,
    the length of the spring will change proportionally to the force F
    acting on it.
    • A characteristic that defines the elasticity of
    a spring is spring constant or stiffness k.
    • Magnitude of force exerted on a linearly
    Elastic spring and is deformed a distance
    is Think about what may happen
    after F is removed.
    The Free Body Diagram
    • Cables and Pulleys.
    • Unless otherwise stated cables (or cords) will be assumed to have negligible
    weight and they cannot stretch.
    • Also a cable can support only a tension or
    ‘pulling’ force, and this force always acts in the
    direction of the cable.
    • Hence for any angle as shown in figure, the
    cable is subjected to constant tension T
    throughout its length.
    The Free Body Diagram
    • Cables and Pulleys.
    • Example to be done from Text book page 88.
    Coplanar Force systems.
    • If a particle is subjected to a system of coplanar forces that lie in the x-y plane as
    in figure, then each force can be resolved into its i and j components.
    • For equilibrium, these forces must sum to produce a zero force resultant i.e,

    • To satisfy that vector equation, the force’s x and y


    components must be both equal to 0. hence

    • To apply the two equations of Equilibrium, account for the


    sense of direction of any component with an algebraic sign
    corresponding to an arrow head in x or y axis.
    Coplanar Force systems.
    • If a force has an unknown magnitude, then the arrowhead sense of the
    force on the free-body diagram can be assumed.
    • For a negative scalar solution, it indicates the sense of force is opposite
    to that which was assumed.
    • E.g in the figure above it is assumed that the unknown force F acts to
    the right to maintain equilibrium. Applying the equation of equilibrium
    along x-axis,

    • Here the negative sign indicates that F must act to the left to hold the
    particle in equilibrium.
    Coplanar Force systems.
    • Examples found on page 91-93 of the Textbook.
    • The assignment shall be given from class.
    Three dimensional force systems.
    • Recall: the necessary and sufficient condition for particle equilibrium is

    • For three dimensional force system resolve the forces into their
    respective i, j, k components so that
    • To satisfy this equation we require that
    • These three equations state that the
    algebraic sum of the components of all
    the forces acting on a particle along each
    axes must be zero.
    Three dimensional force systems.
    • Examples from Textbook from page 104 to 108.

    • The assignment.

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