Systems of Forces on Rigid Bodies - Engineering Mechanics (Statics)

Analysis of systems of forces on rigid bodies in two and three dimensions - moments of forces about a point or axis, couples and equivalent systems of forces.

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Course Chapters

1
Introduction

Welcome to the course and review of fundamental concepts - meaning of rigid bodies, principle of transmissibility of forces, vector products, etc.

2
Moment of a Force

Meaning, scalar and vector forms of the moment of a force about a point and its relation to the moment about an axis; Varignon's theorem.

3
Moment about a Point in Two Dimensions

Meaning and calculation of the moment of a force about a point in two dimensions.

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Moment about a Point in Three Dimensions

Meaning and calculation of moment of a force about a point in three dimensions.

5
Moment about an Axis

Meaning and calculation of the moment of a force about an arbitrary axis.

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Couples

Meaning and analysis of couples, moments of couples, and couple vectors.

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Force-Couple Systems

Analysis of simple force-couple systems - resolution of a single force into a force and a couple, and reduction of a force-couple system to a single equivalent force.

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General Systems of Forces

Simplifying general systems of forces and couples on rigid bodies.

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Distributed Loads

Simplifying systems of forces on rigid bodies involving distributed loads.