Statics

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Engineering mechanics - Deals with effect of forces on objects Mechanics principles used in vibration, spacecraft design, fluid flow, electrical, mechanical m/c design etc. Statics: deals with effect of force on bodies which are not moving Dynamics: deals with force effect on moving bodies We consider RIGID BODIES Non deformable(Ideal Condition)
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 Scalar quantity: Only magnitude; Example : time, volume, speed, density, mass Vector quantity: Both direction and magnitude; Example : Force, displacement, velocity, acceleration, moment V = IvI n, where IvI = magnitude, n = unit vector in direction of vector V n = V / IvI

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Dot product of vectors: A.B = AB cos ; A.B = B.A (commutative) A.(B+C) = A.B+A.C (distributive operation) A.B = (Axi+Ayj+Azk).(Bxi+Byj+Bzk) = AxBx+AyBy+AzBz i.i=1 i.j=0

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 Cross product of vectors: A x B = C; ICI = IAI IBI Sin ;

AxB = -(BxA)=

C x (A+B) = C x A + C x B = k x j = -i; ixi=0

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 Action of one body on another Required force can move a body in the direction of action, Otherwise no effect (ie, If the force is not able to overcome the inertia of the body) Some times plastic deformation, failure is possible A Vector has Magnitude, direction, point of application; Hence Force is a Vector

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 Direction of motion of the body will be along the line of action of the force if there is single force and along the line of action of the resultant force if there are multiple forces.

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 External effect: Forces applied (applied force); Forces exerted by bracket, bolts, foundation.. (reactive force) Internal effects of External Force or Forces : Deformation, strain pattern permanent strain; depends on material properties of bracket, bolts

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 Here d is the perpendicular distance between F and -F

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 Here d is the perpendicular distance between point B and line of action of F.

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 The following example shows that a force can be replaced by combination of a force and a moment.

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 Body to be analyzed is isolated; Forces acting on the body are represented action of one body on other, gravity attraction, magnetic force etc. For the analysis of equilibrium condition it is necessary to isolate the body under consideration from the other bodies in contact and draw all forces acting on the body. For this bodies in contact are drawn and then applied forces, self weight and reactions from the other bodies in contact are drawn.
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