Engineering Mechanics: Unit I: Statics of Particles
Superposition Principle
Statement, Formula
It states that if more than one force act on an object, then the combined effect due to all the forces is the vector addition of all the individual effects.
Superposition Principle • It states that if more than one force act on an object, then the combined effect due to all the forces is the vector addition of all the individual effects. • If forces • To find resultant of two forces in a plane, one can use resolution and composition of forces in rectangular components, triangle law or parallelogram law. • For more than two vectors either resolution and composition of forces in rectangular components or the polygon law of forces can be used. • If a force having same magnitude as resultant force but opposite direction is applied on the particle, the particle will remain in equilibrium. This force, which has same magnitude as resultant force but opposite direction is called equilibrant.
act on an object, then the net effect can be represented by a single force called the resultant which will be vector addition of the given forces i.e.,
Engineering Mechanics: Unit I: Statics of Particles : Tag: : Statement, Formula - Superposition Principle
Engineering Mechanics: Unit I: Statics of Particles
Under Subject
Engineering Mechanics
ME3351 3rd semester civil, Mechanical Dept | 2021 Regulation | 3rd Semester Mechanical Dept 2021 Regulation
Related Subjects
Transforms and Partial Differential Equations
MA3351 3rd semester civil, Mechanical Dept | 2021 Regulation | 3rd Semester Mechanical Dept 2021 Regulation
Engineering Mechanics
ME3351 3rd semester civil, Mechanical Dept | 2021 Regulation | 3rd Semester Mechanical Dept 2021 Regulation
Engineering Thermodynamics
ME3391 3rd semester Mechanical Dept | 2021 Regulation | 3rd Semester Mechanical Dept 2021 Regulation
Fluid Mechanics and Machinery
CE3391 3rd semester Mechanical Dept | 2021 Regulation | 3rd Semester Mechanical Dept 2021 Regulation
Engineering Materials and Metallurgy
ME3392 3rd semester Mechanical Dept | 2021 Regulation | 3rd Semester Mechanical Dept 2021 Regulation
Manufacturing Processes
ME3393 3rd semester Mechanical Dept | 2021 Regulation | 3rd Semester Mechanical Dept 2021 Regulation