Subject and UNIT: Engineering Mechanics: Unit II: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Moment of force about a point in three dimensions is a vector quantity given by
Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Subject and UNIT: Engineering Mechanics: Unit II: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Mechanics: Unit II: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
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Resultant of Non-concurrent Force System
Subject and UNIT: Engineering Mechanics: Unit II: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
To find moment of force about a point, either find the perpendicular distance or resolve the force into two mutually perpendicular components for which perpendicular distances are known.
Subject and UNIT: Engineering Mechanics: Unit II: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Examples for Practice: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies - Engineering Mechanics
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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Mechanics: Unit II: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Two force systems are said to be equivalent or equipollent when they have the same resultant in magnitude, direction and line of action.
Subject and UNIT: Engineering Mechanics: Unit II: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Examples for Practice: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies - Engineering Mechanics
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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Mechanics: Unit II: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Find magnitude and direction of resultant force using rectangular components :
Subject and UNIT: Engineering Mechanics: Unit II: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
The parallel force systems are also non-concurrent force systems and hence can be reduced in the same way.
Subject and UNIT: Engineering Mechanics: Unit II: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Force acting on an object produces translation and rotation of the object.
Subject and UNIT: Engineering Mechanics: Unit II: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Example for Practice: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies - Engineering Mechanics
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Subject and UNIT: Engineering Mechanics: Unit II: Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
Couple consists of two equal, opposite and noncollinear forces