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Introduction to Statics and Vectors

This document provides an introduction to engineering mechanics and statics. It discusses topics like rigid bodies, deformable bodies, fluids, and the historical development of mechanics. Vectors and vector operations like addition, dot products, and cross products are also introduced. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating the magnitude and direction of resultant forces and determining the angle between two vectors.

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Introduction to Statics and Vectors

This document provides an introduction to engineering mechanics and statics. It discusses topics like rigid bodies, deformable bodies, fluids, and the historical development of mechanics. Vectors and vector operations like addition, dot products, and cross products are also introduced. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating the magnitude and direction of resultant forces and determining the angle between two vectors.

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Engineering Mechanics: Statics

Andrew Zulu
GO3; 061-2072514

Module 0: Introduction to Statics
AMC 110S
Statics Dynamics
Rigid Bodies
(Things that do not change shape)
Deformable Bodies
(Things that do change shape)
Incompressible Compressible
Fluids
Mechanics
Mechanics - historical development




Galileo Galilei (1564-1647) Isaac Newton (1643-1727) Albert Einstein (1879-1955)



Werner Heinsenberg (1901-1976) Max Planck (1858-1947).
Mechanics/Basic Concepts
(Oldest) Physical science effects of forces on bodies


Vectors
Free vector action not confined to free line in
space e.g. moment vector
Sliding vector unique line of action but no
confined point of application e.g. force vector
(principle of transmissibility of force)
Fixed vector unique point of application e.g.
non-rigid body force

Vectors (null)
Vectors (parallelogram &
triangle/polygon rule)
Vectors (negative)
Vectors (rectangular/
orthogonal components)
Vectors (3-D)
Example 1
Example 2






Given: Three concurrent forces
acting on a tent post.
Find: The magnitude and
angle of the resultant
force.

F
1
= {0 i + 300 j } N
F
2
= { 450 cos (45) i + 450 sin (45) j } N
= { 318.2 i + 318.2 j } N
F
3
= { (3/5) 600 i + (4/5) 600 j } N
= { 360 i + 480 j } N

Example 2 (contd)
Summing up all the i and j components respectively, we get,
F
R
= { (0 318.2 + 360) i + (300 + 318.2 + 480) j } N
= { 41.80 i + 1098 j } N

Using magnitude and direction:
F
R
= ((41.80)
2
+ (1098)
2
)
1/2
= 1099 N
= tan
-1
(1098/41.80) = 87.8

x
y

F
R

Vectors dot (scalar) product
The dot product of vectors A and B is defined as AB = A B
cos .
The angle is the smallest angle between the two vectors and
is always in a range of 0

to 180

.
, i j = 0 i i = 1
A B = (A
x
i + A
y
j + A
z
k) (B
x
i +
B
y
j + B
z
k) = A
x
B
x
+ A
y
B
y
+ A
z
B
z
= cos
-1
[(A B)/(A B)], where 0


180


Example 3
r = i + 2 j 2 k => r = (1
2
+ 2
2
+ 2
2
)
1/2
= 3
F = 6 i + 9 j + 3 k => F = (6
2
+ 9
2
+
3
2
)
1/2
= 11.22
F r = ( 6)(1) + (9)(2) + (3)(2) = 18

= cos
-1
{(F r)/(F r)}
= cos
-1
{18 / (11.22 * 3)} = 57.7
Vectors cross (vector) product
C = A B = A B sin u
C

i j = k
i i = 0
Example 4
r = 3 j + 1.5 k
F = 6 i + 3 j + 10
r x F = | I j k |
| 0 3 1.5 |
| -6 3 10 |



= [{3(10) 1.5(3)} i {0(10)
1.5( 6)} j + {0(3) 3( 6)} k]
= 25.5 i + 9 j + 18 k

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