MOMENT OF FORCE
dhe to mEUC a Gut also to
9otate t1e Gdy. dhis nctateiaL terndency qa fonce ú calkd
ao t e
meert. Moment can also Ge tosmig ect
a foce, acig on a Gody about a
|Moment sthe pAOduct cf fonce and tie popendicula dstance
em t1e pout to ie line actin q the fonce.
M=Fxd
Mement o a foCe a Nedtoal
Sl unitt >N
fa foice aciq Gody Tiao the tendenc to siotate tre b
in the cackwise döcctior,ren tie nonentipaoduced is callec
clockuwise mament.
Moment at O = Fxl|cdockuise, tve
God fiao tie tendency to lotate tie Gody
in the anti-clockwise diÝtectên, then the mement s0 piduced
| s called anti-eockwse meent
IF
Mement at O= Fx 2| (antidockuoise, ve)
Exanples:
Jid. tie mament f tie Btce about pciMt Cae
|200N
3m
Moment about O= 200 X3táooNm (clockuwise)
3m
2.
Im
5N
Momet about o 45x|== 45Nm
5oN
4M
Total length ot tie Geom 4+2CoD 30°
= 42% 0. 8GGO
5.4321M
Moment about o t50 X5.1321= +[Link]
4.
A
6m
Mement about o,= -l0X6
-6oNmn
12 co Go
12N
12sül 6o
12 coD 60 X5+ 12. n GO XG
Mament about o:
30+2. 3538
92- 3538NM
PRINCIPLE OF MOMENT
Gdy s n equiibiurn:wde tle actien of nuHGA
tle algetnaia
fances actu'g sunulkancously en a Gocy, then
3 momenta all Boaces about a pouit, tie plane & Keo.
<M=o
COUPLE:
pait of tuo equal ard wise paotalel ferceo aciA
OM a H uch a way tlat the lries acher the t O
an a
ooces. ae na the same. the lect a coupe acti
Cs to Otale t wttnout moUUIg it as a. wice.
Jhe mOrnertt o t e onele Gdy 6 not poootble ecaLse tie
a couple.
&loeern tAe lune
he pependiclat dstance
the couple é called aom the coupe.
ovsidet two equal and oppoote Focee
Faig magnitade 'F, at pourts
d A and B ao ahoun ít te figte.
Jhe tWO BNCes cenoltute a Couple. the
F
dstance AB called. am tie coupe.
dhe onent Cauple knouon ae Tonque ,wih ó cqual
to tie paoduct athc foAce and te pependiculos
ditance Gtuoeert tie Foces. Mement) coule = Fxd
Fbopehe ef a Couple :
he aqebnaic t mement f the foces, fon a couple abo
a poitt thea plare s canokant:.
2-A Cuple Tao no 1esltant goce Gut it fias AeAutant memert
equal moments and doectiei n the amie phre
|Ay cwo Cupes
cquik equivalent in theia jecE.
4: lwo ceuples actig it cne pane upen a shooe momerts
te eqal Gut peoite in dovectian, Galance eoch cifiet.
5. Any MmGet asgloanot ouples can &e epaeoented a sgle
ceuple whooe, mement á equal to the agotaic tie
tnemenE individual ceuple,
G.A Ceuple cannot be Goanced Gy a sigle fece. Houseyel,a
fowce can be epaced by equal and ibe pooalle olce
ctiet point and a cauple.
SOLVED EXAMPLES
OA wnifonm plank ABC ¢ wegnt 3ON and 2m
at ene end A and At a pout B I4m fiem A aT houon n
tid tre maimum uocigit W, tiat can be paced at c,
so ttat tie plank dees not topple.
|· om
3ON
-4m
2-Om
Cenditten fot tte planh 60 tiat it dees nOA topple s: <Ma
ie ; (-30xo-4+ (Nxo. 6)= 0
-12+0-6No
..N= 2ON
Joo libe poalel. foces 5oN ard loON act at ie ends of
a tod 36oMm tind tie moqnitde he zleltant foice
aHc te point wtee it acta
3donnt
N looN
sON
HO
¿V= -50- l00 I50 N
-Jo+(-180
.. R= 50 N
TMe poíIt wte the erultant acts, tabe tie moment
O puncL
abaut R,
-50x + lO0(360 c)= o
-50 10OX 360 100
+I50236000
.. t = 240mm
Jwo unlike paallel foces f maitade 400N ard ioON G1e
9
un buch a achri Ge i5Omm
tat teit lnes e
acing
apolt. Letetmine the mgritide tie nesultant fotce rd. tte
pant at which it cts.
T40oN
I50mn
looN
<H= 0
V= 400- IO0 = 300N
2
- Jo+- B00
. R= 3oo N
400%x + l0o (150 )= O
400x + 1500Ol0ON=
300 + 150O0= O
(4A beom 3n keg weigfiúg tooN ú supended u'i a tioizan
pooitin by two vesttical each onich can wthbtand a.
MiuÜMum enaen of 350N ny. ttouw fal Gody 20oN
Ge placed cn te om s0 tut one
may ust Gneak
3 350
V400N
20oN
Momert abouut A= o
350 x 3400 x I·5 20o (3-=0
-
150+00 =O
6 Jotee fonces ef
2P, 3P and 4P act
equlatal biarge f ide loomm dlg
the th1ee ideo fan
take íí onde. d the
maitnde and peattion e, AeAltant fence.
60
4P 3P
Hpainbo
3p6in co'
2P 3p Cos 6o°
? H= 2P- 3P coo 6O-4P CoD 60
¿H 2p- 9px o.5 4px 0:
-35P+2P = yt
-1-5P = <t
3P Xo. B660- 4pX O866O
= 2593P 3- 464P
<V=-0:886 P
=225Po.4444 p2
..R= 1.43 P
T1:13Pxx +3psn G0 XI00
I.13Pxx= 25-8046
= 50- |H& mm
doun foices 2N, 3N, GN and bN ack along tle hédes AB, ce,
cp and DA a qule ABcD sde o-5m :
thein nements about () centie d tie squcle
and.(ii) about pont A.
D
5N
N
Mo = -2%0. 25 +3xo. 256XO. 25- 5X0.25
=-O.5+ o.5- |5 -25
. Mo = -2.5 Nm
MA = 3X0.5 6xo.5
= 53
. Ma= - 15Nm
A Kauale ABCD sioe side s 2m. AB, Bc, CD and DA ac
BoMces equal to IN, 2N, 8N and [Link]
AC and D8 ads to
Foices equal to 5J2 N and 2J2 N. Aogour trat
euivalent to a Couple ushoe mement tá equal tot*ey
Ale
loNH.
5N 22
4
IN
I+5J2 c05 45 +2\2 Cos 45-3
1+5+ 2-8
:. H
=O
<V= 2 +5J2 s 45L 2N2 6n 45 5
= 2+5- 2-5
R= H+ y
gelem
Couple.
M = -2xQ-8x2+2e cos 45X 2
-4-1G+4
Ma= -l6 NM
te Rtts steele
AbCD s a bquae. Jotce lo, and 4 nits act at A
11e doecuên AD, AC and AB
metod dfemne :
te teoultant foice.
(i) te maznitade vd döectêM
tie dectien AT aHd
magnide two
AH, wtete Tad + ae the míd- peuntz cD a e
nHltant.
spectiel ys uonich wl aance i e above
2
A 4
25.
<H= 4+6cOb 45
= A5.6564
. H= 96G69 wits
= l0+ 56964
R=².
J.656.
+ i5 656 R= l3-3955 wnie
tan o =
tan oo = I5.G5GA
9-6569
.". an'15-656A
4.656
5B. 33
tan & 2a
tan 9 2.
=63.43°
tan e2 = .
Reodua fioizerntally:
4-6569 .
P cos 26-54+ coo 6343 = q6569
O8444 P+ 04443P= 9.G56A
Resovwig ven trcallf :
Po 6i 26-54 + sH 63.43 = 15 6569
O 4443 P O. 8144 P = l5.6569
2= 2.424 unts
K = lG. 143 nts