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Understanding Conservative Forces in Statics

This document provides an overview of the Statics engineering course. It lists the primary textbook and reference books used, as well as the main topics that will be covered, including force vectors, equilibrium, structural analysis, and friction. Assessment will include quizzes, assignments, tests, and a final exam. Mechanics is defined as the study of how bodies react to forces, and statics specifically focuses on bodies at rest or in constant motion. Idealizations are made to simplify theories, such as treating a particle as having mass but negligible size. Newton's laws of motion are also summarized. The document outlines the international system of units as well as best practices for numerical calculations and problem solving in statics.

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Understanding Conservative Forces in Statics

This document provides an overview of the Statics engineering course. It lists the primary textbook and reference books used, as well as the main topics that will be covered, including force vectors, equilibrium, structural analysis, and friction. Assessment will include quizzes, assignments, tests, and a final exam. Mechanics is defined as the study of how bodies react to forces, and statics specifically focuses on bodies at rest or in constant motion. Idealizations are made to simplify theories, such as treating a particle as having mass but negligible size. Newton's laws of motion are also summarized. The document outlines the international system of units as well as best practices for numerical calculations and problem solving in statics.

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ENGINEERING

STATICS
BOOKS
• Text Book:
– Engineering Mechanics - Statics By R. C. Hibbeler
(12th Edition)

• Reference Books:
– Engineering Mechanics – Statics by W. F. Riley & L.
D. Sturges
– Engineering Mechanics - Statics & Dynamics by
Ferdinand L. Singer
 
TOPICS TO BE COVERED IN THIS
COURSE
• Force Vectors
• Equilibrium of a Particle.
• Force System Resultants.
• Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
• Structural Analysis
• Friction
• Centre of Gravity and Centroids
ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE (tentative)

Type of Assessment Percentage Frequency of Occurrence


(Minimum)

Quizzes 10% 02

Assignments 10% 02

Test 30% 02

Final 50% 01
WHAT IS MECHANICS?
• Study of what happens to a BODY when FORCES are
applied to it.

• Either the body or the forces could be large or small.


BRANCHES OF MECHANICS
Mechanics: the study of how bodies react to forces
acting on them

Statics: the study of Dynamics: the study of


bodies in equilibrium bodies with accelerated
– at rest or at constant motion.
velocity
WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF STATICS IS NOT
APPLIED PROPERLY?
BASIC QUANTITIES (in mechanics)

Four fundamental physical quantities.


•Length
•Mass
•Time
•Force
IDEALIZATIONS

Idealizations are made to simplify application of theory


• A particle has a mass but a size that can be
neglected.
• A rigid body does not deform under load.
• Concentrated forces are assumed to act at a point
on a body.
NEWTON’S THREE LAWS OF MOTION

• 1st Law of Motion: A particle originally at rest or moving in a


straight line with constant velocity tends to remain in this state
unless the particle is subjected to an unbalanced force.

• 2nd Law of Motion: A particle acted upon by an external force


experiences an acceleration having the same direction as the force
and magnitude that is directly proportional to the force
F=m*a

• 3rd Law Of Motion: The mutual forces of action and reaction


between two particles are equal, opposite and collinear.
UNIT SYSTEMS
• Length, mass and time are called the base units.
• The fourth unit, force is a derived unit.
• Generally two unit systems are used in statics:
•International System (SI)
•U.S. Customary (USCS)
THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

• No Plurals (e.g., m = 5 kg not kgs )


• Separate Units with a • (e.g., meter second = m • s )
• Most symbols are in lowercase.
Some exceptions are N, Pa, M and G.
• Exponential powers apply to units, e.g., cm • cm = cm2
• When writing exponential notation
4.5x103 N *NOT* 4.5E3N
NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS
• Must have dimensional “homogeneity.” Dimensions have
to be the same on both sides of the equal sign, (e.g. distance
= speed  time.)
• Use an appropriate number of significant figures

• Be consistent when rounding off.


- greater than 5, round up (3528  3530)
- smaller than 5, round down (0.03521  0.0352)
PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGY:
A 3 Step Approach

1. Interpret: Read carefully and determine what is given and


what is to be found. If necessary, make assumptions
and indicate them.

2. Plan: Think about major steps (or a road map) that you will
take to solve a given problem. Think of alternative
solutions and choose the best one.

3. Execute: Carry out your steps. Use appropriate diagrams and


equations. Estimate your answers.
End of Lecture

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