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Engineering Mechanics: Force Resolution

The document provides an overview of the SI units used in engineering mechanics, defining key measurements such as length, time, mass, and force. It explains how to resolve forces into components along the x and y axes and discusses the concept of concurrent forces and resultant forces. Sample problems are included to illustrate the application of these concepts in determining the magnitude and direction of forces.

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Engineering Mechanics: Force Resolution

The document provides an overview of the SI units used in engineering mechanics, defining key measurements such as length, time, mass, and force. It explains how to resolve forces into components along the x and y axes and discusses the concept of concurrent forces and resultant forces. Sample problems are included to illustrate the application of these concepts in determining the magnitude and direction of forces.

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AMT 3201 –

ENGINEERING
MECHANICS
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Figure 4. Law of Acceleration.


• SI UNITS(METRIC SYSTEM). The International System of units, abbreviated
SI after the French “Systeme International d’Unites,” is a modern version of
the metric system which has received worldwide recognition.
• The SI system defines length in meters (m), time in seconds (s), and mass in
kilograms (kg). The unit of force, called a newton (N), is derived from F= ma.
Thus, 1 newton is equal to a force required to give 1 kilogram of mass an
acceleration of 1 m/s2 (N= kg·m/s2).
• If the weight of a body located at the “standard location” is to be determined
in newtons, then W = mg must be applied. Here measurements give g=
9.80665 m/s2; however, for calculations, the value g= 9.81 m/s2 will be
used. Thus,

W = mg (g= 9.81 m/s2)


►
X,Y X,Y
-,+ +,+

X,Y X,Y
-,- +,-

COORDINATE SYSTEM
Finding the Components
of a Force

Any force can be resolved into the addition of two mutually perpendicular forces which are called components
of force. The components of force are resolved along the x-axis and the y-axis of a given coordinate system.
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
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Figure 9. Resolution of force given a slope.


Sample
Problem 1:

Figure 10. Sample problem 1 resolving a force into components.


Sample
Problem 2:
Problem Determine the x and y components
of the forces shown below in Fig P-001.
Concurrent Forces
These are set of forces that all pass at the same point.

Resultant of a force system is a force or a


couple that will have the same effect to the
body, both in translation and rotation, if all
the forces are removed and replaced by the
resultant

Having thereby computed the


components of the resultant R we can
now determine its magnitude and
Direction.
Three ropes are tied to a small metal ring. At the end of each rope three students are pulling, each
trying to move the ring in their direction. If we look down from above, the forces and directions
they are applying are shown in Fig. P-011. Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant force.
Determine completely the resultant of the concurrent force
system shown in Figure 18.
The end boom O in Fig 21 is subjected to three
concurrent forces. Determine the magnitude and
direction of the resultant force.

Figure 21
Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant force.

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