Chap. 5 Equilibrium of a Rigid Body

Chap. 5 Equilibrium of a Rigid Body

Chapter Outline

Conditions for Rigid-Body Equilibrium Free-Body Diagrams Equations of Equilibrium Two and Three-Force Members Constraints and Statical Determinacy

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Conditions for Rigid-Body Equilibrium

The equilibrium of a body is expressed

as

FR = F = 0

(M R

)

O

=

MO = 0

Consider summing moments about some other point, such as point A, we require

MA

=

r?

FR

+

(M

R

)

O

=

0

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FREE BODY DIAGRAMS (TWO DIMENSION)

(constraint)

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(continued with ch5a.ppt)

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