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Me 101: Basic Mechanical Engineering: Chapter # 3 Equilibrium in Two Dimension

This document summarizes key points from Chapter 3 of ME 101: Basic Mechanical Engineering on equilibrium in two dimensions. It discusses: - Equilibrium conditions, where a body has zero acceleration if the net force on it is zero. - Categories of equilibrium, including two-force and three-force members. For two forces, they must be equal and opposite. For three forces, their lines of action must be concurrent. - An example is given of a three-force member in equilibrium only when the force lines are concurrent, or parallel. - Systems with more than three forces can be reduced to a three-force member by combining forces.

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Me 101: Basic Mechanical Engineering: Chapter # 3 Equilibrium in Two Dimension

This document summarizes key points from Chapter 3 of ME 101: Basic Mechanical Engineering on equilibrium in two dimensions. It discusses: - Equilibrium conditions, where a body has zero acceleration if the net force on it is zero. - Categories of equilibrium, including two-force and three-force members. For two forces, they must be equal and opposite. For three forces, their lines of action must be concurrent. - An example is given of a three-force member in equilibrium only when the force lines are concurrent, or parallel. - Systems with more than three forces can be reduced to a three-force member by combining forces.

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ME 101: BASIC MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Chapter # 3
Equilibrium In Two Dimension
Ms. Sana Yahya
Lecture # 10

Equilibrium Conditions
The equations relating force and acceleration for
rigid body motion are developed in dynamics
from Newtons second law of motion.
There equations show that the acceleration of
the mass centre of a body is proportional to the
resultant force F acting on the body. Therefore if
body moves with constant velocity (zero
acceleration), the resultant force on it must be
zero, and the body may be treated as in a state of
translational equilibrium.

Categories of Equilibrium

Two and Three Force Members


This example is of equilibrium of a
under the action of two forces only.
For such two force membr to be in
eqilibrium, the forces must be equal,
opposite and collinear.
REMEMBER: the shape of the member
doesnot affect this simple requirement.
Also here weight is considered
negligible as compare to forces applied.

Here is a three force member,


equilibrium will be attain if the
line of action of all forces to be
concurrent.
Q. What if they were not
concurrent?

ANSWER
If they were not concurrent then one of the
forces would exert a resultant moment about the
point of intersection of the other two, which will
violate the requirement of zero moment about
every point.
NOTE: the only exception occurs when the three
forces are parallel. In this case we may consider
the point of concurrency to be infinity.

A body in equilibrium under the action of


more than three forces may be reduced to a
three-force member by a combination of
two or more of the known forces.
In this case the polygon of forces is drawn
and made to close, as shown in fig below

Quiz 3

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