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A. Week 12-Principle of Virtual Work

The document discusses the principle of virtual work which states that if a particle, rigid body, or system of rigid bodies is in equilibrium under various forces, any arbitrary virtual displacement will result in zero net work done by external forces. It also notes that if a particle or system is in equilibrium, the derivative of its potential energy with respect to its position is zero, and the stability of equilibrium can be determined from the second derivative of potential energy.

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A. Week 12-Principle of Virtual Work

The document discusses the principle of virtual work which states that if a particle, rigid body, or system of rigid bodies is in equilibrium under various forces, any arbitrary virtual displacement will result in zero net work done by external forces. It also notes that if a particle or system is in equilibrium, the derivative of its potential energy with respect to its position is zero, and the stability of equilibrium can be determined from the second derivative of potential energy.

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• Principle of virtual work - if a particle, rigid body, or system of rigid bodies which is

in equilibrium under various forces is given an arbitrary virtual displacement, the


net work done by the external forces during that displacement is zero.

• The principle of virtual work is particularly useful when applied to the solution of
problems involving the equilibrium of machines or mechanisms consisting of
several connected

• If a particle, rigid body, or system of rigid bodies is in equilibrium, then the


derivative of its potential energy with respect to a variable defining its position is
zero.

• The stability of an equilibrium position can be determined from the second


derivative of the potential energy with respect to the position variable.

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