Engineering

Mechanics
Statics of
Rigid Bodies

Moment of a Force
Sample Problems
Part 1
Determine the moment of the force about point 𝑂. Engineering
Mechanics
Statics of Rigid Bodies
Moment of a Force
↻+ 𝑀𝑂 = − 100 𝑁 2 𝑚 Sample Problems
Part 1
∴ 𝑀𝑂 = −200 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚

↻+ 𝑀𝑂 = 100 𝑁 1 𝑚
∴ 𝑀𝑂 = 100 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚
Determine the moment of the force about point 𝑂. Engineering
500 𝑁 Mechanics
5 Statics of Rigid Bodies
3 Moment of a Force
4 Sample Problems
Part 1
Determine the moment of the force about point 𝑂. Engineering
500 𝑁 Mechanics
5 Statics of Rigid Bodies
3 Moment of a Force
4 Sample Problems
Part 1
Determine the moment of the force about point 𝑂. Engineering
500 𝑁 Mechanics
Statics of Rigid Bodies
5 3 Moment of a Force
Sample Problems
Part 1
4
Determine the moment of the force about point 𝑂. Engineering
500 𝑁 ↻+ 𝑀𝑂 = 500 𝑁 ∙ 𝑑 Mechanics
Statics of Rigid Bodies
5 3 Moment of a Force
2𝑚 𝑑, Sample Problems
Part 1
4 𝑑 3
=
2 5
2 3
𝑑 𝑑=
5
6
𝑑=
5
Determine the moment of the force about point 𝑂. Engineering
500 𝑁 ↻+ 𝑀𝑂 = 500 𝑁 ∙ 𝑑 Mechanics
Statics of Rigid Bodies
5
6
3 𝑑= Moment of a Force
2𝑚 5 Sample Problems
Part 1
4
6
𝑀𝑂 = 500
5
𝑑
∴ 𝑀𝑂 = 600 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚
Determine the moment of the force about point 𝑂. Engineering
4 3 Mechanics
4 ↻+ Σ𝑀𝑂 = 500 0 + 500 2 Statics of Rigid Bodies
500 5 5 Moment of a Force
5 ∴ 𝑀𝑂 = 600 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚, ↻
Sample Problems
Part 1

2𝑚 5 3 3
4 500
5
500 𝑁
Determine the moment of the force about point 𝑂. Engineering
3 4 Mechanics
3 ↻+ Σ𝑀𝑂 = 500 0 − 500 3 Statics of Rigid Bodies
500 5 5 Moment of a Force
5 Sample Problems
𝑀𝑂 = −1 200 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚 Part 1
∴ 𝑀𝑂 = 1 200 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚, ↺

4
500
5
Determine the moment of the force about point 𝑂. Engineering
4 3 Mechanics
↻+ Σ𝑀𝑂 = 100 0 + 100 5 Statics of Rigid Bodies
3 5 5 Moment of a Force
Sample Problems
100 ∴ 𝑀𝑂 = 300 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚, ↻
5 Part 1

4
100
5
Determine the moment of the force about point 𝑂. Engineering
3 4 Mechanics
↻+ Σ𝑀𝑂 = 500 2 − 500 1 Statics of Rigid Bodies
5 5 Moment of a Force
Sample Problems
𝑀𝑂 = 600 − 400 Part 1
∴ 𝑀𝑂 = 200 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚, ↻
3
500 4
5 500
5
Determine the resultant moment produced by the forces about point 𝑂. Engineering
Mechanics
Statics of Rigid Bodies
Moment of a Force
Sample Problems
Part 1

2.5 sin 45

2.5 𝑐𝑜𝑠 45

↻+ Σ𝑀𝑂 = 600 1 + 300 2.5sin 45 − 500 1 + 2 + 2.5 cos 45

𝑀𝑂 = −1 253.5533 … 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚
∴ 𝑀𝑂 = 1 253.5533 … 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚, ↺
Determine the resultant moment produced by the forces about point 𝑂. Engineering
Mechanics
Statics of Rigid Bodies
Moment of a Force
Sample Problems
Part 1

4 3
↻+ Σ𝑀𝑂 = 500 0.25 − 500 0.125 + 0.3 + 600 cos 60 0.25 + 600 sin 60 0.125 + 0.3
5 5
∴ 𝑀𝑂 = 268.3364 … 𝑁 ∙ 𝑚, ↻
Engineering
Mechanics
Statics of
Rigid Bodies

Moment of a Force
Sample Problems
Part 1