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Varignon's Theorem: F R F R F F R

Varignon's theorem states that the moment of a resultant force about a point is equal to the sum of the moments of the individual forces about that point. It allows breaking a force into components to determine its moment. The rectangular components of a force's moment are the products of the force components and the perpendicular distances to the moment axis. A sample problem demonstrates calculating the moment of a force and determining equivalent forces that produce the same moment.

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Varignon's Theorem: F R F R F F R

Varignon's theorem states that the moment of a resultant force about a point is equal to the sum of the moments of the individual forces about that point. It allows breaking a force into components to determine its moment. The rectangular components of a force's moment are the products of the force components and the perpendicular distances to the moment axis. A sample problem demonstrates calculating the moment of a force and determining equivalent forces that produce the same moment.

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Varignon’s Theorem

• The moment about a give point O of the


resultant of several concurrent forces is equal
to the sum of the moments of the various
moments about the same point O.

      
r  F1  F2    r  F1  r  F2  

• Varigon’s Theorem makes it possible to


replace the direct determination of the
moment of a force F by the moments of two
or more component forces of F.
Rectangular Components of the
Moment of a Force

The moment of F about O,


      
M O  r  F , r  xi  yj  zk
   
F  Fx i  Fy j  Fz k
   
M O  M xi  M y j  M z k

  
i j k
 x y z
Fx Fy Fz


  yFz  zFy i   zFx  xFz  j  xFy  yFx k
 
Rectangular Components of the
Moment of a Force

The moment of F about B,


  
M B  rA / B  F
  
rA / B  rA  rB
  
 x A  xB  i   y A  y B  j  z A  z B  k
   
F  Fx i  Fy j  Fz k

  
i j k

M B  x A  xB   y A  yB  z A  z B 
Fx Fy Fz
Rectangular Components of the
Moment of a Force
For two-dimensional structures,

M O  xFy  yFz k

MO  M Z
 xFy  yFz

 
 
M O   x A  x B Fy   y A  y B Fz k
MO  M Z
  x A  x B Fy   y A  y B Fz
Sample Problem
A 100-lb vertical force is applied to the end of a
lever which is attached to a shaft at O.
Determine:
a) moment about O,
b) horizontal force at A which creates the same
moment,
c) smallest force at A which produces the same
moment,
d) location for a 240-lb vertical force to produce
the same moment,
e) whether any of the forces from b, c, and d is
equivalent to the original force.
Sample Problem
a) Moment about O is equal to the product of the
force and the perpendicular distance between the
line of action of the force and O. Since the force
tends to rotate the lever clockwise, the moment
vector is into the plane of the paper.

M O  Fd
d  24 in. cos 60  12 in.
M O  100 lb12 in. M O  1200 lb  in
Sample Problem
c) Horizontal force at A that produces the same
moment,
d  24 in. sin 60  20.8 in.
M O  Fd
1200 lb  in.  F 20.8 in.
1200 lb  in.
F F  57.7 lb
20.8 in.
Sample Problem
c) The smallest force A to produce the same moment
occurs when the perpendicular distance is a
maximum or when F is perpendicular to OA.

M O  Fd
1200 lb  in.  F 24 in.
1200 lb  in.
F F  50 lb
24 in.
Sample Problem
d) To determine the point of application of a 240 lb
force to produce the same moment,

M O  Fd
1200 lb  in.  240 lbd
1200 lb  in.
d  5 in.
240 lb
OB cos60  5 in. OB  10 in.
Sample Problem
e) Although each of the forces in parts b), c), and d)
produces the same moment as the 100 lb force, none
are of the same magnitude and sense, or on the same
line of action. None of the forces is equivalent to the
100 lb force.

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