ME101: Engineering Mechanics: Statics

Spring 2020 (II Semester)

Instructors
Dr. M. Zeeshan Zahir
&
Engr. Fazli Yazdan
Department of Mechanical Engineering
zeeshan.zahir@uetpeshawar.edu.pk
&
fazliyazdan@uetpeshawar.edu.pk

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ME101: Text/Reference Books
J. L. Meriam and L. G. Kraige, Engineering Mechanics, Vol I – Statics,
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Vol II – Dynamics, 6 Ed, John Wiley, 2008.

F. P. Beer and E. R. Johnston, Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Vol I -

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Statics, Vol II – Dynamics, 9 Ed, Tata McGraw Hill, 2011.

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• H. Shames, Engineering Mechanics: Statics and dynamics, 4 Ed,
PHI, 2002.

R. C. Hibbler, Engineering Mechanics: Principles of Statics and Dynamics,

Pearson Press, 2006.

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ME101: Evaluation
Quizzes+ Class Room Participation + Assignments: 30%

Mid-Semester Examination: 20%

Final-Semester Examination: 50%

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Moment
• The tendency of Force to cause rotation
• The Moment determine the tendency of Force to
cause rotation
Let,
Force applied = F(N)
Moment arm = r(m)
• Moment of a Force (F) about point "o"

– Mo = r  F

 Moment is also referred as torque

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Moment vs Torque
• Moment arm:
 Longitudinal axis
 Radial Axis

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Algebraic Sign for Moment
• Anti-clockwise (c.c.w) direction. (+ive)
• Clockwise (c.w) direction. (-ive)

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Right Hand Rule
• Curl your right hand figure in the direction, in which
force rotates the body.
• The thumb will give you the direction of moment or
perpendicular to the plane (where rotation occurs)
• So from the direction of normal to the plane we can
determine direction of rotation or moment.

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Moment Example

r = position
vector
directed from
O to any
point on the
line of
action of F

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Moment
• Magnitude of Moment
– tendency of F to cause rotation of the
body about an axis along MO
M O  rF sin  F(r sin)  Fd

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Moment
• Principle of Transmissibility
– The effect or the resultant of forces acting
along a given line of action will remain
unchanged, if we shift the point of application of
the force along the line of action.

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Moment
• Varignon’s Theorem
– Moment of a force about a point is equal to
the sum of the moments of the components of
the force about the same point

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Moment of a System of Concurrent Forces
• Varignon’s Theorem
– Moment of the resultant of a system of
concurrent forces about a point is equal to the
sum of the moments of the of the individual
forces about the same point

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Moment: Example

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Moment: Example

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Moment Exercise Problems

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Moment Exercise Problems

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Moment Exercise Problems

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Moment Exercise Problems

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Moment Exercise Problems

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Moment Exercise Problems (DIYS)

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