Activity 1:

Now that you know the basic terms and concepts in the study of engineering mechanics,
let’s try to check your understanding of these terms. Write the term/s on the space
provided for the statement in each item.

Mass 1.  Refers to the measure of quantity of matter in a body.

Kinematics 2.  Deals with the study of motion of bodies without considering the forces
causing the motion.

Newton's second law of motion 3.  States that a particle acted upon by a force will
accelerate in the direction of the force and the magnitude of the acceleration is
proportional to the magnitude of the force and inversely proportional to the mass of the
particle.

Statics 4.  A branch of engineering mechanics which deals with the distribution and
effect of forces on bodies which are at rest and remain at rest.

Engineering Mechanics 5.  A branch of engineering that applies the principles of

mechanics to mechanical design that must take account the effect of forces.

Isaac Newton 6.  A well-known physicist who published his celebrated laws of motion
in Principia (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy).

Coulomb's law 7.  States that if two particles separated at a distance are attracted to each
other by forces that act along the line connecting the particles.

Newton’s Second Law 8.  A vector quantity which is obtained from the product of mass
of a particle to its acceleration.

Weight 9.  It is the U.S. Customary System unit used for mass.

Dynamics 10.  Deals with the study of motion of bodies together with the forces causing
the motion.

 
Activity 2:

Solve the following problems related to the fundamental principles of engineering

mechanics. The approach in solving the problems must be expressed in the following
parts:

a.      Given: After reading the problem, write down all the data provided, if a figure is
required, neatly sketch the figure.

b.      Solution: Solve the problem, show all the formulas and steps used in the analysis.
Write your solution as neatly as possible.

c.      Answer: Write your final answer with the corresponding unit/s used. The final
answer must be connected with the solution.

Problem No. 1:

Determine the gravitational force in N which the copper sphere exerts on the steel
sphere. Both spheres are homogeneous, and the value of is 50 mm. Density of copper
and steel are 8910 kg/m3 and 7830 kg/m3, respectively.

Answer:

Equation: Solution: Solve for Gravitational law

m = p. V 4 3 3 G= 6.673.10−11 m3 /(kg . s 2)
mcopper= π 0.05 ∙ 8910 kg/ m
V= 4/3 π r 3 3
Given: = 4.665kg = 4665g mcopper ∙ msteel
4 3 3 F-G
msteel= π 0.02 5 ∙7830 kg /m I2
Copper= 8910 kg/m3 3 4.665 ∙ 0.512
= 0.512kg = 512g F== 6.673.10−11 (
0.2 242
Steel= 7830 kg/m3 )
Pythagorean theorem;
F= 3.176.10−9 N
I 2= ¿
I 2= 4.472 Answer:
= 4.472(50mm)
= 224mm = 0.224m 3.176.10−9 N
  

Problem No. 2:

A car has a mass of 1400 kg. Calculate the following: (a) the weight of the car in N, (b)
the mass of the car in slugs, (c) the weight of the car in pounds.

Answer:
  Conversion: W = m g = 1400 × 9.81 = 13730 N
For 1 slug = 14.594 kg For slug:
Earth Acceleration: 1 slug
m= 1400 kg x [ ]=95.9 slugs
g= 32.2 ft/ s2 14.594 kg
for pound:
w= mg
=95.9 x 32.2 = 3090lb

Problem No. 3:

Using Newton’s law of universal gravitation, calculate the weight of a 70-kg man
standing on the surface of the earth. Verify your answer by calculating the weight using.
The mass and radius of the earth are = 5.976×1024 kg and = 6371 km, respectively.

Equation: Answer:
M₁M₂ −11 24
F=G x F¿ (6.673 x 10 x 5.976 x 10 ) x 7
r2 ¿¿
W= m.g w= mg
70 x 9.81= 687N
Problem No. 4:

            If a man weighs 155 lb on earth, specify (a) his mass in slugs, (b) his mass in
kilograms, (c) his weight in newtons. If the man is on the moon, where the acceleration
due to gravity is 5.30 ft/s2, determine (d) his weight in pounds, and (e) his mass in
kilograms.

 
Answer:

a)

b) 
c) 
d) 

e)