NGINEERING MECHANIC

STATICS
Department of Civil Engineering
CE CORRELATION COURSE
2ND SEM, SY 2019-2020
Engr. MARCELO T. ABRERA, Jr.
ENGINEERING MECHANICS
is the science which considers the effects of forces
on RIGID bodies

ENGINEERING
MECHANICS

STATICS DYNAMICS

consider the effects and distribution of forces consider the motion of rigid bodies
on rigid bodies which are and remain at rest caused by the forces acting upon
them
STATICS DYNAMICS

FORCE SYSTEM KINEMATICS

Concurrent Translation
Parallel Rotation
Non-concurrent Plane Motion

APPLICATIONS KINETICS
Trusses Translation
Centroids Rotation
Friction Plane Motion
 RESULTANT OF
CONCURRENT
COPLANAR FORCES
FORCE SYSTEM
is any arrangement where two or more forces act on a body or
on a group of related bodies

RESULTANT OF TWO CONCURRENT COPLANAR FORCES

Parallelogram Law
RESULTANT OF TWO OR MORE
CONCURRENT COPLANAR FORCES

Analytical Solution
PROBLEM EMS.1
A force system is shown in the figure. Determine the following:

① The angle that the 500 kiloNewton force makes

with the horizontal (positive counterclockwise).
② The value of the angle alpha, in degrees, such that
the forces in Figure ME-87 (b) are equivalent to the
force in Figure ME-87 (a).
③ The value of the force P, in kiloNewton, such that the
forces in Figure ME-87 (b) are equivalent to the force
in Figure ME-87 (a).

Answer
PROBLEM EMS.2a
Three concurrent and coplanar forces in equilibrium is as
shown in the figure.
 ① Determine the value of angle , in degrees.

 ② Determine the value of angle , in degrees.

③ Determine the horizontal component of the 94.5-kN

force. Include the + or – sign.

Answer
PROBLEM EMS.2b
For the force system below:
① Determine the magnitude of the horizontal
component of the resultant.
② Determine the magnitude of the resultant.

③ Determine the direction of the resultant measured

counterclockwise from the positive x-axis.

Answer
 RESULTANT OF
NONCONCURRENT
COPLANAR FORCES
RESULTANT OF NON-CONCURRENT
COPLANAR FORCES
PROBLEM EMS. 3
The force system shown in consists of the couple C and
four forces. The resultant of this system is a 500 kN-m
counterclockwise couple.
① Determine the value of P in kN.
② Determine the value of Q in kN.
③ Determine the value of C in kN.m.

Answer
PROBLEM EMS.4b
The force system is shown in the figure.
① Determine the resultant of the force system in Newtons.
② Determine the angle that the resultant force makes with
the horizontal (positive counterclockwise).
③ Determine the distance from the origin where the
resultant force crosses the x-axis.

Answer
EQUILIBRIUM OF
FORCES
EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES

General Conditions of Equilibrium

Equilibrium of Two Forces

Two forces are in equilibrium if they are:

EQUAL
COLLINEAR
OPPOSITELY DIRECTED
Equilibrium of Two or More Concurrent Forces
If two or more coplanar forces are in
equilibrium, they must form a closed polygon.
Equilibrium of Three Coplanar Forces

Three coplanar forces in equilibrium are

CONCURRENT.
PROBLEM EMS.5b
The boom shown has a negligible weight, but has sufficient
strength to support the 1000 N load.
① Determine the tension in the supporting cable
between points A and B, in N.
② Determine the force on the boom, in N.

Answer
PROBLEM EMS.5a
A crane cable is supporting a 100 kN load as shown below.
Support B is a frictionless pulley. If the system is in
equilibrium,
① Determine the tension in cable CD.
② Determine the tension in cable CE.
③ Determine the force F.

Answer
FRICTION/ WEDGES
FRICTION
is the contact resistance by one body when the
second body moves or tends to move past the first
body.

NOTE:
Friction force always acts opposite to the
motion or to the tendency to move.
FRICTION
ELEMENTS
:
The maximum angle that a plane may be inclined
without causing the body to slide down:
PROBLEM EMS.6
It is required to determine the smallest weight of block A to
start block C. The angle of friction for all surfaces in contact is
15°. Wedge B has negligible mass.
① Determine the normal reaction under block C in
Newtons.
② Determine the normal reaction between block B and the
inclined surface in Newtons.
③ Determine the weight of block A in Newtons.

Answer
PROBLEM EMS.7a
A 200 N block is resting on an inclined plane making an
angle of 30° with the horizontal. If μ = 0.2, compute the:

① force P to impend motion up the plane.

② force P to prevent motion down the plane.
③ magnitude of the frictional force if the force P is 80
N.

30°

Answer