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FORCES AND MOMENTS Resolving forces Forces and moments Example 1 Drawing to scale Weight suspended by two Draw the perpendicular ropes Identify the angles between the forces A and B and the perpendicular A B 55o Draw the triangle using the angles 20o 35o 55o 70o A 105o 2000 N B 20o 2000 Newtons The length of the sides of the triangle represent the magnitude of the forces NOT the length of rope Using the sine rule (if you know the angles) a/sin A = b/Sin B = c/sin C angle A = 20o angle B = 55o (opposites to sides a & b) 55 a o Angle C = 105o and side c represents 2000N 105o 2000 N (c) b 20o Using the sine rule (if you know the angles) a/sin A = c/sin C therefore a/sin 20o = 2000/sin105o a = 2000 x sin 20o/sin105o 55 o 708.17N b/sin B = c/sin C therefore b/sin 55o = 2000/sin105o a 105o 2000 N (c) b a = 2000 x sin 55o/sin105o 1696.1N 20o Using the cosine rule ( if you know one angle and two sides) F2 = 60N F3 70o F1 = 30N Using the cosine rule ( if you know one angle and two sides) A2 = B2 + C2 -2BCcosA (F3)2 = 302 + 602 – 2x60x30x cos110o F2 = 60N (C) = 75.7N F3 (A) A =110o F1 = 30N (B) 70o Vertical and horizontal components of forces Sketch the diagram Fv can be drawn at the other end of the sketch Fv F θ FH Vertical and horizontal components of forces Sketch the diagram sin θ = Fv/F Fv F θ FH Fv F.sin θ = Fv cos θ = FH/F F.cos θ = FH Restoring force of two forces F3 is the restoring force of F1 and F2 F1(55N) F3 25o Can be drawn to scale 74.8N 70o F2 (25N) 25o 70o Restoring force of two forces F3 is the restoring force of F1 and F2 F1(55N) F3 70o F2 (25N) 25o Can be solved by resolving the horizontal components of F1 and F2 Restoring force of two forces F3 is the restoring force of F1 and F2 F1(55N) F3 F1v = F1.sin70o 55sin70o = 51.68N 70o F2 (25N) 25o F1h = F1.cos70o 55cos70o = 18.81N Restoring force of two forces F1(55N) F3 F2v = F2.sin25o 25sin25o = 10.57N 70o F2 (25N) 25o F2h = F2.cos25o 25cos25o = 22.66N Restoring force of two forces F1(55N) F3 F3v = F1v + F2v 51.68 +10.57 = 62.25N 70o F2 (25N) 25o F3h = F1h +F2h 18.81 + 22.66 = 41.47N Restoring force of two forces F3 (F3)2 = 62.252 + 41.472 62.25N (F3)2 = 5594.82 F3 = 74.80N 41.47N Resultant of two forces Tan θ = opposite/adjacent F3 62.25N θ Tan θ = 62.25/41.47 Tan θ = 1.5 41.47N θ = 56.33o Direction of F3 = 180 + 56.33 = 236.33o Moments of force 4m 2m 2N 4N Total Anticlockwise moments moments 8Nm = Total Clockwise 8Nm Moments of force 3m 4m 2m 2N 2N 4N Total Anticlockwise moments 8Nm + 4Nm = 12Nm = Total Clockwise moments = 12 Nm