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These are the Lecture Slides of Engineering Mechanics Statics which includes Free Body Diagrams, Magnitude and Direction of Forces, Coordinate System, Newton's Third Law, Structural Supports, Sliding and Free Vectors, Center of Gravity, Center of Gravity, Plane of Symmetry etc.Key important points are: Frames, Equilibrium of Structures, Newton’s 3rd Law, Forces of Action and Reaction, Analysis of Frames, Free Body Diagram, Shear Forces, Pin and Pin Frame, Line of Action, Universal Constant
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Not Fully Rigid Frames
Members ACE and BCD are connected by a pin at C and by the link DE. For the loading shown, determine the force(s) in link DE and the components of the force exerted by the Pin at C on member BCD.
0 sin 250 mm 300 N 80 mm 480 N 100 mm = −
∑ = = − − − DE
C DE F
M F α
FDE = 561 N C
0 ( 561 N) cos 300 N
0 cos 300 N = − − +
α
α x
x x DE C
F C F =− 795 N Cx
0 ( 561 N) sin 480 N
0 sin 480 N = − − −
α
α
y
y y DE C
F C F Cy = 216 N
(DE in Compression)
( )( ) ( )( ) ( ) ( 561 cos )( 300 mm) ( 561 sin )( 100 mm) ( 795 )( 220 mm) 0
∑ = + −
Example: Pin & Pin Frame
( )( ) ( ) ( 450 ft lb) ( 6 ft) 75. 0 lb
∑ = = − Ay
B Ay
FAy = 75. 0 lb
Example: Pin & Pin Frame
FBy = 75. 0 lb
( ) ( 150 lb) ( 75 lb) 75 lb
∑ = = + −
By
By Ay
y Ay By
Bx Ax
x Ax Bx
F F
F F F
⇒ =
∑ =^0 = −
Example: Pin & Pin Frame
75 lb
0
⇒ = =
∑ = = −
Cy By
y Cy By
F F
F F F
FCy = 75. 0 lb
FAx = 86. 6 lb
Example: Pin & Pin Frame
C Cx Cy
A Ax Ay
2 2 F = F (^) x + F y
( ) ( )
( 86. 6 lb) ( 7 5 lb) 115 lb
2 2
2 2
C
A