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Engineering Mechanics
Rigid bodies
A rigid body is any quantity of matter, the particles of which do not move relative to each other. The distance between any two points on the body will not change, regardless of the type of the force acting on the body. The condition of internal stress and distortion of bodies due to the action of forces is disregarded. That study (deformable bodies) is considered in Strength of materials.
What is Dynamics?
Branch of mechanics that deals with the state of motion of particles and bodies under the action of forces. The study of this branch of mechanics in engineering must follow the study of statics, which deals with the effect of forces on bodies at rest or in a state of uniform motion.
Kinetics is the study of the effect of unbalanced forces on the motion of bodies which therefore have accelerated or non-uniform motion.
Kinematics
Kinetics
Motion of a particle
If a particle is constrained to move along a straight line path, the motion is called rectilinear translation. If a particle is constrained to move along a curved path, the motion is known as curvilinear translation.
Rectilinear Translation
Curvilinear Translation
s V= t
V a= t
V = VO + at V = VO + 2as
2 2
1 2 s = Vo t + at 2