Reviewer in Statics in Rigid Bodies
Reviewer in Statics in Rigid Bodies
Reviewer in Statics in Rigid Bodies
LAW OF ACTION (3RD LAW OF MOTION) – METHODS OF SECTION: This method entails
Strength of materials, every action has an passing an imaginary section through the truss
equal opposite reaction. to divide it into two sections. The member
forces are determined by considering the
RIGID BODY – A body that will not deform. equilibrium of the part of the truss on either
EQUILIBRIUM – A forces that has no zero net side of the section.
forces. ROLLERS: The roller permits rotation about
any axis. It also permits translation in any
direction parallel to the surface. It prohibits
FORCES SYSTEM translation towards the surface.
COPLANAR FORCE SYSTEM is a system of A TRUSS is a structure composed of slender
forces acting on the same plane. Any external members joined together at their end points.
agent that is responsible for producing a
change in the condition of rest or motion is ZERO FORCES MEMBERS If a joint has only
called a force. two non-collinear members and there is no
external load or support reaction at that joint.
NON – COPLANAR FORCE – If the lines of
action of all the forces in a force system do not TENSILE FORCE – Always moving away from
lie in the same plane. the point.