Mechanics Notes
Topics in our Mechanics Notes PDF
In these “Mechanics Notes PDF”, you will study the various concepts of physical quantities and the related effects on different bodies using mathematical techniques. It emphasizes knowledge building for applying mathematics in physical world.
The topics we will cover will be taken from the following list:
Forces in Equilibrium: Coplanar force systems; Three-dimensional force systems; Moment of a force about a point and an axis, Principle of moments, Couple and couple moment, Moment of a couple about a line, Resultant of a force system, Distributed force system, Rigid-body equilibrium, Equilibrium of forces in two and three dimensions, Free-body diagrams, General equations of equilibrium, Constraints and statical determinacy.
Friction, Center of Gravity and Moments of Inertia: Equations of equilibrium and friction, Frictional forces on screws and flat belts; Center of gravity, Center of mass and Centroid of a body and composite bodies; Theorems of Pappus and Guldinus; Moments and products of inertia for areas, Composite areas and rigid body, Parallel-axis theorem, Moment of inertia of a rigid body about an arbitrary axis, Principal moments and principal axes of inertia.
Conservation of Energy and Applications: Conservative force fields, Conservation of mechanical energy, Work-energy equations, Kinetic energy and work-kinetic energy expressions based on center of mass, Moment of momentum equation for a single particle and a system of particles.
Rigid Body Motion: Translation and rotation of rigid bodies, Chasles’ theorem, General relationship between time derivatives of a vector for different references, Relationship between velocities of a particle for different references, Acceleration of particle for different references.
