A study of force systems, resultants and equilibrium, trusses, frames, centroids of areas, and center of gravity of bodies. Other Required A scientific calculator is required. Learning Objectives 1.
Students can apply the parallelogram law to determine the resultant of two forces.
Students can resolve a force into two components using the parallelogram law. Students can resolve two or more forces into x and y components and determine the resultant of the forces by summing the components. Students can determine the unknown forces acting on a particle in equilibrium by applying the equilibrium equations. Students can determine the resultant of three or more space forces by summing their rectangular components. Students can determine the three unknown forces acting on a particle in space, that is in equilibrium, by applying the equilibrium equations.