Description
Basic notions. Composition and resolution of concurrent forces – Parallelogram law of forces, Components of a force in given directions, Resolved parts of a force, Resultant of any number of coplanar concurrent forces, Equilibrium conditions for coplanar concurrent forces, equilibrium of a body resting on a smooth inclined plane. Equilibrium of three forces acting at a point – Triangle law of forces, l – m theorem, Lami’s theorem. Parallel Forces.
Moments and Couples – Moment of a force about a point and a line, Centre of Parallel forces, theorems on moment of a couple, Equivalent couples, Varignon’s theorem, generalized theorem of moments, resultant of a force and a couple, resolution of a force into a force and a couple, reduction of a system of coplanar forces to a force and a couple. Equilibrium conditions for any number of coplanar non-concurrent forces.
Friction : Definition and nature of friction, laws of friction, equilibrium of a particle on a rough plane, Problems on ladders, rods, spheres and circles.
