Forces and Equilibrium
    Lecture 1

    Arch 324/624, Introduction to Structural Design, University of Virginia
    Copyright © 1996-2009 Kirk Martini. Last Modified Wed, 07-Jan-2009 8:35
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    Topics

    • Statics of a particle in 1D and 2D
      • What is a force?
      • How do you determine the effect of multiple forces?
      • What is a resultant?
      • What is equilibrium?
      • An Example:

    Terms

    • Acceleration
    • Component (of a vector)
    • Couple
    • Equilibrium
    • Force
    • Line of Action
    • Mass
    • Moment
    • Resultant
    • Statically Equivalent
    • Transmissibility
    • Vector
    • Velocity

     

    Arch 324/624, Introduction to Structural Design, University of Virginia
    Copyright © 1996-2009 Kirk Martini. Last Modified Wed, 07-Jan-2009 8:35
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