PHYS 1070 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Biceps, Friction
15 May 2018
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Physics 111
Student Lecture Note 13
Side 1 of 7
Static Equilibrium
Lecture Content Overview
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Concept/Topic/Title/Terms
Task to be able to perform
Static
Equilibrium
Static Equilibrium
• Solve problems involving the forces and torques on
and within objects
• Incorporate the following skills and strategies
associated with objects in static equilibrium
o Sketch a well-labelled Free-Body Diagram
o Apply Static strategies to static objects
▪ Torque
▪ Newto’s 2nd Law in 2-D ,
More About Torque
Statics/Equilibrium
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Physics 111
Student Lecture Note 13: Static Equilibrium
Side 2 of 7
Problem-Solving: Statics/Equilibrium – 1
A Printing press of mass 15,000 kg sits on top of a wooden beam. Its centre of mass is
5.0 m from the end of the beam.
The beam sits on two uprights, is 20. m long, and has a mass of 1,500 kg.
Q. What are the forces
and
on the beam due to the uprights?
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