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moments; resultant of a number of forces acting on a rigid body; centre of a number of parallel forces; moment of a force at line couple; equilibrium of two couples; resultant of a number of couples and coplanal forces; equilibrium of three forces acting at a point; equilibrium of a rigid body acted on by coplanar forces; conditions of equilibrium and solutions of problems; friction; laws of friction; coefficient and angle of friction; equilibrium of a heavy body on a rough inclined plane and problems thereom; work virtual work; principle of virtual work; forces which may be committed in forming the equation of virtual work; flexible chains and strings; equation of a catenary. 2. Dynamics: Rectilinear motion; motion in a straight line with constraint acceleration; motion of a train between two stations; simple harmonic motion; Newton's law of motion; uniplaner motion; projectile; projectile to pass through a given point; horizontal range on inclined plane; constrained motion; uniform circular motion; motion in the nearly circular path; tangential and normal velocity, and acceleration component; motion on a smooth curve in a verticle plan; motion on the inside of a smooth verticle circle; simple pendulum; central orbits; apses; Kepler's law of planetary motion; examples; Padel equations; moments of inertia; examples; momental ellipse. Assessment is by examination only. Programmes for which this course is required or in which it can be included: | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date: | 19 October 1993 bb
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