Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Mechanics. Instructor: Professor Manoj K Harbola, Department of Physics, IIT Kanpur. In this course, we would be studying mechanical interaction between different bodies when they interact through the forces applied on each other. Topics covered in this course include Review of Newton's laws of motion and vector algebra; Equilibrium of bodies; Plane trusses; Friction; Properties of plane surfaces; Method of virtual work; Motion of particles; Momentum; Work and energy; Rotational kinematics and dynamics; Simple harmonic oscillator; and Motion in non-inertial frames. (from nptel.ac.in)
Lecture 45 - Motion with Constraints, Constraint Forces and Free Body Diagram |
You are already familiar with the idea of constraints and constraint forces from the lecture on the principle of virtual work. There these ideas were discussed in the context of equilibrium of bodies. In this lecture we learn how to account for constraint forces while describing motion of bodies. This is done systematically by revisiting the ideas of constraints, constraint forces and free-body diagrams.
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