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 70 - Rotation and Translation with Axis Moving Parallel to Itself |
When a rigid body is free to move, it can perform both translational and rotational motion. The translational motion is described by the motion of the centre of mass of the body while the rotational motion is given by the rate of change of angular momentum. In this lecture we discuss about which points we can apply the equation giving the rate of change of angular momentum in terms of the applied torque when a rigid body is also accelerating due to the force applied on it. We solve an example to illustrate the method.
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