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 78 - Solved Examples for Calculating Rate of Change of Angular Momentum and Torque |
In general the angular momentum and the angular velocity are not parallel if the principal moments of inertia along the three principal axes are not equal. Thus as a body rotates, its angular momentum vector also rotates. That gives rise to a change in the angular momentum. This implies that a torque has to be applied to the body to maintain the rotation. In this lecture, we solve some examples illustrating these concepts.
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