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 81 - Euler Equations, Solved Examples |
In this final lecture on rigid body dynamics, we apply the Euler's equation obtained in the previous lecture to solve some problems. A couple of these problems were solved in earlier lectures but are solved again here to show how Euler's equations are applied. The other problems are new and demonstrate the care we have to take to account for rotation of principal axes when using Euler's equations.
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