Introduction to Engineering Mechanics Dr. Wayne Whiteman Director of the Office of Student Services and Senior Academic Professional School of Mechanical Engineering
This course is an introduction to learning and applying the principles required to solve engineering mechanics problems.
School of Mechanical Engineering
Module 24 Learning Outcome
Employ the rules for drawing a Free Body Diagram (FBD) and Sketch a FBD for a body.
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Free Body Diagram (FBD) Example 1 Draw the FBD for homogeneous bar. The weight of the bar is 2 lb.
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Free Body Diagram (FBD) Example 2 Draw the FBD for homogeneous bar AB. The weight of the bar is 15 lbs.
50 lb B
A 10 in
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Free Body Diagram (FBD) Example 3 Draw the FBD for homogeneous slender bar AB. Neglect the thickness and weight of the beam.