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A typical example of linear motion is the vertical movement of an elevator in a shaft. Fig. 1 (a) Linear and (b) angular movements The entire structure of mechanics is based on a few basic laws that were established by Sir Isaac Newton. Newton’s first law, the law of inertia, states that a body that is originally at rest will remain at rest, or a body moving with a constant velocity in a straight line will maintain its motion unless an external nonzero resultant force acts on the body. Newton’s first law must be considered in conjunction with his second law.
The coefficient of kinetic friction is approximately constant at moderate sliding speeds. At higher speeds, mk may decrease because of the heat generated by friction. 4. 4 are some average ranges and do not distinguish between static and kinetic friction coefficients. Force Vector Fig. 002 Frictional forces always act in a direction tangent to the surfaces in contact. If one of the two bodies in contact is moving, then the frictional force acting on that body has a direction opposite to the direction of motion.
Therefore, we can write MO ¼ 60 cos y: For position 1: y ¼ 0 ; For position 2: y ¼ 30 ; For position 3: y ¼ 60 ; For position 4: y ¼ 90 ; MO MO MO MO ¼ 60 N-m ðcwÞ: ¼ 52 N-m ðcwÞ: ¼ 30 N-m ðcwÞ: ¼ 0 ðcwÞ: In Fig. 17, the moment generated about the knee joint is plotted as a function of angle y. Fig. 18 An exercise to strengthen the shoulder muscles, and a simple model of the arm Solution To calculate the moments generated about the shoulder joint by W 1 and W 2 , we need to determine the moment arms d1 and d2 of forces W 1 and W 2 relative to point O.