{"id":2217,"date":"2022-03-15T17:27:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T17:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/?page_id=2217"},"modified":"2022-08-03T18:01:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T18:01:18","slug":"6-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/mechanisms\/ch6\/6-2\/","title":{"rendered":"6-2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-gb2217-69d9199046a6b\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-gb2217-69d9199046a6b-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb2217-69d9199046a6b-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb2217-69d9199046a6b-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child widgetopts-SO\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000\">6.2 STATIC FORCE ANALYSIS OF MACHINERY<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #cc0000\">6.2.1 STATIC FORCE ANALYSIS OF MACHINERY<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p align=\"justify\">Initially, we shall neglect the forces associated with the inertia of the links and the resisting forces. Later, we shall include the resistive forces and consider the inertia effects.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Static force analysis makes direct use of static force equilibrium equations. For an analytical solution formulation one must draw the free-body diagram of each rigid body and must identify the unknown forces. Next, one must write the static force equilibrium equations for each link. If a correct formulation is performed, the resulting equations will be equal to the number of unknown force components and these equations will be linear in terms of the unknowns. Let us illustrate this by a simple four-bar example shown below:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2248\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2001.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"318\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The system is in equilibrium under the action of the external force <strong>F<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0and <strong>T<\/strong><sub>12<\/sub>. The magnitude and direction (<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">h<\/span>) of the force <strong>F<\/strong><sub>14\u00a0<\/sub>are known. We are to determine <strong>T<\/strong><sub>12<\/sub>\u00a0and the forces acting at the joints. In free-body diagrams of the moving links are shown.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2247\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2002.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">On the free-body diagrams the unknown joint force components (<strong>F<\/strong><sub>ijx<\/sub>\u00a0and <strong>F<\/strong><sub>ijy<\/sub>) are all shown acting in the positive x and y directions. a negative value is obtained in the result, it means that force component is in the opposite direction. In the example shown the equilibrium equations and the equalities due to Newton&#8217;s third law (<strong>F<\/strong><sub>ijx<\/sub>\u00a0= &#8211;<strong>F<\/strong><sub>jix<\/sub>\u00a0) result with 13 scalar equations in 13 unknowns (T<sub>12<\/sub>, F<sub>32x<\/sub>, F<sub>32y<\/sub>, F<sub>23x<\/sub>, F<sub>23y<\/sub>, F<sub>43x<\/sub>, F<sub>43y<\/sub>, F<sub>34x<\/sub>, F<sub>34y<\/sub>, G<sub>12x<\/sub>, G<sub>12y<\/sub>\u00a0, G<sub>14x<\/sub>, G<sub>14y<\/sub>).<\/p>\n<p>For link 2:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>F<sub>x<\/sub> = F<sub>32x<\/sub>\u00a0+ G<sub>12y<\/sub>\u00a0= 0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>F<sub>y<\/sub>\u00a0= F<sub>32y<\/sub>\u00a0+ G<sub>12y<\/sub>\u00a0= 0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>M<sub>A0<\/sub>\u00a0= a<sub>2 <\/sub>F<sub>32y <\/sub>cos(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>12<\/sub>) \u2212 a<sub>2 <\/sub>F<sub>32x <\/sub>sin(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>12<\/sub>) + T<sub>12<\/sub>\u00a0= 0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For link 3:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>F<sub>x<\/sub> = F<sub>23x<\/sub>\u00a0+ F<sub>43x<\/sub>\u00a0= 0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(4)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>F<sub>y<\/sub> = F<sub>23y<\/sub>\u00a0+ F<sub>43y<\/sub>\u00a0= 0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>M<sub>A0<\/sub> = a<sub>3 <\/sub>F<sub>43x <\/sub>sin(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>) + a<sub>3 <\/sub>F<sub>34y <\/sub>cos(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>) = 0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(6)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For link 4:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>F<sub>x<\/sub> = F<sub>34x<\/sub>\u00a0+ G<sub>14x<\/sub>\u00a0\u2212 F<sub>14<\/sub>cos(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">h<\/span>) = 0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(7)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>F<sub>y<\/sub> = F<sub>34y<\/sub>\u00a0+ G<sub>14y<\/sub>\u00a0\u2212 F<sub>14<\/sub>sin(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">h<\/span>) = 0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(8)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>M<sub>A0<\/sub> = a<sub>4 <\/sub>F<sub>34x <\/sub>sin(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>) + a<sub>4 <\/sub>F<sub>34y <\/sub>cos(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>) + r<sub>4 <\/sub>F<sub>14 <\/sub>[cos(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">h<\/span>)sin(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>) \u2212 sin(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">h<\/span>)cos(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>)] = 0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">and due to action-reaction (Newton\u2019s third law):<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>32y\u00a0<\/sub>= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>23y<\/sub><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(10)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>32x\u00a0<\/sub>= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>23x\u00a0<\/sub><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(11)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>43y\u00a0<\/sub>= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>34y<\/sub><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(12)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90%\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>43x\u00a0<\/sub>= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>34x<\/sub><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right\" width=\"10%\">(13)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">If the displacement analysis is performed beforehand, e.g. if\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>,\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0values are determined for different\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>12<\/sub>\u00a0values, the above equations can be used for every position of the mechanism. Another important point is that this formulation is very general. It can be used for mechanisms where there are several external forces acting on the same or different links and in cases where we have resisting forces at the joints. However, the resulting number of equations is usually too large (if there are<em>\u00a0l<\/em>\u00a0links in the mechanism there will be 3(<em>l<\/em>\u00a0\u2212 1) equilibrium equations).<\/p>\n<p>One can reduce the number of equations to be solved if the free-body diagrams are analysed to some detail. One need not write the forces in terms of its x and y components if the direction is known and one can identify the forces that are of equal magnitude before attempting for a solution. The free-body diagrams of the links in the four-bar mechanism are redrawn below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2249\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2003.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this case to simplify the calculations we note that<strong>\u00a0F<\/strong><sub>ij<\/sub>\u00a0= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>ji<\/sub>\u00a0for the joint forces. Furthermore, since link 3 is a two-force member, <strong>F<\/strong><sub>23<\/sub>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0F<\/strong><sub>43<\/sub>\u00a0are equal, opposite and their line of action is along AB. Hence\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>23<\/sub> = F<sub>23<\/sub> \u2220<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>, and\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13\u00a0<\/sub>is known from the kinematic analysis. Also link 2 is a two-force plus a moment member. Therefore:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>13<\/sub> = \u2013<strong>G<\/strong><sub>12<\/sub><\/p>\n<p>Hence:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>43<\/sub>\u00a0= \u2013<strong>F<\/strong><sub>32<\/sub>= \u2013<strong>F<\/strong><sub>34<\/sub>\u00a0= \u2013<strong>G<\/strong><sub>12<\/sub>\u00a0= \u2013<strong>F<\/strong><sub>23<\/sub><\/p>\n<p>Now, one can solve for the unknown forces if we write the 3 equilibrium equations for link 4 and one moment equilibrium equation for link 2, which are<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong>F<sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">h<\/span>\u00a0+ F<sub>34 <\/sub>cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>\u00a0+ G<sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0cos\u03d5\u00a0= 0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 or \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 F<sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">h<\/span>\u00a0+ F<sub>34 <\/sub>cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>\u00a0+ G<sub>14x<\/sub>\u00a0= 0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong>F<sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0sin<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">h<\/span>\u00a0+ F<sub>34 <\/sub>sin<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>\u00a0+ G<sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0sin\u03d5\u00a0= 0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 or \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 F<sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">h<\/span>\u00a0+ F<sub>34 <\/sub>cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>\u00a0+ G<sub>14y<\/sub>\u00a0= 0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">r<sub>4 <\/sub>F<sub>14 <\/sub>(cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">h<\/span>\u00a0sin<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub> <strong>\u2013<\/strong> sin<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">h<\/span>\u00a0cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>) + a<sub>4 <\/sub>F<sub>34 <\/sub>(sin<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>\u00a0cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0<strong>\u2013<\/strong> cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13 <\/sub>sin<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>)\u00a0=\u00a00<\/p>\n<p>and<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">a<sub>2<\/sub>F<sub>32<\/sub>(cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>sin<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>\u00a0<strong>\u2013 <\/strong>sin<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>\u00a0cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>12<\/sub>) + T<sub>12<\/sub>\u00a0= 0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (<strong>F<\/strong><sub>32<\/sub> = \u2013<strong>F<\/strong><sub>34<\/sub>)<\/p>\n<p>There are four equations with four unknowns (F<sub>34<\/sub>, T<sub>12<\/sub>, G<sub>14<\/sub>, \u03d5\u00a0or F<sub>34<\/sub>, T<sub>12<\/sub>, G<sub>14x<\/sub>, G<sub>14y<\/sub>). If the magnitudes come out negative, the direction of the force or torque is opposite to that indicated on the free-body diagram. If we generalise the above result, we can see that:<\/p>\n<p>a) For two-force members you don&#8217;t have to write the equilibrium equations. You can simply state that the forces are equal and opposite and their line of action coincides with the line joining the points of applications.<\/p>\n<p>b) For two-force plus a moment members you must write the moment equilibrium equation only. The two forces are equal and opposite and they form a couple equal and opposite to the moment applied.<\/p>\n<p>c) In case of three or four force members, the three equilibrium equations (<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>F<sub>x<\/sub>\u00a0= 0,\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>F<sub>y<\/sub>\u00a0= 0,\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>M = 0) must be written.<\/p>\n<p>Another simplification in the solution of moment equilibrium equations will result if we use unit vector in the direction of the forces and write a force vector in the form<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>F<\/strong>\u00a0= F<strong>v<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>where F is the magnitude of <strong>F<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>v<\/strong>\u00a0is a unit vector in the direction of the force\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong>. We can similarly show the position vector\u00a0<strong>r<\/strong>\u00a0as :<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>r<\/strong>\u00a0= r<strong>u<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>where r is the distance from point C to a point on the line of action of <strong>F<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>u<\/strong> is a unit vector in the direction of\u00a0<strong>r<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2730\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004.png 2411w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004-1536x1008.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004-2048x1344.png 2048w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004-100x66.png 100w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004-150x98.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004-200x131.png 200w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004-450x295.png 450w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004-600x394.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2004-900x591.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The moment of the force <strong>F<\/strong> about an axis passing through O and perpendicular to the plane will be:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>M<\/strong>\u00a0=\u00a0<strong>r<\/strong>\u00a0\u00d7<strong> F<\/strong> = r<sub>\u00a0<\/sub><strong>u<\/strong> \u00d7 F<sub>\u00a0<\/sub><strong>v<\/strong> = r<sub>\u00a0<\/sub>F<sub>\u00a0<\/sub>(<strong>u<\/strong> \u00d7 <strong>v<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>Since<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>u<\/strong> = 1 \u2220<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">a<\/span>\u00a0= cos\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">a<\/span>\u00a0<strong>i\u00a0<\/strong>+ sin\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">a<\/span>\u00a0<strong>j<\/strong>\u00a0;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>v <\/strong>= 1 \u2220<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">b<\/span>\u00a0= cos\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">b<\/span> <strong>i<\/strong> + sin<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">b<\/span> <strong>j<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>u<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"> \u00d7\u00a0<\/span><strong>v<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"> =<\/span>\u00a0(sin<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">b<\/span> cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">a<\/span> \u2212 cos<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">b<\/span> sin<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">a<\/span>) <strong>k<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>u<\/strong> \u00d7 <strong>v <\/strong>= sin(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">b \u2212<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">a<\/span>)\u00a0<strong>k<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Hence<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>M<\/strong>\u00a0=\u00a0<strong>r<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">\u00a0\u00d7 <\/span><strong>F<\/strong> = r<sub>\u00a0<\/sub>F<sub>\u00a0<\/sub>sin (<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">b<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u2212<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">a<\/span>) <strong>k<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, the free-body diagrams of the previous example are redrawn<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2251\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2005.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The moment equilibrium equations are:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u03a3<\/span><strong>M<\/strong><sub>B0<\/sub>\u00a0= a<sub>4<\/sub><strong>u<\/strong><sub>4<\/sub> <span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">\u00d7<\/span> F<sub>34<\/sub><strong>u<\/strong><sub>3<\/sub>\u00a0+ r<sub>4<\/sub><strong>u<\/strong><sub>4<\/sub> <span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">\u00d7<\/span> (\u2212F<sub>14<\/sub>)<strong>v<\/strong><sub>1<\/sub> = <strong>0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">\u03a3<\/span><strong>M<\/strong><sub>A0<\/sub>\u00a0= a<sub>2<\/sub><strong>u<\/strong><sub>2 <\/sub><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">\u00d7<\/span> (\u2212F<sub>32\u00a0<\/sub>)<strong>u<\/strong><sub>3\u00a0<\/sub>+ T<sub>12<\/sub><strong>k<\/strong> = <strong>0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>which result in:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">a<sub>4 <\/sub>F<sub>34\u00a0<\/sub>sin(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>\u00a0\u2212 <span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14\u00a0<\/sub>) \u2212 r<sub>4 <\/sub>F<sub>14\u00a0<\/sub>sin(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">h<\/span>\u00a0\u2212 <span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>) = 0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2212a<sub>2 <\/sub>F<sub>32\u00a0<\/sub>sin(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>13<\/sub>\u00a0\u2212 <span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>12<\/sub>) + T<sub>12\u00a0<\/sub>= 0<\/p>\n<p>One can see that the above equations are exactly the same equations that we have obtained previously.<\/p>\n<p>If we were to solve the equilibrium equations graphically, note that link 4 is a three-force member and the forces must be concurrent. Since the line of action of the force <strong>F<\/strong><sub>34\u00a0<\/sub>and both the magnitude and direction of <strong>F<\/strong><sub>14\u00a0<\/sub>are known, the point of concurrency is at the intersection of the lines of action of these two forces Hence the line of action of <strong>G<\/strong><sub>14\u00a0<\/sub>is the line joining B<sub>0\u00a0<\/sub>with the point of concurrency. Next, one can draw the force polygon:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>14\u00a0<\/sub>+<strong> G<\/strong><sub>14\u00a0<\/sub>+ <strong>F<\/strong><sub>34\u00a0<\/sub>= <strong>0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We want to determine the magnitudes of the forces\u00a0<strong>G<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>34<\/sub>. To do this, the force\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub> is drawn as a line vector whose length is proportional to the magnitude of the force by utilising a certain force scale (k<sub>f<\/sub>\u00a0mm\/N). Since\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>43\u00a0<\/sub>= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>34<\/sub>\u00a0(Newton\u2019s third law),\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>23\u00a0<\/sub>= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>43<\/sub>\u00a0(equilibrium of a two force member),\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>32 <\/sub>= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>23<\/sub>\u00a0(Newton\u2019s third law) and\u00a0<strong>G<\/strong><sub>12<\/sub>\u00a0= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>32<\/sub>\u00a0(equilibrium of a two-force and a moment member), all the joint forces has been determined. To determine the torque\u00a0<strong>T<\/strong><sub>12<\/sub><sub>\u00a0<\/sub>, one can measure the perpendicular distance, h, from point A<sub>0\u00a0<\/sub>to the line of action of\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>32<\/sub><sub>\u00a0<\/sub>and T<sub>12\u00a0<\/sub>= h\u00a0F<sub>32\u00a0<\/sub>. The direction of the input torque must be opposing the moment of the couple created by\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>23<\/sub>\u00a0and <strong>G<\/strong><sub>12<\/sub>. The resulting free body diagrams and the force polygon is as shown below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2719\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2006.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As another example, consider the slider-crank mechanism shown<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2252\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2007.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"327\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The system is in static equilibrium for all crank angles under the action of a known force <strong>F<\/strong><sub>14\u00a0<\/sub>acting on link 4 and unknown torque <strong>T<\/strong><sub>12\u00a0<\/sub>acting on link 2. We are to determine the joint forces and the input torque, <strong>T<\/strong><sub>12\u00a0<\/sub>.<\/p>\n<p>Note that link 3 is a two force, link 2 is a two force and a moment member. In case of link 4, there is a known external force <strong>F<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub>, a joint force <strong>F<\/strong><sub>34<\/sub>\u00a0whose direction is known (along AB). There must be a joint force <strong>G<\/strong><sub>14\u00a0<\/sub>(perpendicular to the slider axis) and moment <strong>M<\/strong><sub>14\u00a0<\/sub>(perpendicular to the plane) due to the action of link 1 on link 4. The rigid body is in equilibrium under the action of three forces and a moment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2253\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2008.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"299\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The force\u00a0<strong>G<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0can be placed anywhere on link 4. Since link 4 is in static equilibrium, this will change the magnitude of the moment\u00a0<strong>M<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub>. If the line of action of\u00a0<strong>G<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0passes through the point of intersection of<strong>\u00a0F<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>34<\/sub>, the moment\u00a0<strong>M<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0will be zero and rigid body will be in equilibrium under the action of three forces.If the point of concurrency, O, of the three forces lie within the physical boundaries of the sliding joint, there will be surface contact between links 1 and 4. (In the figure the contact is at the bottom surface, If the direction of <strong>G<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub> is downwards instead of upwards, contact will be at the top surface) and link 4 will not be subjected to a rotary motion within the slide. However, if the point of concurrency, O, lies outside the boundaries (b), the force <strong>G<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0is a fictitious force which is the resultant of the forces acting at the contact region (Due to equilibrium under the action of the three forces: <strong>G<\/strong><sub>14\u00a0<\/sub>+<strong> F<\/strong><sub>34\u00a0<\/sub>+ <strong>F<\/strong><sub>14\u00a0<\/sub>= <strong>0<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2254\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2009.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"865\" height=\"216\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">(a) Point of Concurrency is within the Joint Boundary \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 (b) Point of Concurrency Outside Joint Boundary<\/p>\n<p>Physically, the joint forces must occur due to action and reaction between two contacting surfaces on two different links. In cases as shown in figure (b), since the forces acting on link 4 tends to rotate link 4, if we assume complete rigidity of the links, links 1 and 4 will be in point contact at the two edges of the boundaries as shown At the contact points There will be joint forces G\u201914 and G\u201d14 whose directions are perpendicular to the slider axis (actually these forces will be perpendicular to the common tangent between the two contacting surfaces. In normal machine systems since the clearance at the joint is small compared to the dimensions of the joint, the angular rotation is negligible and this assumption is valid).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2255\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2010.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"324\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also note that:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>G<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0= <strong>G<\/strong>\u2032<sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0+ <strong>G<\/strong>\u2033<sub>14<\/sub> (In terms of magnitudes G<sub>14<\/sub> = G\u2032<sub>14<\/sub> \u2212 G\u2033<sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0for the case shown)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">dG\u2033<sub>14<\/sub> = bG\u2032<sub>14<\/sub><\/p>\n<p>G<sub>14<\/sub> can be of a very small magnitude while the actual contact forces G\u2032<sub>14<\/sub> and G\u2033<sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0can be of considerable magnitudes.<\/p>\n<p>If one is only concerned with the force equilibrium, any one of the equilibrium diagrams for link 4 would be correct and valid. However, if one is interested with the actual joint forces, the type of contact and the actual magnitudes of the forces at the point(s) of contact must be determined. This will also have an important role when friction in these joints must be taken into account. The magnitudes of <strong>G<\/strong>\u2032<sub>14<\/sub> and <strong>G<\/strong>\u2033<sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0will depend on the on the geometry of the joint as well as the magnitude and the direction of the other forces acting on the link. Also note that within one cycle of the mechanism the type contact between links 1 and 4 will change. There will be four different modes of contact as shown (<strong>G<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub>= \u2212<strong>G<\/strong><sub>41<\/sub>). Note that the magnitudes of all the forces and the dimensions must all be positive for all the four modes. Otherwise the mechanism is not in the assumed mode of contact.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2721 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2011-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1014\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Modes of Contact for a Prismatic Joint<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Example 6.1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2257 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2012.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1098\" height=\"516\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Figure shows Whithworth quick-return motion mechanism. We want to determine driving torque and the joint forces when the system is assumed to be in static equilibrium when the input crank angle\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>12<\/sub>\u00a0= 30\u00b0. After performing the kinematic analysis (either graphically or analytically) at the position shown, the position variables have the following values:<\/p>\n<p>|B<sub>0<\/sub>A| = 158.75 mm; \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub> = 49.11\u00b0;\u00a0 \u00a0 |B<sub>0<\/sub>C| = 285.13 mm;\u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>15<\/sub>\u00a0= 169.55\u00b0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2258\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2013.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1396\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The free-body diagram of each link is shown above.. We note that links 3 and 5 are two-force and link 2 is a two-force plus a moment member. For link 6 if we assume that there is a single joint force between links 1 and 6, we note that the point of concurrency and the resultant joint force, G<sub>16<\/sub> is outside the boundaries of the points of contact and that it is of mode is III.\u00a0We have:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>56<\/sub> = \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>65<\/sub>\u00a0= <strong>F<\/strong><sub>45<\/sub> = \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>54<\/sub><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>34<\/sub> = \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>43<\/sub>\u00a0= <strong>F<\/strong><sub>23<\/sub> = \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>32<\/sub>\u00a0= <strong>G<\/strong><sub>12<\/sub><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>56<\/sub> = \u2212F<sub>56<\/sub><strong>u<\/strong><sub>5<\/sub>\u00a0where\u00a0<strong>u<\/strong><sub>5<\/sub> = 1 \u2220169.95\u00b0 = cos(169.95\u00b0) <strong>i<\/strong> +sin(169.95\u00b0) <strong>j<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>16<\/sub> = \u2212100 <strong>i<\/strong> (N)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>G<\/strong>\u2033<sub>16<\/sub> = G\u2033<sub>16<\/sub><strong> j\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>G<\/strong>\u2032<sub>16<\/sub> = \u2212G\u2032<sub>16<\/sub><strong>\u00a0j<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Force equilibrium of link 6 results:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(G\u2033<sub>16<\/sub>\u00a0\u2212 G\u2032<sub>16<\/sub>) <strong>j<\/strong> \u2212 F<sub>56<\/sub><strong>u<\/strong><sub>5<\/sub> \u2212 100 <strong>j<\/strong> = <strong>0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">or<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(G\u2033<sub>16<\/sub>\u00a0\u2212 G\u2032<sub>16<\/sub>) \u2212 F<sub>56<\/sub> sin(169.95\u00b0) = 0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2212F<sub>56<\/sub> cos(169.95\u00b0) \u2212 100 = 0<\/p>\n<p>The moment equilibrium equation (<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>M<sub>C<\/sub>\u00a0= 0) yields (the distance from point B to the two boundaries are 70 and 30 mm respectively. These distances will be a function of the mechanism position):<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">70 G\u2032<sub>16<\/sub> + 30 G\u2033<sub>16<\/sub> \u2212 100\u00b720 = 0<\/p>\n<p>We obtain:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>56<\/sub> = 101.56 N \u2220\u221210.05\u00b0 ; <strong>G<\/strong>\u2019<sub>16<\/sub> = 14.68 N \u222090\u00b0 ;<strong>\u00a0G<\/strong>\u201d<sub>16<\/sub> = 32.41 N \u222090\u00b0<\/p>\n<p>Since link 5 is a two force member\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>54<\/sub> = \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>45<\/sub>=<strong>F<\/strong><sub>65<\/sub>\u00a0= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>56<\/sub> = 107.56 N \u2220169.95\u00b0. The force equilibrium equation for link 4 is:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">F<sub>54<\/sub><strong>u<\/strong><sub>5<\/sub>\u00a0+ G<sub>14<\/sub><strong>v<\/strong><sub>4<\/sub>\u00a0+ F<sub>34<\/sub><strong>u<\/strong><sub>3<\/sub>\u00a0= <strong>0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>where<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>v<\/strong><sub>4<\/sub> = 1 \u2220\u03d5= cos\u03d5\u00a0<strong>i<\/strong> + sin\u03d5\u00a0<strong>j<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>u<\/strong><sub>3<\/sub> = 1 \u2220(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0\u2212 90\u00b0) = cos 40.89\u00b0\u00a0<strong>i<\/strong> \u2212 sin(40.89\u00b0)\u00a0<strong>j<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The force equilibrium equations can also be written as:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">F<sub>54<\/sub> cos(169.95\u00b0) + G<sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0cos\u03d5\u00a0+ F<sub>34<\/sub> cos(40.89\u00b0) = 0<br \/>\nF<sub>54<\/sub> sin(169.95\u00b0) + G<sub>14<\/sub> sin\u03d5\u00a0\u2212 F<sub>34<\/sub> sin(40.89\u00b0) = 0<\/p>\n<p>The moment equilibrium equation (<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">S<\/span>M<sub>B<\/sub>\u00a0= 0) is:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">a<sub>4<\/sub><strong>u<\/strong><sub>4<\/sub> \u00d7 F<sub>54<\/sub><strong>u<\/strong><sub>5<\/sub>\u00a0+ r<sub>4<\/sub><strong>u<\/strong><sub>4<\/sub> \u00d7 F<sub>34<\/sub><strong>u<sub>3<\/sub><\/strong>\u00a0= <strong>0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">where<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>u<\/strong><sub>4<\/sub> = 1 \u2220<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub> = cos(49.11\u00b0)\u00a0<strong>i<\/strong> + sin(49.11\u00b0) <strong>j<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">and<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">|B<sub>0<\/sub>B| = a<sub>4<\/sub> = 60 mm , |B<sub>0<\/sub>A| = r<sub>4<\/sub>\u00a0= 158.75 mm<\/p>\n<p>When the moment equilibrium equation is simplified:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">a<sub>4<\/sub>\u00a0F<sub>54<\/sub>\u00a0sin(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>15<\/sub> \u2212\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0+ r<sub>4<\/sub>\u00a0F<sub>34<\/sub>\u00a0sin(<span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>\u00a0\u2212 90\u00b0 \u2212 <span style=\"font-family: Symbol\">q<\/span><sub>14<\/sub>) = 0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">or:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">a<sub>4<\/sub>\u00a0F<sub>54<\/sub>\u00a0sin(120.44\u00b0) \u2212 r<sub>4<\/sub>\u00a0F<sub>34<\/sub>\u00a0= 0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">which yield:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>34<\/sub> = 33.14 N \u2220\u221240.89\u00b0\u00a0 \u00a0,\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>G<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub> = 75.02 N \u22202.48\u00b0<\/p>\n<p>For link 2 :<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>F<\/strong><sub>32<\/sub> = 33.14 N \u2220139.11\u00b0<br \/>\n<strong>G<\/strong><sub>12<\/sub> = 33.14 N \u222040.89\u00b0<\/p>\n<p>and the moment equilibrium equation yields:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">T<sub>12<\/sub> + 120\u00b733.14 sin(139.11\u00b0\u00a0\u2212 30\u00b0) = 0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">or<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">T<sub>12<\/sub> = \u22123757.65 N\u00b7mm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">or<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">T<sub>12<\/sub> = 3.76 N\u00b7m (CW)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Example 6.2<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2722 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2014-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"897\" height=\"794\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Consider the pneumatic press shown. It is a six link mechanism. The force F<sub>16<\/sub>\u00a0applied by the work piece onto the ram (link 6) is brought to equilibrium by the pneumatic pressure applied to the piston and cylinder.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2260 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2015.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1192\" height=\"797\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Consider the free-body diagrams of the moving links. When link 6 is considered as a three-force member, the point of concurrency is point C, which lies outside the sliding joint boundaries. G<sub>16<\/sub> is a fictitious force, which is the resultant of G\u2032<sub>16<\/sub> and G\u2033<sub>16<\/sub>. We can write :<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>56<\/sub>\u00a0+ <strong>F<\/strong><sub>16<\/sub>\u00a0+ <strong>G<\/strong><sub>16<\/sub>\u00a0= <strong>0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 G\u2032<sub>16<\/sub>\u00a0\u2212 G\u2033<sub>16<\/sub> = G<sub>16<\/sub><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 aG\u2032<sub>16<\/sub>\u00a0= cG\u2033<sub>16<\/sub><\/p>\n<p>When\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>16<\/sub>\u00a0and the position of the mechanism is known, the above equations can be used to determine\u00a0<strong>G\u2032<\/strong><sub>16<\/sub>, <strong>G\u2033<\/strong><sub>16<\/sub>\u00a0and <strong>F<\/strong><sub>16<\/sub>.<\/p>\n<p>When we consider link 5, since there is a ternary joint at B between links 4, 5 and 3, we must know how this joint is constructed.<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2261\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2016.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"302\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As shown above, either the pin can be a rigid part of one of the links (say link 3) and the other links (4 and 5) are connected to this link (in this case there is no joint between links 4 and 5), or the pin is a separate free body to which all the three links are connected. It is a common practice to consider the free-body diagram of the pin when there is a joint of degree greater than one. The pin B will be under the action of the three concurrent forces\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>3B<\/sub>, <strong>F<\/strong><sub>4B<\/sub>, <strong>F<\/strong><sub>5B<\/sub>\u00a0(<strong>F<\/strong><sub>3B<\/sub>\u00a0+ <strong>F<\/strong><sub>4B<\/sub>\u00a0+ <strong>F<\/strong><sub>5B<\/sub>\u00a0= <strong>0<\/strong>). Now, when we consider links 4 and 5, these links are in equilibrium under the action of two forces. For link 5: <strong>F<\/strong><sub>65<\/sub>\u00a0= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>56<\/sub>= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>B5<\/sub>\u00a0= <strong>F<\/strong><sub>5B<\/sub>, and for link 4:\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>4B<\/sub>\u00a0= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>B4<\/sub>\u00a0= \u2212<strong>G<\/strong><sub>14<\/sub>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2262\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2022\/03\/6_2017.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"892\" height=\"425\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\">(a) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 (b)<\/p>\n<p>When we have the piston cylinder arrangement, instead of considering the free body diagrams of the piston and the cylinder separately, it is more convenient to draw the free-body diagram of the two links (piston and cylinder) together, as shown in (a). The hydraulic pressure is an internal force which is in equilibrium and the only external force acting on the system are the two joint forces\u00a0<strong>G<\/strong><sub>12<\/sub>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>B3<\/sub> (= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>3B<\/sub>), which must be equal and opposite (<strong>G<\/strong><sub>12<\/sub>\u00a0= <strong>F<\/strong><sub>3B<\/sub>) and their line of action is along the line joining the points of application (A<sub>0<\/sub>B). Now the force equilibrium equation\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>3B<\/sub>\u00a0+ <strong>F<\/strong><sub>4B<\/sub>\u00a0+ <strong>F<\/strong><sub>5B<\/sub>\u00a0= <strong>0<\/strong>\u00a0can be solved since the direction of the forces <strong>F<\/strong><sub>3B<\/sub>, <strong>F<\/strong><sub>4B<\/sub>\u00a0and the magnitude and direction of <strong>F<\/strong><sub>5B<\/sub> (= <strong>F<\/strong><sub>65<\/sub>\u00a0= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>56<\/sub>) are known. If the slider axis between links 2 and 3 is coincident with the line A<sub>0<\/sub>B, then there will be no joint force at the sliding joint (i.e.\u00a0<strong>F<\/strong><sub>23<\/sub>\u00a0= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>32<\/sub>\u00a0= <strong>0<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong> P<\/strong>\u00a0= \u2212<strong>F<\/strong><sub>B3<\/sub>) as shown. If the piston cylinder is eccentric as shown in (b), then from the free-body diagram of the piston-cylinder as a whole the line of action of <strong>G<\/strong><sub>12<\/sub>\u00a0and <strong>F<\/strong><sub>B3<\/sub>\u00a0can be determined. When the free-body diagram of the piston is drawn, we note that here is the joint force <strong>F<\/strong>\u2032<sub>23<\/sub> and <strong>F<\/strong>\u2033<sub>23<\/sub>\u00a0acting between links 2 and 3. Note that even if <strong>F<\/strong><sub>23<\/sub> is quite small, the magnitudes of the forces may be quite large. This why in all construction machinery and the like we have in line piston-cylinder arrangement. Off-set piston-cylinder is used if there is no choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/mechanisms\/ch6\/6-1-2\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"70\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" class=\"wp-image-16\" style=\"width: 38px\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2021\/04\/back_button.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/mechanisms\/ch6\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"52\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" class=\"wp-image-17\" style=\"width: 38px\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2021\/04\/contents_button.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/mechanisms\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"47\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" class=\"wp-image-18\" style=\"width: 38px\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2021\/04\/home_button.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/mechanisms\/ch6\/6-2-2\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"111\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" class=\"wp-image-20\" style=\"width: 38px\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2021\/04\/next_button.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"119\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-15\" style=\"width: 119px\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/eresmech\/files\/2021\/04\/ceres.gif\" alt=\"\"> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6.2 STATIC FORCE ANALYSIS OF MACHINERY 6.2.1 STATIC FORCE ANALYSIS OF MACHINERY Initially, we shall neglect the forces associated with the inertia of the links and the resisting forces. 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