Structural Fundamentals 1

Deals with the study of the external effects of forces on rigid bodies that are at rest and remain at rest before and after the application of forces

• Statics

• Dynamics

• Rigid bodies

• Magnitude

The study of external forces applied on a body inducing any motion

• Statics

• Dynamics

• Rigid bodies

• Magnitude

Does not deform under load

• Rigid body

• Dynamic body

• Statics

• Dynamics

Amount of force

• Magnitude

• Direction

• Scalar

• Vector

Orientation of the path where the force will be imposed

• Magnitude

• Direction

• Scalar

• Vector

Usually said to be a physical quantity that only has a magnitude and no other characteristics

• Magnitude

• Direction

• Scalar

• Vector

A quantity that has both magnitude and direction

• Magnitude

• Direction

• Scalar

• Vector

Loads that are concentrated imposed at a point on a free body diagram

• Point load

• Uniform load

• Varying load

Series of concentrated loads with uniform magnitude

• Point load

• Uniform load

• Varying load

Series of concentrated loads with varying magnitude

• Point load

• Uniform load

• Varying load