4. Free Body DiagramFree Body Diagram
A force diagram, whichA force diagram, which
is also known as a freeis also known as a free
body diagram, is abody diagram, is a
sketch in which all thesketch in which all the
force vectors acting onforce vectors acting on
an object are drawnan object are drawn
with their initial pointswith their initial points
at the location of theat the location of the
object.object.
5. Free Body DiagramFree Body Diagram
FrictionFriction::
A force that opposesA force that opposes
motion Caused bymotion Caused by
rough surfaces of allrough surfaces of all
materials.materials.
6. Free-body diagrams areFree-body diagrams are
used to show the relativeused to show the relative
magnitude and direction ofmagnitude and direction of
all forces acting on anall forces acting on an
object.object.
Free Body DiagramFree Body Diagram
7. This diagramThis diagram
shows four forcesshows four forces
acting upon anacting upon an
object. Thereobject. There
aren’t alwaysaren’t always
four forces, Forfour forces, For
example, thereexample, there
could be one,could be one,
two, or threetwo, or three
forces.forces.
Free Body DiagramFree Body Diagram
8. •A books are at restA books are at rest
on a table top.on a table top.
Diagram the forcesDiagram the forces
acting on a book.acting on a book.
•In this diagram,In this diagram,
there are normal andthere are normal and
Applied forces on theApplied forces on the
book.book.
ExamplesExamples
Applied Force
Normal Force
9. ExamplesExamples
•A Jet is Moving withA Jet is Moving with
constant speed.constant speed.
Diagram the forcesDiagram the forces
acting on a Jet.acting on a Jet.
•In this diagram,In this diagram,
there are normal (lift),there are normal (lift),
Applied, weight andApplied, weight and
Drag (Friction) forcesDrag (Friction) forces
on the Jet.on the Jet.
10. Complex Free Body DiagramsComplex Free Body Diagrams
Consider a FreeConsider a Free
Body DiagramBody Diagram
of Bridge. Thereof Bridge. There
are Many Forcesare Many Forces
and Load Actingand Load Acting
on it.on it.
11. Complex Free Body DiagramsComplex Free Body Diagrams
FN
W W FN
Fapp
Fapp
Ff
Ff
θ
θ
12. Applications Of Free Body DiagramApplications Of Free Body Diagram
Lifting the weightLifting the weight Design DoorDesign Door
13. Applications Of Free Body DiagramApplications Of Free Body Diagram
Street LightsStreet Lights EngineEngine
14. Importance Of Free Body DiagramImportance Of Free Body Diagram
. Drawing a free body diagram can help
us to determine the unknown forces on
moments applied and
equations of motion of the body and
thus help to analyze a problem in statics
or dynamics. In analysis of structures,
free body diagrams for a component of
a structure or part thereof are used in
determining shear forces and bending
moments.