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Romblon State University
MODULE 2 Department of Civil Engineering
DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODIES
- MECH 2202 a. When will the stone pass each other?
Instructor: Engr. Mary Joy M. Fruelda
b. Where will the stones pass each other
1.1.b Free Falling Bodies from the ground.
A freely falling body is one that
moves vertically in air under the action CURVILINEAR MOTION
of its weight alone. Air resistance is This is defined as the motion that occurs
neglected and there is no external when a particle travels along a curved
additional factor that is causing the path. The curved path can be in two
body to move except gravity. dimensions (a plane), or in three
𝟏 dimensions
𝒉 = 𝒗𝟎 𝒕 ± 𝒈𝒕𝟐
𝟐
𝒗𝒇 = 𝒗𝟎 ± 𝒈𝒕
aT
𝒗𝒇 𝟐 = 𝒗𝒐 𝟐 ± 𝟐𝒈𝒉
Where:
g is + when going down
g is - when going up
v0 = 0 (when it is dropped and the one aT Tangential acceleration
that drops is not moving (calculated using the uniform
vf = final velocity acceleration formulas, and is
h = height always constant)
t = time of flight
g = 9.81 m/s2 = 32.2 ft/s2 aN Normal acceleration
(also called as radial or
Examples: centripetal acceleration)
1. A stone is thrown vertically downward
with a velocity of 5 m/s from a window 𝑣2 v = velocity
50 meters above ground level. 𝑎𝑛 = R = Radius
𝑅
(a) How much time will it take to travel to
the ground ? Total Acceleration
(b) With what velocity will it strike the
ground? 𝑎 = √𝑎𝑡 2 + 𝑎𝑛 2
Ans. 2.7247s , 31.7017 m/s
Examples:
2. A ball is dropped from the top of a A motorist is traveling on a curved section of
tower 100m high at the same instant a highway of radius 2500 ft at the speed of 60
second ball is thrown upward from the miles per hour. The motorist suddenly applies
ground. If the two balls meet each other the brakes, causing the automobile to slow
at a point 60m above the ground, down at a constant rate. Knowing that after
determine the initial velocity of the 8 seconds the speed has been reduced to
second ball. 45 miles per hour.
3. A stone is dropped from a balloon at
an elevation of 300m. Two seconds later
another stone is projected vertically
upward with a velocity of 75 m/s.
a. Determine the acceleration of the
automobile immediately after the
brakes have been applied.
2. The racing car shown in the figure is
traveling at 90 km/h when it enters the
semicircular curve at A. The driver
increases the speed at a uniform rate,
emerging from the curve at C at 144
km/h.
a. Determine the tangential acceleration
when the car is at B.
b. Determine the normal acceleration
when the car is at B.
c. Determine the magnitude of the
acceleration when the car is at B.
3. A man runs around a circular track of
800 meters radius for 30 seconds, starting
at a point directly to the right of the
center and goes in a counterclockwise
manner. He goes 5 meters per second for
the first 15 seconds, runs 90 meters for the
next 6 seconds and then 180 meters for
the rest of the course.
a. What was his average speed?
b. What was his displacement from
the starting point?
c. What was his average velocity?
d. What will be his total displacement
upon return to the starting point?
