**Pre Reqs:** [Intro to Forces](http://scienceblogs.com/dotphysics/2008/09/basics-what-is-a-force.php), [Vectors](http://scienceblogs.com/dotphysics/2008/09/basics ...

Segment 3B: Free Body Diagrams We illustrate how free body diagrams help us analyze force Segment 3B: Free Body Diagrams We visit a bustling port on Georgia's coast to illustrate how free body ...

Free body diagrams close free body diagramA simplified drawing of an object or system showing the forces acting on it. The forces are shown acting away from the centre of a box or dot. are used to ...

One of the major challenges in the study of vibrations is drawing free body diagrams (FBDs) that are valid for all subsequent motion of the system. Spring forces must be drawn in directions that ...