Engineering Mechanics: Statics

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Foreword
Preface
Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO STATICS
	1/1 Mechanics
	1/2 Basic Concepts
	1/3 Scalars and Vectors
	1/4 Newton’s Laws
	1/5 Units
	1/6 Law of Gravitation
	1/7 Accuracy, Limits, and Approximations
	1/8 Problem Solving in Statics
	1/9 Chapter Review
CHAPTER 2 FORCE SYSTEMS
	2/1 Introduction
	2/2 Force
	SECTION A TWO-DIMENSIONAL FORCE SYSTEMS
		2/3 Rectangular Components
		2/4 Moment
		2/5 Couple
		2/6 Resultants
	SECTION B THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORCE SYSTEMS
		2/7 Rectangular Components
		2/8 Moment and Couple
		2/9 Resultants
		2/10 Chapter Review
CHAPTER 3 EQUILIBRIUM
	3/1 Introduction
	SECTION A EQUILIBRIUM IN TWO DIMENSIONS
		3/2 System Isolation and the Free-Body Diagram
		3/3 Equilibrium Conditions
	SECTION B EQUILIBRIUM IN THREE DIMENSIONS
		3/4 Equilibrium Conditions
		3/5 Chapter Review
CHAPTER 4 STRUCTURES
	4/1 Introduction
	4/2 Plane Trusses
	4/3 Method of Joints
	4/4 Method of Sections
	4/5 Space Trusses
	4/6 Frames and Machines
	4/7 Chapter Review
CHAPTER 5 DISTRIBUTED FORCES
	5/1 Introduction
	SECTION A CENTERS OF MASS AND CENTROIDS
		5/2 Center of Mass
		5/3 Centroids of Lines, Areas, and Volumes
		5/4 Composite Bodies and Figures; Approximations
		5/5 Theorems of Pappus
	SECTION B SPECIAL TOPICS
		5/6 Beams—External Effects
		5/7 Beams—Internal Effects
		5/8 Flexible Cables
		5/9 Fluid Statics
		5/10 Chapter Review
CHAPTER 6 FRICTION
	6/1 Introduction
	SECTION A FRICTIONAL PHENOMENA
		6/2 Types of Friction
		6/3 Dry Friction
	SECTION B APPLICATIONS OF FRICTION IN MACHINES
		6/4 Wedges
		6/5 Screws
		6/6 Journal Bearings
		6/7 Thrust Bearings; Disk Friction
		6/8 Flexible Belts
		6/9 Rolling Resistance
		6/10 Chapter Review
CHAPTER 7 VIRTUAL WORK
	7/1 Introduction
	7/2 Work
	7/3 Equilibrium
	7/4 Potential Energy and Stability
	7/5 Chapter Review
APPENDICES
	APPENDIX A AREA MOMENTS OF INERTIA
		A/1 Introduction
		A/2 Definitions
		A/3 Composite Areas
		A/4 Products of Inertia and Rotation of Axes
	APPENDIX B MASS MOMENTS OF INERTIA
	APPENDIX C SELECTED TOPICS OF MATHEMATICS
		C/1 Introduction
		C/2 Plane Geometry
		C/3 Solid Geometry
		C/4 Algebra
		C/5 Analytic Geometry
		C/6 Trigonometry
		C/7 Vector Operations
		C/8 Series
		C/9 Derivatives
		C/10 Integrals
		C/11 Newton’s Method for Solving Intractable Equations
		C/12 Selected Techniques for Numerical Integration
	APPENDIX D USEFUL TABLES
		Table D/1 Physical Properties
		Table D/2 Solar System Constants
		Table D/3 Properties of Plane Figures
		Table D/4 Properties of Homogeneous Solids
INDEX
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