Engineering Mechanics: Statics, SI Units

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KEY TOPICS: General Principles; Mechanics; Fundamental Concepts; Units of Measurement; The International System of Units; Numerical Calculations; General Procedure for Analysis; Force Vectors; Chapter Objectives; Scalars and Vectors; Vector Operations; Vector Addition of Forces; Addition of a System of Coplanar Forces; Cartesian Vectors; Addition of Cartesian Vectors; Position Vectors; Force Vector Directed Along a Line; Dot Product; Equilibrium of a Particle; Chapter Objectives; Condition for the Equilibrium of a Particle; The Free-Body Diagram; Coplanar Force Systems; Three-Dimensional Force Systems; Force System Resultants; Chapter Objectives; Moment of a ForceScalar Formulation; Cross Product; Moment of a ForceVector Formulation; Principle of Moments; Moment of a Force about a Specified Axis; Moment of a Couple; Simplification of a Force and Couple System; Further Simplification of a Force and Couple System; Reduction of a Simple Distributed Loading; Equilibrium of a Rigid Body; Chapter Objectives; Conditions for Rigid-Body Equilibrium; Free-Body Diagrams; Equations of Equilibrium; Two- and Three-Force Members; Free-Body Diagrams; Equations of Equilibrium; Constraints and Statical Determinacy; Structural Analysis; Chapter Objectives; Simple Trusses; The Method of Joints; Zero-Force Members; The Method of Sections; Space Trusses; Frames and Machines; Internal Forces; Internal Loadings Developed in Structural Members; Shear and Moment Equations and Diagrams; Relations between Distributed Load, Shear, and Moment; Cables; Friction; Characteristics of Dry Friction; Problems Involving Dry Friction; Wedges; Frictional Forces on Screws; Frictional Forces on Flat Belts; Frictional Forces on Collar Bearings, Pivot Bearings, and Disks; Frictional Forces on Journal Bearings; Rolling Resistance; Center of Gravity and Centroid; Center of Gravity, Center of Mass, and the Centroid of a Body; Composite Bodies; Theorems of Pappus and Guldinus ;Resultant of a General Distributed Loading; Fluid Pressure; Moments of Inertia; Definition of Moments of Inertia for Areas; Parallel-Axis Theorem for an Area; Radius of Gyration of an Area; Moments of Inertia for Composite Areas; Product of Inertia for an Area; Moments of Inertia for an Area about Inclined Axes; Mohr's Circle for Moments of Inertia; Mass Moment of Inertia; Virtual Work; efinition of Work; Principle of Virtual Work; Principle of Virtual Work for a System of Connected Rigid Bodies; Conservative Forces; Potential Energy; Potential-Energy Criterion for Equilibrium; Stability of Equilibrium; Configuration;

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R.C. Hibbeler graduated from the University of Illinois-Urbana with a B.S. in Civil Engineering (major in Structures) and an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering. He obtained his PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Northwestern University. Professor Hibbeler’s professional experience includes postdoctoral work in reactor safety and analysis at Argonne National Laboratory, and structural and stress analysis work at Chicago Bridge and Iron, as well as at Sargent and Lundy in Chicago. He has practiced engineering in Ohio, New York, and Louisiana.

Inhalt

1. General Principles
2. Force Vectors
3. Equilibrium of a Particle
4. Force System Resultants
5. Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
6. Structural Analysis
7. Internal Forces
8. Friction
9. Center of Gravity and Centroid
10. Moments of Inertia
11. Virtual Work

• Appendix
• Mathematical Review and Expressions
• Fundamental Problems Solutions and Answers
• Review Problem Solutions