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The Statics Study Pack was designed to help students improve their study skills. It consists of three study components-a chapter-by-chapter review, a free-body diagram workbook, and an access code for the Companion Website.

Table of Contents:
Contents Part I Section-by-Section, Chapter-by-Chapter Summaries with Review Questions and Answers 1   1 General Principles 3 Main Goals of this Chapter 3 1.1 Mechanics 3 1.2 Fundamental Concepts 3 1.3 Units of Measurement 4 1.4 The International System of Units 6 1.5 Numerical Calculations 6 1.6 General Procedure for Analysis 6 Helpful Tips and Suggestions 7 Review Questions 7   2 Force Vectors 8 Main Goals of this Chapter 8 2.1 Scalars and Vectors 8 2.2 Vector Operations 8 2.3 Vector Addition of Forces 10 2.4 Addition of a System of Coplanar Forces 10 2.5 Cartesian Vectors 11 2.6 Addition and Subtraction of Cartesian Vectors 12 2.7 Position Vectors 12 2.8 Force Vector Directed Along a Line 13 2.9 Dot Product 13 Helpful Tips and Suggestions 13 Review Questions 14   3 Equilibrium of a Particle 15 Main Goals of this Chapter 15 3.1 Condition for the Equilibrium of a Particle 15 3.2 The Free-Body Diagram 15 3.3 Coplanar Force Systems 16 3.4 Three-Dimensional Force Systems 16 Helpful Tips and Suggestions 17 Review Questions 17   4 Force System Resultants 18 Main Goals of this Chapter 18 4.1 Moment of a Force–Scalar Formulation 18 4.2 Cross Product 19 4.3 Moment of a Force–Vector Formulation 20 4.4 Principle of Moments 21 4.5 Moment of a Force About a Specified Axis 21 4.6 Moment of a Couple 22 4.7 Simplification of a Force and Couple System 22 4.8 Further Simplification of a Force and Couple System 24 4.9 Reduction of a Simple Distributed Loading 24 Helpful Tips and Suggestions 24 Review Questions 24   5 Equilibrium of a Rigid Body 26 Main Goals of this Chapter 26 5.1 Conditions for Rigid-Body Equilibrium 26 5.2 Free-Body Diagrams 26 5.3 Equations of Equilibrium 27 5.4 Two- and Three- Force Members 28 5.5 Free-Body Diagrams 28 5.6 Equations of Equilibrium 29 5.7 Constraints and Statical Determinacy 29 Helpful Tips and Suggestions 29 Review Questions 30   6 Structural Analysis 31 Main Goals of this Chapter 31 6.1 Simple Trusses 31 6.2 The Method of Joints 32 6.3 Zero Force Members 32 6.4 The Method of Sections 32 6.5 Space Trusses 33 6.6 Frames and Machines 34 Helpful Tips and Suggestions 34 Review Questions 35   7 Internal Forces 36 Main Goals of this Chapter 36 7.1 Internal Forces Developed in Structural Members 36 7.2 Shear and Moment Equations and Diagrams 37 7.3 Relations Between Distributed Load, Shear and Moment 39 7.4 Cables 39 Helpful Tips and Suggestions 40 Review Questions 41   8 Friction 42 Main Goals of this Chapter 42 8.1 Characteristics of Dry Friction 42 8.2 Problems Involving Dry Friction 43 8.3 Wedges 43 8.4 Frictional Forces on Screws 44 8.5 Frictional Forces on Flat Belts 45 8.6 Frictional Forces on Collar Bearings, Pivot Bearings, and Disks 46 8.7 Frictional Forces on Journal Bearings 47 8.8 Rolling Resistance 47 Helpful Tips and Suggestions 48 Review Questions 48   9 Center of Gravity and Centroid 49 Main Goals of this Chapter 49 9.1 Center of Gravity, Center of Mass and the Centroid of a Body 49 9.2 Composite Bodies 50 9.3 Theorems of Papus and Guldinus 51 9.4 Resultant of a General Distributed Loading 51 9.5 Fluid Pressure 52 Helpful Tips and Suggestions 53 Review Questions 53 10 Moments of Inertia 54 Main Goals of this Chapter 54 10.1 Definition of Moments of Inertia for Areas 54 10.2 Parallel Axis Theorem for an Area 55 10.3 Radius of Gyration of an Area 55 10.4 Moments of Inertia for Composite Areas 56 10.5 Product of Inertia for an Area 56 10.6 Moments of Inertia for an Area About Inclined Axes 57 10.7 Mohr’s Circle for Moments of Inertia 58 10.8 Mass Moment of Inertia 59 Helpful Tips and Suggestions 60 Review Questions 60   11 Virtual Work 61 Main Goals of this Chapter 61 11.1 Definition of Work and Virtual Work 61 11.2 Principle of VirtualWork for a Particle and a Rigid Body 62 11.3 Principle of VirtualWork for a System of Connected Rigid Bodies 62 11.4 Conservative Forces 64 11.5 Potential Energy 64 11.6 Potential Energy Criterion for Equilibrium 64 11.7 Stability of Equilibrium 65 Procedure for Solving Problems 66 Review Questions 66 ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS 67   Part II Free-Body Diagram Workbook 71 1 Basic Concepts in Statics 73 1.1 Equilibrium 73 2 Free-Body Diagrams: the Basics 75 2.1 Free-Body Diagram: Particle 75 2.2 Free-Body Diagram: Rigid Body 78 3 Problems 83 3.1 Free-Body Diagrams in Particle Equilibrium 85 3.2 Free-Body Diagrams in the Equilibrium of a Rigid Body 115


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780136091837
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 168
  • Sub Title: Statics
  • Width: 235 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0136091830
  • Publisher Date: 12 Mar 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 354 gr


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