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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO STATICS 3 1/1 Mechanics 3 1/2 Basic Concepts 4 1/3 Scalars and Vectors 5 1/4 Newton’s Laws 7 1/5 Units 8 1/6 Law of Gravitation 12 1/7 Accuracy, Limits, and Approxi... mations 13 1/8 Problem Solving in Statics 14 1/9 Chapter Review 18 CHAPTER 2 FORCE SYSTEMS 23 2/1 Introduction 23 2/2 Force 23 SECTION A TWO-DIMENSIONAL FORCE SYSTEMS 26 2/3 Rectangular Components 26 2/4 Moment 39 2/5 Couple 50 2/6 Resultants 58 SECTION B THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORCE SYSTEMS 66 2/7 Rectangular Components 66 2/8 Moment and Couple 75 2/9 Resultants 89 2/10 Chapter Review 100 CHAPTER 3 EQUILIBRIUM 109 3/1 Introduction 109 SECTION A EQUILIBRIUM IN TWO DIMENSIONS 110 3/2 System Isolation and the Free-Body Diagram 110 3/3 Equilibrium Conditions 121 SECTION B EQUILIBRIUM IN THREE DIMENSIONS 143 3/4 Equilibrium Conditions 143 3/5 Chapter Review 160 CHAPTER 4 STRUCTURES 169 4/1 Introduction 169 4/2 Plane Trusses 171 4/3 Method of Joints 172 4/4 Method of Sections 184 4/5 Space Trusses 193 4/6 Frames and Machines 200 4/7 Chapter Review 220 CHAPTER 5 DISTRIBUTED FORCES 229 5/1 Introduction 229 SECTION A CENTERS OF MASS AND CENTROIDS 231 5/2 Center of Mass 231 5/3 Centroids of Lines, Areas, and Volumes 234 5/4 Composite Bodies and Figures; Approximations 250 5/5 Theorems of Pappus 261 SECTION B SPECIAL TOPICS 269 5/6 Beams—External Effects 269 5/7 Beams—Internal Effects 276 5/8 Flexible Cables 288 5/9 Fluid Statics 303 5/10 Chapter Review 321 CHAPTER 6 FRICTION 331 6/1 Introduction 331 SECTION A FRICTIONAL PHENOMENA 332 6/2 Types of Friction 332 6/3 Dry Friction 333 SECTION B APPLICATIONS OF FRICTION IN MACHINES 353 6/4 Wedges 353 6/5 Screws 354 6/6 Journal Bearings 364 6/7 Thrust Bearings; Disk Friction 365 6/8 Flexible Belts 372 6/9 Rolling Resistance 373 6/10 Chapter Review 381 CHAPTER 7 VIRTUAL WORK 391 7/1 Introduction 391 7/2 Work 391 7/3 Equilibrium 395 7/4 Potential Energy and Stability 411 7/5 Chapter Review 427 APPENDICES APPENDIX A AREA MOMENTS OF INERTIA 434 A/1 Introduction 434 A/2 Defi nitions 435 A/3 Composite Areas 449 A/4 Products of Inertia and Rotation of Axes 457 APPENDIX B MASS MOMENTS OF INERTIA 469 APPENDIX C SELECTED TOPICS OF MATHEMATICS 470 C/1 Introduction 470 C/2 Plane Geometry 470 C/3 Solid Geometry 471 C/4 Algebra 471 C/5 Analytic Geometry 472 C/6 Trigonometry 472 C/7 Vector Operations 473 C/8 Series 476 C/9 Derivatives 476 C/10 Integrals 477 C/11 Newton’s Method for Solving Intractable Equations 479 C/12 Selected Techniques for Numerical Integration 481 APPENDIX D USEFUL TABLES 485 Table D/1 Physical Properties 485 Table D/2 Solar System Constants 486 Table D/3 Properties of Plane Figures 487 Table D/4 Properties of Homogeneous Solids 489 INDEX 493 PROBLEM ANSWERS 497 [Show More]

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