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C ONTENTS

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO STATICS 3
1/1 Mechanics 3
1/2 Basic Concepts 4
1/3 Scalars and Vectors 4
1/4 Newtons Laws 7
1/5 Units 8
1/6 Law of Gravitation 12
1/7 Accuracy, Limits, and Approximations 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 38
2/5 Couple 50
2/6 Resultants 58

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SECTION B THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORCE SYSTEMS 66

2/7 Rectangular Components 66
2/8 Moment and Couple 74
2/9 Resultants 88
2/10 Chapter Review 99

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 145

3/4 Equilibrium Conditions 145
3/5 Chapter Review 163

CHAPTER 4
STRUCTURES 173
4/1 Introduction 173
4/2 Plane Trusses 175
4/3 Method of Joints 176
4/4 Method of Sections 188
4/5 Space Trusses 197
4/6 Frames and Machines 204
4/7 Chapter Review 225

CHAPTER 5
DISTRIBUTED FORCES 235
5/1 Introduction 235

SECTION A CENTERS OF MASS AND CENTROIDS 237

5/2 Center of Mass 237
5/3 Centroids of Lines, Areas, and Volumes 240
5/4 Composite Bodies and Figures; Approximations 256
5/5 Theorems of Pappus 266

SECTION B SPECIAL TOPICS 274

5/6 BeamsExternal Effects 274
5/7 BeamsInternal Effects 281
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5/8 Flexible Cables 293

5/9 Fluid Statics 308
5/10 Chapter Review 328

CHAPTER 6
FRICTION 339
6/1 Introduction 339

SECTION A FRICTIONAL PHENOMENA 340

6/2 Types of Friction 340
6/3 Dry Friction 341

SECTION B APPLICATIONS OF FRICTION

IN MACHINES 362
6/4 Wedges 362
6/5 Screws 363
6/6 Journal Bearings 372
6/7 Thrust Bearings; Disk Friction 373
6/8 Flexible Belts 381
6/9 Rolling Resistance 382
6/10 Chapter Review 390

CHAPTER 7
VIRTUAL WORK 401
7/1 Introduction 401
7/2 Work 401
7/3 Equilibrium 405
7/4 Potential Energy and Stability 421
7/5 Chapter Review 437

APPENDICES
APPENDIX A
AREA MOMENTS OF INERTIA 445
A/1 Introduction 445
A/2 Definitions 446
A/3 Composite Areas 460
A/4 Products of Inertia and Rotation of Axes 467

APPENDIX B
MASS MOMENTS OF INERTIA 481
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APPENDIX C
SELECTED TOPICS OF MATHEMATICS 483
C/1 Introduction 483
C/2 Plane Geometry 483
C/3 Solid Geometry 484
C/4 Algebra 484
C/5 Analytic Geometry 485
C/6 Trigonometry 485
C/7 Vector Operations 486
C/8 Series 489
C/9 Derivatives 489
C/10 Integrals 490
C/11 Newtons Method for Solving Intractable Equations 493
C/12 Selected Techniques for Numerical Integration 495

APPENDIX D
USEFUL TABLES 499
Table D/1 Physical Properties 499
Table D/2 Solar System Constants 500
Table D/3 Properties of Plane Figures 501
Table D/4 Properties of Homogeneous Solids 503

INDEX 507