Engineering Mechanics - Statics

by Elisabeth Osgood, Gayla Cameron, and Emma Christensen

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Introduction to engineering mechanics: statics, for those who love to learn. Concepts include: particles and rigid body equilibrium equations, distributed loads, shear and moment diagrams, trusses, method of joints and sections, & inertia.

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Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Fundamental Concepts
  7. 1.1: Preparatory Concepts
  8. 1.2: XYZ Coordinate Frame
  9. 1.3: Vectors
  10. 1.4: Dot Product
  11. 1.5: Cross Products
  12. 1.6: Torque/Moment
  13. 1.7: Problem Solving Process
  14. 1.8: Examples
  15. 2: Particles
  16. 2.1: Particle and Rigid Body
  17. 2.2: Free Body Diagrams for Particles
  18. 2.3: Equilibrium Equations for Particles
  19. 2.4: Examples
  20. 3: Rigid Body Basics
  21. 3.1: Right Hand Rule
  22. 3.2: Couples
  23. 3.3: Distributed Loads
  24. 3.4: Reactions and Supports
  25. 3.5: Indeterminate Loads
  26. 3.6: Examples
  27. 4: Rigid Bodies
  28. 4.1: External Forces
  29. 4.2: Rigid Body Free Body Diagrams
  30. 4.3: Rigid Body Equilibrium Equations
  31. 4.4: Friction and Impending Motion
  32. 4.5: Examples
  33. 5: Trusses
  34. 5.1: Trusses Introduction
  35. 5.2: Method of Joints
  36. 5.3: Method of Sections
  37. 5.4: Zero-Force Members
  38. 5.5: Examples
  39. 6: Internal Forces
  40. 6.1: Types of Internal Forces
  41. 6.2: Shear/Moment Diagrams
  42. 6.3: Examples
  43. 7: Inertia
  44. 7.1: Center of Mass- Single Objects
  45. 7.2: Center of Mass- Composite Shapes
  46. 7.3: Types of Inertia
  47. 7.4: Mass Moment of Inertia
  48. 7.5: Inertia Intro- Parallel Axis Theorem
  49. 7.6: Examples
  50. Back Matter
  51. Index
  52. Glossary
  53. Detailed Licensing
  54. Detailed Licensing