Engineering mechanics. Statics in SI units / Russell C. Hibbeler.

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1 General Principles -- Chapter Objectives -- 1.1 Mechanics -- 1.2 Fundamental Concepts -- 1.3 Units of Measurement -- 1.4 T he International System of Units -- 1.5 Numerical Calculations -- 1.6 General Procedure for Analysis -- 2 Force Vectors -- Chapter Objectives -- Scalars and Vectors -- 2.2 Vector Operations -- 2.3 Vector Addition of Forces -- 2.4 Addition of a System of Coplanar Forces -- 2.5 C artesian Vectors -- 2.6 Addition of Cartesian Vectors -- 2.7 Position Vectors -- 2.8 Force Vector Directed Along a Line -- 2.9 Dot Product -- 3 Equilibrium of a Particle -- Chapter Objectives -- 3.1 Condition for the Equilibrium of a Particle --3.2 The Free-Body Diagram -- 3.3 Coplanar Force Systems -- 3.4 Three-Dimensional Force Systems -- 4 Force System Resultants --Chapter Objectives -- 4.1 Moment of a ForceScalar Formulation -- 4.2 Cross Product -- 4.3 Moment of a ForceVector Formulation -- 4.4 Principle of Moments -- 4.5 Moment of a Force about a Specified Axis -- 4.6 Moment of a Couple -- 4.7 Simplification of a Force and Couple System -- 4.8 Further Simplification of a Force and Couple System -- 4.9 Reduction of a Simple Distributed Loading -- 5 Equilibrium of a Rigid Body -- Chapter Objectives -- 5.1 Conditions for Rigid-Body Equilibrium -- 5.2 Free-Body Diagrams -- 5.3 Equations of Equilibrium -- 5.4 Two- and Three-Force Members -- 5.5 Free-Body Diagrams -- 5.6 Equations of Equilibrium -- 5.7 Constraints and Statical Determinacy -- 6 Structural Analysis -- Chapter Objectives -- 6.1 Simple Trusses -- 6.2 The Method of Joints -- 6.3 Zero-Force Members -- 6.4 The Method of Sections -- 6.5 Space Trusses -- 6.6 Frames and Machines -- 7 Internal Forces -- Chapter Objectives -- 7.1 Internal Loadings Developed in Structural Members -- 7.2 Shear and Moment Equations and Diagrams -- 7.3 Relations between Distributed Load, Shear, and Moment -- 7.4 Cables -- 8 Friction -- Chapter Objectives -- 8.1 Characteristics of Dry Friction -- 8.2 Problems Involving Dry Friction -- 8.3 Wedges -- 8.4 Frictional Forces on Screws -- 8.5 Frictional Forces on Flat Belts -- 8.6 Frictional Forces on Collar Bearings, Pivot Bearings, and Disks -- 8.7 Frictional Forces on Journal Bearings -- 8.8 Rolling Resistance -- 9 Center of Gravity and Centroid -- Chapter Objectives -- 9.1 Center of Gravity, Center of Mass, and the Centroid of a Body -- 9.2 Composite Bodies -- 9.3 Theorems of Pappus and Guldinus -- 9.4 Resultant of a General Distributed Loading -- 9.5 Fluid Pressure -- 10 Moments of Inertia -- Chapter Objectives -- 10.1 Definition of Moments of Inertia for Areas -- 10.2 Parallel-Axis Theorem for an Area -- 10.3 Radius of Gyration of an Area -- 10.4 Moments of Inertia for Composite Areas -- 10.5 Product of Inertia for an Area -- 10.6 Moments of Inertia for an Area about Inclined Axes -- 10.7 Mohrs Circle for Moments of Inertia -- 10.8 Mass Moment of Inertia -- 11 Virtual Work -- Chapter Objectives -- 11.1 Definition of Work -- 11.2 Principle of Virtual Work -- 11.3 Principle of Virtual Work for a System of Connected Rigid Bodies -- 11.4 Conservative Forces -- 11.5 Potential Energy -- 11.6 Potential-Energy Criterion for Equilibrium -- 11.7 Stability of Equilibrium Configuration -- Appendix.