TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meriam,James L.
TI  - Engineering mechanics statics
SN  - 0471058084 
U1  - 531.2 22
PY  - 1980///
CY  - Singapore, Chichester, New york : 
PB  - John Wiley &sons
KW  - Mechanics
KW  - Engineering mechanics
KW  - Statics - Engineering
N1  - 
CONTENT

Introduction statics
1.1 Mechanics
1.2 Basic  concepts 
etc 

2.  Force System
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES 
2.1 Scalars and vectors 
2.2 Vector operations 
2.3 Vector addition of forces 
etc 

3 Equilibrium of a particle 
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES 
3.1 Condition for the equilibrium of a particle 
3.2 The free body diagram 
3.3 Coplanr force system 
3.4 Three dimensional force systems 

4. Force system resultants 
CHAPTER OBJECTICES 
4.1 Moment of a force - scalar formulation 
4.2 Cross product 
4.3 Moment of a force - vector formulation 
etc 

5. Equilibruim of a rigid body 
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES 
5.1 Conditions for rigid body Equlibrum 
5.2 Free body diagram 
5.3 Equations of equilibrium 

6. Structure analysis 
6.1 Simple trusses 
6.2 The method of joints 
6.3 Zero force members 
etc 

7. Internal forces 
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES 
7.1 Internal forces development in structural members 
7.2 Shear and moment equations
7.3 Relation between distribution load 
7.4 Cables 

8. Friction 
8.1 Characteristics of dry friction
 8.2 Problems involving dry friction 
8.3 Wedges 
etc 

9. Center of gravity and centroid 
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES 
9.1 Center of gravity and center of mass for a system of particles 
9.2 Center of gravity, center of mass and cerntroid for a body 
9.3  Composite bodies 
etc 

10. MOMENTS OF INERTIA 
Chapter objectives 
10.1 Definition of moments of inertia for areas 
10.2 Parallel axis theoarem for an area
10..3 Radius  of gyration of an area 
etc 

11. Virtual work 
chapter objectives 
11.1 Definiton of work and virtual work
11.2 Principle of virtual work for a particle and a rigid body 
11.3 Principle of virtual work for a system of connected forces 
etc; Index : p. 628 -639
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