Statics Course - Outline
Statics Course - Outline
Instructor:
Syllabus:
Vector mechanics of forces and moments, free-body diagrams, couples, resultants, equilibrium
of particles and rigid bodies in two and three dimensions,
Forces in trusses, frames, and machines,
Centroids, centers of mass, distributed forces, internal shear forces and bending moments in
beams, shear and moment diagrams,
Friction, Types of Friction, Dry Friction, wedges, Cone, Plate and Collar Bearings, area of
moments of inertia, parallel axis theorem.
Text Book:
1. Engineering Mechanics: Statics 6th Edition by J. L. Meriam & L. G. Kraige.
Reference Book.
1. Engineering Mechanics Statics 12th Edition by R.C.Hibbler
Objectives: