Engineering Mechanics: Volume 1: Equilibrium [Paperback]

Statics of a Particle.- Statics of a Rigid Body.- Structures.- Calculating Support Reactions and Interaction Forces.- Loads.- Gas Pressure and Hydrostatic Pressure.- Earth Pressures.- Trusses.- Section Forces.- Mathematical Description of the Relationship between Section Forces and Loading.- Bending Moment, Shear Force and Normal Force Diagrams.- Calculating M, V and N Diagrams.- Cables, Lines of Force and Structural Shapes.- Virtual Work.- Influence Lines.

From the reviews:

The book provides a well-organized and comprehensive treatment of static analysis in various topics & . The concepts and applications are well presented; applications include both basic and advanced levels. Worked out examples nicely illustrate concepts; figures and tables are clear and help with understanding the concepts. & Each chapter has a large number of assigned problems, helping readers to understand the material. & very well written work and a welcome addition to the literature of engineering mechanics. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through professionals. (M. G. Prasad, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (10), June, 2007)

Many drawings, examples and assignments Suitable for self-education The material is logically and systematically ordered Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

This is the first of two volumes introducing structural and continuum mechanics in a comprehensive and consistent way. The current book, Volume 1: Equilibrium, presents all theoretical developments both in text and by means of an extensive set of figures. This same approach is used in the many examples and problems. The book consists of distinct modules, each divided into sections which are conveniently sized to be used as lectures. Both formal and intuitive (engineering) arguments are used in parallel to derive the principles used, for instance in bending moment diagrams and shear force diagrams. An important aspect of this book is thlSž